Adam wrote:
My furnace is not working. The pilot light is lite, but the burner does not
kick in when I turn up the thermostat. I believe that it is the gas valve.
I have concluded this because I cannot hear it click when I make the call
for heat from the thermostat. I also have ruled out a faulty thermostat by
disconnecting it and connecting the W wire and the R wire and bypassing the
thermostat.

If it is the gas valve, is it something I can repair my self? If not what
is a reasonable price for getting it repaired. I have noticed that the part
sells for around $100. Thanks for any help!


Hi,
Do you have control volt(24 Volt AC) going to valve when thermostat
calls for heat? Easiest way to check is to remove thermostat cover and
moving the temp up/down, look at the mercury switch, do you see little
sparks? Maybe the transformer for 24V AC is gone bad.
Tony