GotLift
Rio Rancho, NM
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Great camping trip last week, but woke up cold every night. LOL
1st night- We camped off a fire service road until the state parks opened the next day. The battery died sometime in the night. No problem. Borrowed my father in law's generator.
2nd night- On shore power. Propane bottle empty. No problem. Switched tank.
3rd night- Problem! On shore power, gas to stove is working. Blower turns on but no flame. Blower runs for 10- 15 seconds and stops.
It is a Suburban Heater in a 2010 Heartland North Country. I don't have the model number handy right now.
Any suggestions? It is under Suburban Warranty, but I was wondering if there is something I can check before going that route.
Thanks in advance!
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JJBIRISH
Butler, PA, USA
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Restricted air flow can keep it from lighting…
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ufda45
Alabama
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I had same experience this week, turns out that the oriface was clogged, not sure how that happened but had to remove the furnace and the oriface assembly and clean the small opening, runs fine now.
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skipnchar
Topeka or somewhere else
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I"m assuming you mean it's your furnace not your water heater. When the blower runs it is measuring the air flow and when battery power is low the fan doesn't turn fast enough and it locks out. I know you said you're on shore power but how is your converter working? what voltage does your battery read? Battery voltage good on the battery means your converter is working OK and your problem is probably now low power. More likely a fouled burner or a number of other things that makes your furnace fail to light. Spark unit may be bad, soot in the burner, foreign matter in the LP feed line to the furnace are possibilities as is blocked exhaust in the furnace. At least gives you a place to start but the warranty shop would be where I'd take it on a new trailer. For what it's worth you should NEVER discharge your battery more than about 50% of you can very shortly kiss the battery good bye too.
Good luck / Skip
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blksmith
Naches,WA
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Here's what I had to do.
My furnace would start, no hot air, then would shut off.
Turn off the propane. Start the furnace. Let it run until it shuts down.Open the propane tanks and try your furnace again.Sometimes you have to purge the system of propane to prevent explosions.
Take care
TJ
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