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Old 05-16-2021, 11:35 AM   #1
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Diagnosing furnace problems

Just wanted to pass this along, I came across it in late night internet searching trying to get some clues about my intermittent furnace issues. It's a training manual from Atwood created for techs to use in working on furnaces, has a wealth of information and some explanations of how things work and diagnostic steps.

http://techsupport.pdxrvwholesale.co...anual-2015.pdf
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Old 05-20-2021, 03:51 PM   #2
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that's pretty cool, so which furnace do we have?
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that's pretty cool, so which furnace do we have?
Escape uses the DFSAD12131. The first "D" is for Dometic, the same furnace prior to Dometic's purchase of Atwood has a "A" for the first letter.
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Escape uses the DFSAD12131. The first "D" is for Dometic, the same furnace prior to Dometic's purchase of Atwood has a "A" for the first letter.
Early Escapes use the Atwood 8012 which is also in the manual starting on page 12. Much of the troubleshooting should be identical. Thanks for sharing.
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