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AmericanStandard furnace
I have a 2 yr old, 80% gas furnace with a 2-stage blower. I tried to
use a back-up generator to run it during a power outage - but I couldn't get it to light. The generator is 3000 watts(4000 surge) I changed the dead circuit from a single pole switch to a short pigtail cord and connect to the generator with an extension cord. All the cords are good, 12 ga, and the distance was only about 60'. I disconnected all the furnace wires from the house wires and moved them all to the pigtail....The igniter would click, but not light. I'm told the problem might have been that I didn't connect the grounds effectively. Is that reasonable? |
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