The furnace not igniting can happen because of several reasons so whenever i have an issue like this i follow a few steps.
Rv propane furnace not igniting.
Forest river rv model.
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.
A burned out thermocouple and pilot light.
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.
Reasons why your furnace is not igniting.
Some common causes of a propane furnace failure include.
Fan is running but furnace produces no heat.
Several things can be checked for a cause in this case.
Many homeowners discover that their furnace is not working when they go to turn it on for the first time of the winter season.
An rv furnace has an internal sail switch that will prevent the machine from igniting in cases of air flow being insufficient for combustion.
As a result the vent will work but no heat will be produced.
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.
There area a few different things that can prevent an rv furnace from igniting properly or cause it to work intermittently.
In this video i show how to test check an.
This is a fairly common problem every rver faces.
The ducts carry the heated air from the furnace to the interior of the rv.
Problems with the propane tank.
The dsi is an acronym direct spart ignition it s an electronic igniter that uses a spark ignites the gas air mix.
Assuming your furnace has been properly maintained the problem is.
If you find that your furnace is not igniting at a time when you need it most try these easy fixes first in an attempt to get your heating system up and running in a short amount of time as possible.
On the majority of the rv propane furnaces the igniter requires a minimum of 10 5 v for firing properly.
August 20th 2017.
In case a couple of the onboard batteries has become compromised or have run quite low there might not be enough spark for operating the thermostat or igniting the system.
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.
If not i refill the tank as soon as i can.
Problems with the propane line.
