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Old 02-28-2016, 12:14 PM   #1
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Furnace not working

I tried searching but on my phone more difficult...

Not an emergency since I've dealt with it all weekend so far.

Set up on Holter lake in Montana. Didn't notice at first because I set my Dometic 2 zone thermostat close to what the inside temp was. How ever, my furnace is not kicking on at al. No clicking no nothing. The thermostat looks normal. Checked and I have gas(stove top and fridge are both working in propane). Checked the 12 volt fuse and it's fine.

I'm not even sure what brand of furnace I have or where to start trouble shooting.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

I will update after I attempt suggestions.

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Old 02-28-2016, 05:11 PM   #2
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shov, Howdy;

Have you tried moving the thermostat up to activate the A/C? Mode needs to be in AUTO.
Once it kicks in try adjusting the thermostat back into the heating range.
Don't know if yours is analog or digital (the more info you give us the better
we can then help you), if the above doesn't help then your circut-board
(for the heater), may be bad.
Should be some info packets that came with the trailer.

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Old 02-28-2016, 06:26 PM   #3
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Since you have a dual zone thermostat, have you set the mode to auto as suggested? You can also go to the zone that controls the furnace and try that.
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Old 02-29-2016, 07:46 AM   #4
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Sorry for the lack of info...

It is a digital thermostat and dual zone

So I set zone 1 to heat and the fan to auto, increased and decreased the temp to where it should have set the heat to come on, but notta...

So, I am guessing, the next step is to investigate the board...

I will keep everyone updated...
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Old 02-29-2016, 08:00 AM   #5
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I will look in my Dometic service manual and see if it has any user friendly tests.
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Old 02-29-2016, 05:41 PM   #6
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Got it. Thank you!


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Old 06-02-2016, 04:46 AM   #9
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Just wanted to provide a little update which may help someone else down the road. I trouble shot with a tech and the 99.9% solution was to change out the control board on my furnace. After wrestling with the poor placement and removing the furnace and replacing the control board... And not being the solution. I took my unit to the dealership. They then removed the furnace and bench tested everything and it tested good... They happened to have removed the thermostat from the wall after reinstall and low and behold there were two loose wires to the back of the thermostat. I feel stupid but I am back up and running. Thanks to everyone who provided suggestions and PM'ed with offers of help!


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Glad to hear all is good.
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Thanking for posting the fix.
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