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Old 09-15-2014, 08:20 AM   #1
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Bigfoot furnace blowing cold.....

all of a sudden the furnace in my BF 17CB is only blowing cold air.....is there a "usual" problem with these units....

looking for a "been there, done that" answer...TIA
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Old 09-15-2014, 06:40 PM   #2
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What is the make and model of the furnace, and what troubleshooting have you done so far?

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Old 09-15-2014, 07:03 PM   #3
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Out of gas!
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Old 09-15-2014, 07:25 PM   #4
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Did you try it when plugged in vs. just on battery?
There is an airflow switch of some sort in there that has to be tripped and, in the case of a low battery or a sticky switch, it may not be closing.



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Old 09-15-2014, 08:14 PM   #5
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thanks, Dan....

a picture is worth a thousand words...(click on them for details)....twice today I got it to blow hot air (fire up) after I pushed what appears to be a circuit breaker located top left.....I'm guessing that's the culprit...but don't know much, like nuttin', about frunaces....

the button on this circuit breaker is kind of loose and it's operation is not "deliberate".... like what I would expect resetting a breaker.....TIA
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Old 09-20-2014, 07:14 PM   #6
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Your gas pressure could be low. Turn on your stove and check the flame.
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Old 09-20-2014, 07:30 PM   #7
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Circuit breaker, could be bad ignitor or fan or breaker. Electrosonic or similar store should have one. Maybe even big marine place
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Old 09-22-2014, 05:06 AM   #8
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The circuit boards fail also. They are similar to the water heater circuit boards. I keep a spare circuit board for my water heater and should get one for my furnace too.

You should print the service manual for it and keep it handy for trouble shooting.


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Old 09-22-2014, 07:58 AM   #9
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Unhook the wires and test the breaker with a meter for continuity or short the two wires to the resettable breaker and see if it comes on. The breaker may simply be worn out and not strong enough to hold itself closed.
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Old 09-22-2014, 08:10 AM   #10
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I think you're getting "warm".....;););)



it seems I have an intermittent problem (swell!)....I turned everything off and started up again....now I seem to have heat...will have to see if it happens again and how often.....it might have just been one of those "just shut it down and restart everything" situations.....everything has a "brain" these days....I've seen it happen with sno-cats and 25 ton rock trucks....add RV furnaces to the list maybe.... thanks
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Intermittent problems furnaces are not good... and I don't think a reboot is the answer on something without any sort of digital control system.

Can you post the actual model number and we can figure out what the "circuit breaker looking thing" actually is, it's not clear in the pic.



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I've seen it happen with sno-cats
mt. Washington???
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Old 09-22-2014, 12:45 PM   #13
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Yep, Rick's Ride...

this one on top
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this one on top
Thought so! Nice pictures! I haven't been up to your mountain in a long time but I have had the pleasure of spending lots of time at World Cup races , working and staying with a number of Mt. Washington Marmots as your race course workers are known. Great group of guys. Especially enjoy their tradition of sharing on the mountain a little "Marmot water" as they call it at the end of a race day.

Back on topic - you should BTW be able to find a full service manual for your Atwood furnace on line should you continue to have problems with it.
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Old 09-22-2014, 01:39 PM   #15
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Heater don't work in a snow cat your in big trouble. If the circuit breaker is failing something is wrong. Hope you weren't using it as an on and off switch. They are not made for constant cycling. At least they are easy to replace.
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Old 09-22-2014, 03:13 PM   #16
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yeah, well seems to be working fine now....

will have to wait to see if it fails on a future trip....

sno-cats ??? most of the time it's too hot in there....drive them with the window wide open....unless it's blowing a gale.....

I work graveyard shift exclusively...I don't know too many people up there other than the people I work with since I don't ski anymore ...

small world though...
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Old 09-22-2014, 03:25 PM   #17
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That is a circuit breaker on top, here's the replacement (The pic shows a different value example). As inexpensive as it is I'd just find a replacement locally and replace it, it's not a real special part at all
W58-XB1A4A-5 - TE CONNECTIVITY / POTTER & BRUMFIELD W58-XB1A4A-5 - CIRCUIT BREAKER, THERMAL, 1P, 250V, 5A | Newark element14 US



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1986 was actually the first WC race I ever did course work on.

That poster is a real collectors item since Whistler sold off all the A nets after the Olympics, so we can not run WC Downhills on that mountain any more! They built a new much shorter DH over on the other side of the mountain but not of WC calibre although we have run National Championships on it.
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Old 09-22-2014, 11:49 PM   #19
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if it's collectors items you're interested in....

Whistler 1975...the first one...Ingemar Stenmark hoisting the trophy...Gustavo Thoni (second) looking up...forget the name of the guy who came in third.....the Weasel had one gate at the top and one gate at the bottom...that was it....the top fifteen covered that section 5-6 feet off the ground the whole way
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.....the Weasel had one gate at the top and one gate at the bottom...that was it....the top fifteen covered that section 5-6 feet off the ground the whole way
LOL yup those where the days and at pretty well every race we do these days someone will remind of us of the good old days of no air bags or netting .... usually just when we think its Miller Time and someone comes along and tells us to put in more air bags and yet another line of B nets!
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