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"lennox g40uh(x) furnace how to clean sensor " , posted Mon 10 Nov 10:09

WHere can I find instructions on how to clean the flame sensor for this furnace. My furnace will ignite but the burners shut down right after they are all lit.Thermostat calls for heatLit ... read more

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"Goodman fan runs but no fire " , posted Mon 10 Nov 09:34:

Hello, I am having a problem with my Goodman GMP-075-3. The inducer fan will run but I get no fire. I shut it down, kill the gas (no knob on my gas valve?) I power it back up the red light comes on wh ... read more

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"my furnace is cycling too often " , posted Mon 10 Nov 08:43

my furnace is cycling way too often.it starts up for about 30 secs. turns off then does it two more times. does that every 5-10mins. and when i turn up the thermostat about 5 degree warmer than the in ... read more

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"my furnace is cycling too often " , posted Mon 10 Nov 08:43

my furnace is cycling way too often.it starts up for about 30 secs. turns off then does it two more times. does that every 5-10mins. and when i turn up the thermostat about 5 degree warmer than the in ... read more

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"my furnace is cycling too often " , posted Mon 10 Nov 08:43

my furnace is cycling way too often.it starts up for about 30 secs. turns off then does it two more times. does that every 5-10mins. and when i turn up the thermostat about 5 degree warmer than the in ... read more

cdy5678

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"prog thermo for heat pump/gas furnace " , posted Mon 10 Nov 01:30

the house we bought has two heat pumps with two gas furnaces. we'd love to replace them with new gas packs, but 'water damage' and 'budget' dont mix very well so...we need to make these last the winte ... read more

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"Is ductwork size insufficient for furnace? " , posted Mon 10 Nov 00:40:

When I moved into my home 5 years ago, we had the old furnace replaced. For the first year, everything ran fine. However, over the last 4 years, the furnace limit switch has repeatedly tripped due to ... read more

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"Janitrol GMP125-4 burners not all igniting " , posted Sun 9 Nov 23:41

I have a Janitrol furnace model GMP125-4. After I fixed my blinking circuit board problem which said my pressure switch was stuck open, so I sucked on it, retested everything and finally thought I had ... read more

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"r/r amstrong mech for honeywell prog t stat " , posted Sun 9 Nov 23:22

The Armstrong mech heat pump t-stat has 6 terms used RCWYGO. The honeywell has 5 terms G (W or O/B) C Y R-RC.I set up the stat th6110d for heat/ cool heat pump.The 2nd term is O. Where do I land ... read more

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"Furnace Won't Stay Lit to Maintain Temp " , posted Sun 9 Nov 23:07

HELP!! Old furnace (18 yrs). Works fine when starting up with 2-3 degrees to warm home. When trying to maintain the temperature, thermostat clicks on, blower starts, flame ignites and immediately sh ... read more

Raegan10

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"mold n duct " , posted Sun 9 Nov 22:47

how do i get mold out of my duct work ... read more

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"mold in duct system " , posted Sun 9 Nov 21:21

I had a test done for mold in my duct system came back bad..I had a company come out previously to clean my ducts and honestly I don"t think they do any thing.. I was looking into the ultra violt syst ... read more

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"heat not coming on " , posted Sun 9 Nov 19:02

Problem: Sometimes the heat won't come on when we turn up the thermostat, even if its set 8-10 degrees above room temp. I thought it might be the old thermostat, so I changed it; it still does the sam ... read more

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"Where to find fan for a Williams gas furnace " , posted Sun 9 Nov 17:56

The gas furnace came with the house and we assume it might be as old of the house (built in 1942). Lately its fan and bolt get slightly dislodged and the furnace sounds like it will explore any minut ... read more

ccg5

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"burner problems " , posted Sun 9 Nov 17:43

I cleaned my brothers furnace, janitrol on propane, and when i started it I noticed the burners were puffing back and the flame was burning back in the veturas I would blow them out, then another woul ... read more

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"Goodman 075-03 " , posted Sun 9 Nov 16:23

I had waterlines break while I was gone and my furnace took a shower. After drying the furnace out using an air compressor, then a fan overnight (with power turned off) I began to troubleshoot. Initia ... read more

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"Ducting in attic " , posted Sun 9 Nov 16:02

A customer in a new (2yr old) home asked my opinion as to how to lower heating costs in winter ($700-$900 per month) as they keep there thermostate at 64, 60 at night and when they are away. Developer ... read more

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"Heater Cycling " , posted Sun 9 Nov 14:01

I have an older heater and am having some trouble with it. Here are the details:1. Forced air unit that is fairly old.2. I have replaced the filters this year and the ignitor was replaced ... read more

tkinney80

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"Hot upstairs, cold downstairs " , posted Sun 9 Nov 14:00

I have a 2 story house with forced air heat.We are 7000 ft. above sea level with full blown winters and mild summers.The lower level is always cold in the winter and upper level, always hot.read more

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"ducane sounds like a diesel truck " , posted Sun 9 Nov 12:38

i had a new ducane heat pump installed during the summer. worked great, heater was working great. suddenly this morning is sounded exactly like a diesel truck. i turned it off for now, and ideas? freo ... read more

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"Heater off and on???? " , posted Sun 9 Nov 12:07

I have an Lennox c26-41-1. When I turn the thermostat on. The heater kicks on like normal. But when it runs, it turns off before the setpoint and then kicks back on. Then back off,then back on. About ... read more

twingert

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"Blower Running 24/7 " , posted Sun 9 Nov 10:18

I have a Trane model number TWE048C140B3 and from the look of things must be about 11 years old (Same age as the house) The blower started running 24/7 irrespective of the selector position on the the ... read more

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"lennox c16 furnace " , posted Sun 9 Nov 09:31

My furnace does not always kick on. Even when the thermostat says it it cold enough the furnace does nothing. You do not even hear the ignitor clicking. If I cycle the power to the furnace it starts ... read more

sigmaalpha

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Re(1):lennox c16 furnace - yuri
 

"Singer Air Handler Wiring Question " , posted Sun 9 Nov 09:28

I have a Singer Air Handler with a heat package of three elements, (15k) ModelB-DHV-331000 Serial-0564010-E36-0229The wiring diagram from the heat package is gone as is the thermostat.... I ... read more

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"carrier weathermaker 8000 " , posted Sat 8 Nov 23:48

HELP! my weathermaker 8000 is on the fritz. ok where do i start. i just got the circuit board replace a week ago bc the inducer relay was stuck open making it run constantly. everything was good f ... read more

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"Lennox Pulse 21 " , posted Sat 8 Nov 21:58

Have a machine that has a control mod & 24v trans on side of intake box. Want to start this machine, but this mod is not on the wiring diagram. Don't want to short out the control board, so would like ... read more

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"eletric burner " , posted Sat 8 Nov 21:54

how much is a electric burnner and where can i find electric burnner ... read more

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"HELP! Heat pump problems in heat.... " , posted Sat 8 Nov 20:52

I Have a stupid question. I have a york heatpump. When i installed it, it had a leak from the factory. I fixed it, leak tested and pumped it down. I put freon on per super cool. It worked GREAT all su ... read more

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"hot air furnace problem " , posted Sat 8 Nov 20:21

I have a horizontal combo hot air furnace with air conditioning controlled via a honeywell programable t'stat. It worked fine all summer and some time in Sept I shut the unit off via the system switch ... read more

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"humming on new furnace " , posted Sat 8 Nov 17:31

We just installed a new Coleman EB series Electric Furnace. My husband noticed that even when the blower is not running it still seems to hum, is that normal? ... read more

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"Trane XE80 problems " , posted Sat 8 Nov 16:09

I have a Trane XE80 furnace that is 13 yrs old. When I turn on the thermostat the furnace kicks on, makes the hissing gas sound, and ignites....most of the time the burners stay on for about 7 secs or ... read more

jahend78

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Re(1):Trane XE80 problems - frankout
 

"Weathermaker 8000 - runs for only 1-2 min. " , posted Sat 8 Nov 15:14:

My weathermaker 8000 will only run for a few minutes and then shuts off. If I turn power off and back on again, it starts up but again only runs for a few minutes before shutting down.Lights up f ... read more

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"Furnace Problems " , posted Sat 8 Nov 13:42:

I have a Coleman DGAA077BDTB furnace in a mobile home...The flash code is Combustion Air Switch Failed to Close...I have replaced the pressure switch ( for the second year in a row, solved the problem ... read more

jojo

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"Thermostat Blank Display " , posted Sat 8 Nov 09:53

I have a bryant 80T, thermostat display is blank and blower continuosly run, its cold please help ... read more

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Re(1):Thermostat Blank Display - learner
 

"Trane XE 80 Manual & Schematic. " , posted Fri 7 Nov 23:07:

My son has a townhouse that has a Trane XE80 Furnace, Model TUD080C936J1, serial number R245RY71G. We have recently encountered a problem where the furnace is blowing only cold air; no heat.W ... read more

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"Heatpump heat cycle problem " , posted Fri 7 Nov 20:50

I have a 3.5 Ton Luxaire split system. Works good in cooling cycle but does not work in heat cycle. Found that the head pressure would climb up to 350PSI on the outdoor condenser. Recovered the gas a ... read more

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"Replacing blower motor " , posted Fri 7 Nov 19:38

I'm helping a friend with replacing their blower motor on an older model Rheem air handler, model REAB-1010BDS. I ordered a new motor that exactly matches all of the specs on the existing motor. Both ... read more

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"Lennox Electric Heat pump runs intermittently " , posted Fri 7 Nov 19:15

I have a Lennox Heat Pump with 1 stage cool and 2 stage heat (w/Auxiliary heat)Initially, I thought I had a bad thermostat because it lost power and had no LED display. I replaced the Totaline 2 ... read more

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"can AC overcome radiated heat in winter " , posted Fri 7 Nov 19:00

6 story brick building and the bedroom is 82 degrees in winter. radiator valve off but still heat comes into room. the window is over the radiator and i think maybe the breeze or if i use the AC it pu ... read more

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"Lennox Question? " , posted Fri 7 Nov 15:56:

I just bought a Lennox G40UH(X) Gas Furnace and a Lennox Elite Series XC13 2 Ton a/c unit. However, it did not come with the indoor evaporator coil that goes on top of the gas furnace. These items w ... read more

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"Reversing valve only 18 volts " , posted Fri 7 Nov 15:30:

Swithched my Rheem heat pump to heat and no heat. With some trouble shooting help I found the solenoid is only getting 17.97 volts. Reversing valve appears to be ok. I have 25 volts at the coil but ... read more

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"Air in system? " , posted Fri 7 Nov 13:23

We have a wood boiler located in our detached garage with a gas boiler in our basement. Two weeks ago, the fitting connecting the flexible hose to the copper tubing blew off, since then, we have been ... read more

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"Coleman furnace help " , posted Fri 7 Nov 11:21

hi, I have a coleman furnace part# DGAA077BDTB and I keep getting the same diagnostic code, combustion air switch failed to close. I had this problem back in march of this year, and i replaced my pres ... read more

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"Attic Ducting " , posted Fri 7 Nov 08:42

A customer in a new (2yr old) home asked my opinion as to how to lower heating costs in winter ($700-$900 per month) as they keep there thermostate at 64, 60 at night and when they are away. Develope ... read more

jerichocraftsma

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"Carrier 9200 Fan Control " , posted Fri 7 Nov 07:04

My 12 year old carrier 9200 works fine except intermittently the fan tries to start for a second or two at most. Fan doesn't start. No error codes on control module hk42fz011. Problem persists with ... read more

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"Please help " , posted Fri 7 Nov 00:13

Still Need help with last post about Modine Hot Dawg Unit ... read more

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"Modine Hot Dawg Problem HELP " , posted Thu 6 Nov 21:33:

I keep burning up transformers on a new unit. Does anyone have any ideas ? I have replace board, gas valve, and multi transformers And also the Led light doesnt come on (located on gas valve) ... read more

mustang53114

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Re(1):Modine Hot Dawg Problem HELP - holderlehvac
 

"heater blower - buzzing but not running " , posted Thu 6 Nov 17:14

I posted this in the General forum, but then realized it should probably be in Residential - Sorry.I have an Amana roof mounted package unit, model #APG13360701AA. The heater stopped working a ... read more

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"Replacing Oil Furnace- NEED ADVICE " , posted Thu 6 Nov 15:19

I am replacing an oil fired furnace and A/C unit with an updated HVAC system. I have had some people give me their recommendation but all seem to be trying to suggest items that may not be necessary. ... read more

HVACtuck

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"intermittent spark - no flame " , posted Thu 6 Nov 13:54

I have a Payne heater which is currently not making heat. The controller calls for heat, and the intermittent spark is sparking like crazy, but the pilot never lights. My assumption is that it is the ... read more

bob bird

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"Trane XE60 Thermocouple Element " , posted Thu 6 Nov 13:44

Is this something a layman can fix. The gas company sd that this would most likely be the problem and we don't have money to pay someone to do it. He sd that the cost of the part would be minimal.
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"no furnace ignition " , posted Thu 6 Nov 11:48

installed Honeywell th622od programmable tstat. All is well except there is no ignition with furnace. When red/white leads are shorted to furnace, ignition resumes; however, there is no response from ... read more

mjsmith

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"Flame Rectification " , posted Thu 6 Nov 09:43

A little off-topic but within the technology. My question pertains to a spark ignition stove burner (natural gas). Does anyone know if flame rectification is the technology used so the stove burner kn ... read more

Freon

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"Need help with furnace! " , posted Thu 6 Nov 07:56

Hi Folks,New to HVACM altogether and this is my first posting. Hope someone out there can help...I just bought a war-time house with a Bulloch's (Centurian model) furnace in it. The ... read more

Bodrey

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"Stat swap " , posted Wed 5 Nov 20:46

Changing from Baystat 239 to a Hunter 44860. 8 wire. Help with wiring. please ... read more

sjsylvester

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Re(1):Stat swap - Houston204
 

"Blower motor shuts down - updated repost " , posted Wed 5 Nov 19:26:

I have a Goodman GMPN 120-5 Furnace that has been in service for 8 yrs. I have been running the blower 24/7 since installation. About a week ago the blower motor started shutting down on its internal ... read more

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"heat pump " , posted Wed 5 Nov 18:06

runs fine on cooling compressor kicks out in heat and has to cool down to restart. any clues. ... read more

whoopie69

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"heat pump " , posted Wed 5 Nov 18:03

runs fine on cooling compressor kicks out in heat and has to cool down to restart. any clues. ... read more

whoopie69

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