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Old 02-14-2020, 12:37 AM   #1
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Help - Furnace Blowing Cold Air

Hi All!

It’s been a while and I hope you’re all doing well. We’re leaving for Florida tomorrow and it’s going to be way below freezing. My furnace is blowing cold air. It rumbles and then stops periodically, and I’m not sure sure what to do. The propane is on, and everything else seems to be working OK. It seems to be trying to start. Any ideas anyone?

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Old 02-14-2020, 12:52 AM   #2
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Light all eyes on your stove and let them burn 3 minutes. If that’s ok try your furnace again. Does it light at all or is just the fan running make sure thermostat is set correctly
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This is pretty common problem, usually corrosion on the circuit board.
Here are a couple of threads that should help.

https://www.thorforums.com/forums/f8...29m-19332.html
https://www.thorforums.com/forums/f8/furnace-20629.html
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Not a DIY repair. Circuit board access and testing requires removal of the furnace and a special circuit board tester.
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Old 02-14-2020, 01:32 PM   #5
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Haven't seen an Atwood furnace yet that requires removal in order to replace the circuit board. Plenty of people have replaced their furnace circuit board themselves after determining it was faulty by simply following the established troubleshooting procedure.

Dinosaur makes a great replacement circuit board.

There are some furnace installations that do do have the outside access door, just the exhaust vents through the wall - and those WOULD require furnace removal for board replacement.
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Old 02-14-2020, 01:44 PM   #6
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Not a DIY repair. Circuit board access and testing requires removal of the furnace and a special circuit board tester.
Not so. It's very easy to replace the circuit board. Furnace does not need to be removed. Access panel on the outside is removed. Board unplugs. New board plugs in. There are led's on the board which will indicate the status of the board.

But, before you do anything, remove the access panel and blow dry the board with a hair dryer. My guess is condensation on the board.
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Not so. It's very easy to replace the circuit board. Furnace does not need to be removed. Access panel on the outside is removed. Board unplugs. New board plugs in. There are led's on the board which will indicate the status of the board.

But, before you do anything, remove the access panel and blow dry the board with a hair dryer. My guess is condensation on the board.
I guess you have never seen a Suburban SF-30 heater. Very common heater. I have owned 2 of them. No exterior access. Intake and exhaust vents only. Requires inside removal. No DIY testing procedures. You need a a work bench. A gas supply. A 12 volt power supply. And aboard tester.

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I guess you have never seen a Suburban SF-30 heater. Very common heater. I have owned 2 of them. No exterior access. Intake and exhaust vents only. Requires inside removal. No DIY testing procedures. You need a a work bench. A gas supply. A 12 volt power supply. And aboard tester.

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Several yrs ago a friend had one in a cougar 5th wheel. It was really easy to get out and to a repair shop. I can't remember what was wrong, didn't cost much.
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