What to do.
Rv furnace won t ignite.
A good way to test this out is to run the blower blower is apt to operate fine under 10 5 v if the blower runs then that means the battery supply may be under 10 5 v and thus its not able to open the furnace valve.
A faulty or dirty ignition or sensor is a relatively easy fix so follow these steps and you may be able to solve the problem yourself.
The blower starts the ignitor clicks but doesn t light.
The ducts carry the heated air from the furnace to the interior of the rv.
Forest river rv model.
A pilot light problem.
We needed our furnace model suburban sf 30f a couple weeks ago and wouldn t you know it it wouldn t ignite.
So it goes without saying that if the igniter refuses to work your atwood hydro flame furnace won t light.
Rv furnace operates with a 10 5 v supply and at times if the battery is not able provide above 10 5v then the furnace wont ignite.
Normally this is an electrical issue.
The pilot light or ignition sensor is usually the most common issue when your furnace will not ignite.
There are a few things that this could be such as.
August 20th 2017.
Rv furnace clicks but won t start.
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This usually solves the problem.
It tried three times before going into lockout and then needed to be reset at the ceiling unit.
The problem is when the blower works and the heater doesn t ignite it is the board inside heater it will have to be pulled out and replaced it is inside your heater unit chances are if you were at a camp site and you didn t have a device to control spikes it zapped your igniter board.
Rv furnace blower comes on but won t ignite.
The furnace may make a click sound but it wont start.
There are also times when the rv furnace might ignite but the blower won t deliver the hot air or delivers a weak stream of air.
In many cases igniter failure is caused by the gap at the ends of the device electrodes exceeding design specification.
After you activate the furnace the igniter would generate sparks and ignite the propane gas.
So you will have the fan running but thee wont be any heat or less heat.
This is typically the problem if you can hear your furnace click on but it does not fire up.
This happens when the spark igniter try s to ignite the pilot light but fails.
The internal furnace switch wont let the furnace ignite resulting in less heat.
If it happens to be low power i merely replace the battery with a one that has the right voltage.
The dsi is an acronym direct spart ignition it s an electronic igniter that uses a spark ignites the gas air mix.
The exhaust is an air outlet on the exterior of the rv that exhausts the gases produced during the combustion process the gases are a combination of carbon dioxide and carbon.