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pilot lite
I have a carrier unit and I cannot get my pilot lite to light. I didn't have
any problems with it last year..Any advise? |
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On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:47:29 +0000, tocostew wrote:
I have a carrier unit and I cannot get my pilot lite to light. I didn't have any problems with it last year..Any advise? Dirty nozzle or perhaps enough of a down draft that the gas isn't igniting when it should? If it isn't obvious, might be safer to have a repair person check over the unit. Faulty systems can produce CO as well as become a fire hazard. |
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franz frippl wrote:
I have a carrier unit and I cannot get my pilot lite to light. I didn't have any problems with it last year..Any advise? Dirty nozzle or perhaps enough of a down draft that the gas isn't igniting when it should? If it isn't obvious, might be safer to have a repair person check over the unit. Faulty systems can produce CO as well as become a fire hazard. with everything off can I take the nozzel off and blow it out with an airhose? |
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On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:24:22 +0000, tocostew wrote:
franz frippl wrote: I have a carrier unit and I cannot get my pilot lite to light. I didn't have any problems with it last year..Any advise? Dirty nozzle or perhaps enough of a down draft that the gas isn't igniting when it should? If it isn't obvious, might be safer to have a repair person check over the unit. Faulty systems can produce CO as well as become a fire hazard. with everything off can I take the nozzel off and blow it out with an airhose? I don't see why not. If orifice is worn, you may need to replace it. |
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franz frippl wrote:
I have a carrier unit and I cannot get my pilot lite to light. I didn't have any problems with it last year..Any advise? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] with everything off can I take the nozzel off and blow it out with an airhose? I don't see why not. If orifice is worn, you may need to replace it. great thanks for all your help...I'll let you know how it turns out. |
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franz frippl wrote:
I have a carrier unit and I cannot get my pilot lite to light. I didn't have any problems with it last year..Any advise? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] with everything off can I take the nozzel off and blow it out with an airhose? I don't see why not. If orifice is worn, you may need to replace it. took out the pilot and blew it out with air and everythinkg is fine, guess it doesn't take much to clog it up because I didn't see any trash in it when I took it off. thanks again -- Message posted via http://www.homekb.com |
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On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:47:29 GMT, "tocostew" u39442@uwe wrote:
I have a carrier unit and I cannot get my pilot lite to light. I didn't have any problems with it last year..Any advise? If you cant get any flame to ignite, the orfice is probably clogged. If it lights but wont stay lit, you need a new thermcouple. |
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tocostew wrote:
wrote: I have a carrier unit and I cannot get my pilot lite to light. I didn't have any problems with it last year..Any advise? If you cant get any flame to ignite, the orfice is probably clogged. If it lights but wont stay lit, you need a new thermcouple. great, thanks again...I;ll get it a shot tocostew; The pilot is likely plugged by a spider. If you do elect to blow it out, be sure to remount the pilot correctly, otherwies you will have delayed ignition. It would be in your best interest just to call out your HVAC repair people to do the work. At the very least, they should have insurance if something goes wrong. -- Zyp |
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It would be in your best interest just to call out your HVAC repair people to do the work. �At the very least, they should have insurance if something goes wrong. -- Zyp the easy solution is always call someone and thats not 100% effective or affordable...... |
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On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:30:38 -0800 (PST), "
wrote: It would be in your best interest just to call out your HVAC repair people to do the work. ?At the very least, they should have insurance if something goes wrong. -- Zyp the easy solution is always call someone and thats not 100% effective or affordable...... I always wonder why anyone posts these messages to call a pro. Everyone knows they can do that. People who ask for help are tying to DUI. Otherwise they'd be using the phone book. |
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Meat Plow wrote:
I have a carrier unit and I cannot get my pilot lite to light. I didn't have any problems with it last year..Any advise? How are you trying to light it? Does it have a glow plug and a bi-metal strip attached to the pilot or is it a simple pilot and thermocouple? Just the simple pilot and thermocouple. I am doing the usual turning it to pilot, push down the red botton and lighting the pilot, but for some reason this year it doesn't want to light. |
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