Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
RV Trip Planning Discussions

Go Back   iRV2 Forums > THE OWNER'S CORNER FORUMS > Fleetwood Owner's Forum
Click Here to Login
Join iRV2 Today

Mission Statement: Supporting thoughtful exchange of knowledge, values and experience among RV enthusiasts.
Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on iRV2
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 05-20-2018, 02:35 PM   #1
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Waxahachie, TX
Posts: 8
Furnace Noise

I have a 2016 Fleetwood Exculsion. Today for reason unknown the front furnace which has been off since winter started making a clicking sound. I checked the panel and it was off. I turned it on and it got hot for a little while but kept going on and off. I shut is down and all was quiet for approx one minute. Then the clicking return. I shut off off the propane. There are no switches ot breakers to shut the system down. The only way I could stop the clicking was to shut the entire motor home electrical system down.....Help.....any suggestions............

Ken Chambers
817-692-4860
kenochambers is offline   Reply With Quote
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!

iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!

Old 05-20-2018, 03:54 PM   #2
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 531
Sounds like a bad circuit board. You can kill power to it by yanking the fuse, removing the access panel and turning off the switch or pulling the power plug, or if you're lucky you can access the power cable from the inside by pulling a drawer out or something.
Deep Water D is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-20-2018, 04:12 PM   #3
Senior Member
 
Bigd9's Avatar


 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: The Bluegrass State
Posts: 8,882
Like Deep Water D indicated, its probably the circuit board. Try unplugging the circuit board, cleaning the contacts and replugging the board back in.
__________________
Good Luck, Be Safe and Above All, Don't Forget To Have Fun
Pete
Central Kentucky
2006 Fleetwood Discovery 35H, 2014 Honda CR-V, M&G Engineering Braking System
Bigd9 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-20-2018, 04:47 PM   #4
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 531
BTW, if that's an Atwood furnace it may need a circuit board relocation kit to prevent future failures. Apparently the cards can get wet the way they were originally installed. I went through three on one furnace.
Deep Water D is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-20-2018, 05:24 PM   #5
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 177
Furnace noise

Have you been in a rain storm/washed the coach? The reason I am asking is that after/during a rain storm my furnace was making the noise as it trying to start..nothing was on. It turned out, after taking the outside furnace panel off, that there was an accumulation of water on the floor of the furnace housing. I dried all off and put some 1/4" peel and stick weather stripping on the 'indentions' that are on the inside of the outside panel. No more problems. Maybe, just maybe this may be your case....accumulation of water on the floor of the furnace housing. Hope this helps.....
16bounder is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-21-2018, 02:47 PM   #6
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Waxahachie, TX
Posts: 8
Furnace Noise Corrected

Thank all for assistance. I removed the outer cover and the circuit board was covered in water. Used a hair dryer and dried the board. I reinstalled the cover with a new rubber. All is working now. Thanks
kenochambers is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-21-2018, 05:00 PM   #7
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 531
Quote:
Originally Posted by kenochambers View Post
Thank all for assistance. I removed the outer cover and the circuit board was covered in water. Used a hair dryer and dried the board. I reinstalled the cover with a new rubber. All is working now. Thanks
Call Atwood and tell them what happened (I'm just assuming it's an Atwood furnace). They should warranty a circuit board relocation kit and the labor to install it. They are aware of the problem and the newer furnaces come with the kit already installed.
Deep Water D is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-27-2018, 09:21 AM   #8
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: NE Florida
Posts: 498
Quote:
Originally Posted by Deep Water D View Post
BTW, if that's an Atwood furnace it may need a circuit board relocation kit to prevent future failures. Apparently the cards can get wet the way they were originally installed. I went through three on one furnace.
Please tell me more about this relocation kit.
I've had the same problem with both front and rear furnaces on my 2017 Discovery.
Fleetwood claims to have no knowledge of the issue even though several folks have experienced it multiple times.
__________________
John & Carolann
2021 Keystone Carbon 338
2021 Ram 3500 DRW 4x4
JohnH12 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-27-2018, 09:43 AM   #9
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 531
John - It consists of a new circuit board and a new plastic mount that raises and inverts the board so that water doesn't settle on it. I guess that can happen when moist air moves past the board on the way to the blower. I had Fleetwood "fix" this several times as well. Finally I called Atwood and before I was even done describing the problem, she blurted out that I needed a relocation kit. She also wondered why Fleetwood had never called Atwood about this issue. At any rate, Atwood took care of it under warranty, parts & labor. She intimated that they would fix it even out of warranty. It's a five minute job if you take a three minute break, so pretty much any local RV place can do it if they're in the Atwood network.
Deep Water D is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-27-2018, 12:55 PM   #10
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: NE Florida
Posts: 498
Thanks. My RV is at the Alvarado, TX repair center. I'll call them Tuesday to see if they will install the kit for both furnaces.
I may have to contact atwood directly to get something in writing from them.
Do you have the Atwood contact info?
__________________
John & Carolann
2021 Keystone Carbon 338
2021 Ram 3500 DRW 4x4
JohnH12 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-27-2018, 01:11 PM   #11
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 531
Not offhand, I just called Atwood's customer service number. Fleetwood generally doesn't stock much in the way of parts. I'd ask Alvarado about it first, but chances are you'll be better off working directly with Atwood to get the kits there before they are done with your rig. I've been to Alvarado and wasn't terribly impressed, but that was shortly after they became a REV service center.
Deep Water D is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-27-2018, 01:23 PM   #12
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: NE Florida
Posts: 498
Thanks.
I'll call Atwood Tuesday and talk with them I don't have the furnace info because all the papers are with the RV.
Maybe I can talk Alvarado into talking with Atwood.
__________________
John & Carolann
2021 Keystone Carbon 338
2021 Ram 3500 DRW 4x4
JohnH12 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-27-2018, 01:37 PM   #13
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 531
Good luck, John. Let us know how your conversation with Atwood turns out.
Deep Water D is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
ace, furnace, noise



Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Phaeton wind noise/Compressor fan noise FLNative3 Tiffin Owner's Forum 12 11-21-2017 07:15 AM
Wind noise and crackle noise Bowl300 Newmar Owner's Forum 6 01-05-2017 07:18 PM
Noise when Furnace fan starts colemole Winnebago Industries Owner's Forum 10 07-16-2010 11:05 PM
Furnace Noise Gary M. Smith Alpine Coach Owner's Forum 25 02-11-2007 08:10 AM
suburban furnace noise at shut down racer521 MH-General Discussions & Problems 6 01-19-2005 05:18 AM

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:56 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.