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Old 10-10-2014, 10:10 AM   #1
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Furnace won't light!

Last night my furnace worked fine. This morning it won't light. I have propane and power. I tried turning it on and off and all I hear is a click and nothing. Any ideas?
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Old 10-10-2014, 02:09 PM   #2
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Do you have propane at the furnace??.. Is propane getting from the tank regulator to the furnace..? If propane is getting there.. Try lighting manually ... Lighter or match... Could be the igniter is bad... Then check thermo coupler..( not even sure your furnace uses a thermo coupler).. But once they go it shuts off gas to the furnace as safety in case pilot blows out..

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Old 10-10-2014, 02:15 PM   #3
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We have propane. We got here last night and it worked for an hour. I turned off the heat and went to bed. So it was working fine last night. When I got up it wouldn't work. I checked the fuse. I even took it completely off power (disconnected batter) and tried it again. I know I have propane, because I can run the stove top to help with heat in place of it. When I turn on the thermostat, you hear a click and then nothing. No Blower, nothing. It is a NT-30SP.
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Old 10-10-2014, 02:34 PM   #4
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If everything else on propane is working( stove, fridge) that rules out your safety Co safety switch...but doesn't rule out something clogging the nozzle at the furnace... I would check the line at the furnace to make sure you have propane there.. (soapy water crack the fitting a bit)...If you are 100% sure you have propane AT THE FURNACE..I would then try and access where the igniter is.. I would check and see if it's actually sparking.. If not you could attempt to light it manually...

Also how long was unit not used for?? How long did it run before it shut down??You could have air in the line.. The furnace will try a few times to light..when it doesn't it shuts off the propane... ( for safety reasons just in case furnace doesn't light you don't want it to keep pumping propane)..If in fact there is air in the line it could take a while to purge...

Way it works... When heat is called for...switch opens and starts to release propane.. Igniter then fires to light propane... Igniter tries a few times ... If it lights your good to go... if not furnace shuts off gas..in order not to fill the camper with propane...
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Old 10-10-2014, 02:36 PM   #5
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The click could be the AC unit
I would fiddle with thermostat abit first.

So you have shore power? If voltage is too low they won't start
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Old 10-10-2014, 02:38 PM   #6
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Furnace won't light!

Try cycling the furnace off and on.. Using the on/off switch on the thermostat... To purge the line.. Understand the switch only let's gas flow for a few seconds before it shuts off... Then you need to cycle it to get it to try again...
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Old 10-10-2014, 03:16 PM   #7
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I had similar issue with my unit (same furnace). Here is what my issue was: the clicking you hear at the furnace is the motor relay picking up. The furnace blower should start at this point. The motor internal brushes were not making contact properly on the rotor, so I had to spin the blower manually using a short piece of wood for it to go, this was an ongoing issue until I removed unit and fix it properly. If you decide to try this, I would open front cover of furnace first, then put thermostat on heat and you will hear the "click". You need to reach in with piece of wood and spin blower fan manually, be careful as the blower will start right away if this is the problem. Blower turns toward front of unit. I have posted pictures of furnace internal components. Be careful and if you are not confident with this, then don't do it. Another way to spin blower is to use compressed air and push air through the intake air supply to furnace outside.
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Old 10-10-2014, 03:33 PM   #8
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If the fan does not run the heater will never light.

See attached troubleshooting guide.
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Old 10-11-2014, 08:45 AM   #9
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There is a sail switch that need to prove the fan is operating. If the voltage is to low and fan speed to low it will not allow the unit to fire, It is part of the safety circuit
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Old 10-11-2014, 10:21 AM   #10
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Mine did similar. Like plugged and unplugged the wiring connector to the circuit board. Started working. Then it quit later and had to order board. Fixed.

Mine would click one time...that was all the noise. No fan. No igniter. Nothing. I think resetting the board involves removal of the fuse. I don't remember if you are BD or not. Disconnecting battery with shore power wouldn't do it. Unless BD


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Old 11-01-2014, 08:44 AM   #11
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Did you ever get your furnace fixed?
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Old 01-06-2015, 08:13 AM   #12
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Any luck with the furnace? I'm having the exact same problems with my suburban. Took it to camping world and they "fixed" it, but a few hours later I stopped at a truck stop and was having the same problems...turn furnace on and only hear one click then nothing. Opened up the cabinet under the refrigerator and shook the wires going into the furnace and the furnace came on. Since then I've had the same problem a few times. Seems like a loose wire internal to the furnace.
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