I have a 2020 Jayco Eagle HT faith wheel. The owners manual says there is an Atwood furnace. Earlier today it would

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Customer: I have a 2020 Jayco Eagle HT faith wheel. The owners manual says there is an Atwood furnace. Earlier today it would cycle the pre combustion fan then shut off after 1 min or less. I researched and decided the sail switch may be blocked. I opened the cabinet for the furnace and removed the sail switch. There was indeed some dog hair caught on the blade. I re-tried the funcace and there was no difference. I turned the "Reset" switch on top of the unit off, waited a bit and reset. I re-tried the furnace again and it started the fan and the burner did kick on but I hadn't fully reinstalled the furnace so I shut it off again. Fully reinstalled the furnace and tried the furnace again. It did start the cycle normally. It did fire but only for a second or two, after 10 ish seconds it tried to refire again. This cycling went on for several minutes until I shut the unit off at the thermostat. I'm not sure what to try next. I do believe the propane line is purged.
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Customer: I'm doing the work myself if I can.
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Customer: We are currently living in the 5th wheel while we remodel our house. (Idaho) we do also have an electric fireplace to help heat the unit.
Answered by Randall in 1 min 1 year ago
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Good evening! My name is ***** ***** I am a Master Certified RV Technician and have been in this business nearly 20 years and on this site for over 12 years. I have responded to over 75,000 questions, so there is not a lot I haven't seen or heard about. I also teach people like yourself about RV systems and appliances at the local JC every now and then. I know this is technical stuff, but I like to keep it personable if I can. Who am I assisting here with this please?

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I am sorry to hear that you are having a problem with your Atwood furnace. I should be able to get this sorted out quickly and I will try my best not to make this sound like "rocket science", but please remind me about that if I do. Thanks! Randall

The two most common causes of this are a dirty sail switch which you have already addressed and a failed flame sense on the control board.  It allows the furnace to fire up for about 10-15 seconds and then turns it off since the control board didn't "see" any flame and shut off the gas valve.  The fix is a new control board and I would install a superior aftermarket board made in Oregon by Dinosaur Electronics.  Your model would use a "Fan 50 Plus" version.  About $97 on Amazon last I looked.  Easy to swap out.  I hope this proves helpful here.  If you don't have the Atwood Service Manual let me know and I can provide a link to one.  Randall

Customer
Ok I noticed that the unit may not be an Atwood furnace. The label on top of the furnace says "Dometic" model number DFMD35121
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Does that change your information about the control board?

No.  That control board fits ALL furnaces made after 2004 that are 12-volt models.  It should last the life of the furnace, unlike the junk in there made in China.  Randall

Customer
Final update: I had not installed the furnace exhaust cover on the outside of the unit. After I installed the exhaust cover and tried the unit again the unit seems to be working now.

Great!  I don't expect that to last long, but at least you know what the next step is when that board gives out.  Broken solder joints act that way sometimes.  They work for a while and then won't.  Thanks for that update and please have a great New Year!  Randall

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