On Dec 30, 9:41*am, Mikepier wrote:
Just wanted to update, I went to the Trane warehouse yesterday and got
my new valve, along with an adaptor kit, which is just an extension
nipple because the new valve is shorter than old one, so this nipple
makes up the difference so i can use the existing gas piping.
Also picked up a new ignitor as a backup.
*Total out the door was $127

So I'll be replacing it when I get home today. Good thing because this
morning the valve acted up again and was sticking, but I got it
working for now.

When the gas valve on my old Perfection furnace went bad, I had to get
a sealed unit like you one you bought.

That was good from a purely safety perspective but it a took away an
advantage that the old one had.

In the owner's manual for the furnace were the instructions on how to
open the valve manually in the event of a power failure. You could
lift a tab on the valve and lock it in the open position to turn on
the gas. Because there was no blower, the suggested duty cycle was
something like 10 mins on/30 minutes off.

However, since it was totally up to the user to control the duty
cycle, it wasn't the safest convenience ever invented. I actually used
it once during a power outage, but was never very comfortable with the
practice. I shortened the On time just be safe.

I replaced the valve mid-winter. The following year we had an ice
storm that took the power out for 4 days. How I longed for that
"dangerous convenience" during those 4 days.