Atwood Hydro Flame 8520, replace or fix?
I have a 2011 RV with the Atwood heater. It won't continue to run and after opening up I find the burner is falling apart. I don't know if I have a problem with the board or any other parts also. When...
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The unit is the Atwood 8520 IV. It seems the unit has been replaced by another unit but many of the parts interchange. I guess one thought I had was how well it heats our trailer. I saw someone posted the 1000 BTU per foot of length as a general thought. Mine is a 36' but the furnace is only a 20K BTU. When we camp below freezing it is a challenge to keep the unit warm. We keep a dehumidifier running inside and it really helps. Anyway it seems to work so far and I assume with the destroyed burner it was not running efficiently anyway. From time to time I could smell some propane inside and the monitor would randomly go off. I believe it was incomplete combustion due to the damaged burner unit. This morning after running it for quite a while there is no smell and it is heating up pretty well.
