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.
Suburban rv furnace clicking but not lighting.
August 20th 2017.
If your rv furnace only works when you re connected to mains power or a generator then it s a sign your battery needs replacing or that there s corrosion.
The problem could also be that the propane tank has a bad regulator.
The suburban forced air furnace in the rv will not 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.
I have propane the fan is fine the thermostat clicks on but the furnace doesn t fire the fan stays off.
If the pilot light on your rv furnace will not light check that the thermocouple is correctly positioned in the pilot flame.
Rv furnace stops running overnight.
If the gas valve is opening and you do not hear the rapid clicking the board will be bad.
My suburban rv furnace isn t lighting.
Both of these issues result in reduced voltage reaching the furnace and lack of power to the motor.
Rv furnace works on shore power but not on battery.
If i were to have an ignition problem with a suburban rv furnace all i d have to do is clean up the burner and check the wiring.
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.
As such it s a common topic among online communities.
The fan comes on but will not light.
Duo therm is a company that specializes in rv furnaces.