Thermostat clicks, furnace does nothing
2015 travel trailer, Suburban NT-30SP ducted furnace. 30A shore, converter on
Customer says: You turn the heat up, the thermostat clicks, and nothing happens. No fan, no nothing.
Battery at 13.4 V on the converter. The furnace was working last week.
Tests you can run
- Battery voltage
- Furnace fuse at the panel
- Voltage at the furnace on the thermostat wire during a heat call
- Voltage at the blower motor leads during the call
- Amps on the motor lead during the call
- Power off, spin the blower wheel by hand
- Jumper the sail switch
- Replace the control board
Repair options
The lesson behind this case
Keep going on furnaces
Learn it
Prove it
- Furnace blows cold
- Furnace sparks but never lights
- Furnace keeps shutting off, fan keeps blowing
- Comeback: furnace quits again