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Ducting – Atwood Mobile Products Model 8940 User Manual

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CAUTION

PERSONAL INJURY

DO NOT

allow furnace tabs to protrude through side wall cutout

opening during installation process until door is installed and tabs
are bent over. Tabs have sharp edges.

Place furnace in cavity. Do not have tabs protrude outside exterior wall
until door is ready to be installed.

DUCTING

(

FIG

3-4 A

)

HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL

HORIZONTAL

PROPER DUCT INSTALLATION IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION OF THIS FURNACE

CONTINUOUS USE MATERIALS RATING

DUCTS

IN LENGTH OR MORE

200˚F.

DUCTS

250˚F.

METAL BOOTS LESS THAN

IN LENGTH

250˚F.

Ducting systems can include any combination of discharge openings, as
long as static pressure and minimum discharge area requirements are met.

ALL MODELS - (also see

STATIC PRESSURE TEST

)

REQUIRED MINIMUM DISCHARGE

48

IN

2

REQUIRED MINIMUM RETURN AIR

80

IN

2

• See

MINIMUM CLEARANCE TO FLOORBOARDS

,

WALLS

& SIMILAR COMBUSTIBLE

BUILDING MATERIALS

.

• Each 4-inch duct opening provides 12 in

2

of discharge area. Provide

an extra 12 in

2

of non closeable duct discharge area for each

closeable register used.

• Use of 2˝ ducts does not count toward achieving min. discharge req.

Ducting in dead air space with no return air, such as holding tank
areas, does not count toward achieving min. discharge requirements.

• Adjust ducting installation to obtain air rise of 100˚F - 130˚F.

Flexible Ducting System

When designing Flexible Duct Systems:

• avoid sharp bends or crushed ducts
• stretch all ducts and run them directly to outlets, keeping quantity

and angles of bends to a minimum

1. Remove knockout plates from desired outlets.
2. Attach duct adapter to each opening, by inserting flange over casing,

locking tab into casing slot and turning adapter 90˚.

3. Attach and secure

FOUR

-

INCH

flexible ducts to adapters.

4. Run ducts to desired location within RV, secure to registers.
5. Additional ducting may be needed to maintain static pressure.

Hard Ducting Floor System

When designing Hard Duct Systems:

• undersize ducting will cause high temperature limiting
• oversize ducting will cause inadequate air flow from registers
• when hard ducting is 1-1/2˝ in depth, an additional flex duct may be

needed to maintain installation static requirements

DO NOT

install floor registers within 2 feet of return air openings.

OPTIONAL INSTALLATION

-

BOTTOM DISCHARGE

(

FIG

4)

1. Remove bottom discharge cover plate. This ducting option must

be connected to a ducting system. FIG 12 (parts breakdown) #40 -

GASKET AND PLENUM PLATE KIT

is available when attaching furnace.

2. If cutout is required:

FLOOR CUTOUT

DISCHARGES

A

B

C

D

BOTTOM

(

FIG

4

)

18.0˝

5.50˝

10.50˝

.750˝

3. Fasten plenum plate (4-E) over floor cutout. If a gasket and

plenum plate are not used, seal furnace to hard duct system mak-
ing sure seal is air-tight, continue with

STEP

5.

4. Position gasket (4-F) on plenum plate.
5. Set furnace on gasket, gasket must remains in position.
Use additional ducting to maintain correct static pressure.

VERTICAL
The only ducting option, when using vertical installation, are the top
two ducts and two ducts off the back of the casing. This is the only
configuration allowed with vertical installation
(

FIG

3A).

GAS CONNECTION

(

FIG

.

1

)

1. Connect gas line to brass fitting on right side of furnace. Be sure all

male pipe threads, other than flare fittings, are treated with a sealing
compound resistant to the action of propane (LP) gas.

DO NOT

put

sealing compound on flare fittings.

• Remove slide plate (1-E) and gas inlet plug (1-F) from furnace.
• Insert gas line (1-G) through gas inlet plug (

DO NOT CUT

).

• Connect gas line through gas inlet plug inside furnace casing

immediately ahead of gas control valve.

• A 1/8˝ N.P.T. plug is accessible for test gauge connection on gas

valve assembly.

2. A 3/8˝ flared fitting connection is provided at gas control valve inlet

for gas supply connection to furnace. The gas supply line of the fur-
nace must be of adequate size to provide 11˝ W.C. gas pressure.
This pressure must be maintained under maximum flow conditions
with all gas appliances in operation.

3. Use two wrenches to hold brass fitting and flare nut when tightening

gas line to brass fitting.

DO NOT

twist valve assembly (

FIG

.

5

).

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION

(FIG 11)

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WARNING

INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE

• Label all wires before disconnecting for service. Wiring errors can

cause improper and dangerous operation.
Verify proper operation after servicing.

• Disconnect electrical power before servicing.

Conductor Sizing Table -

MAX

.

10%

VOLTAGE DROP

-

(12

VDC

)

CURRENT DRAW

(

AMPS

)

8

9

10

15

20

GAGE

MAX

.

LENGTH OF SAE CONDUCTOR

(

IN FEET

)

FROM SOURCE TO DEVICE

18

21

19

17

11

9

16

33

29

26

17

13

14

52

46

41

28

21

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CAUTION

PROPERTY DAMAGE

This connection is for low-voltage battery or direct current only. Do
not connect to 120- or 240- volts AC.

This unit is designed for negative ground 12 volt DC ONLY. Polarity
must be observed so furnace motor will run in proper rotation.

DO NOT

attempt to alter to a positive ground system.

12

VOLT DC MODELS

Route 12 volt DC and thermostat leads to left side of control box. Use
a minimum of 18 GA wire to minimize voltage drop. The furnace must
be installed so electrical components are protected from water. To
make electrical connections: see

WIRING DIAGRAM FIG

11

1. Route wiring to left side of furnace.
2. Connect red wire to positive side of power supply.
3. Connect yellow wire to grounded side of power supply.
4. Connect blue wire marked positive thermostat to + side wire of

thermostat using 22-18 GA stranded wire.

5. Connect the other blue wire to the other thermostat lead using

minimum 22-18 GA stranded wire.

For best furnace performance when power supply is from a converter
equipped with a charging port, wire the converter to furnace parallel
with battery. This provides consistent voltage to furnace, increasing
component life, filtering power surges and AC spikes.

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