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I'm having a problem with my furnace that I hope someone can shed some
light on. The furnace will run and then usually get to the desired temperature set by the T-stat and stop. Then when the T-stat thinks it should run again the the T-stat will show that the furnace is running (it's an electronic T-stat), but the furance will not kick on. If I am near the furnace, I can only hear a real faint buzzing sound (which goes away if I shut the power off to the furnace). If I either turn the T-stat off and on a few times or turn the power to the furnace off and then on, the furnace will usually kick on (until the next go around). It seems to be a furance issue and not a T-stat issue, but I'm looking for some help. Unless it is something really easy to fix, I plan on calling a repairman, but I would still like to be knowledgable of the problem beforehand. It is a forced air Lennox furnce about 18 years old. I will mention too that it started doing this a couple of days ago soon after I used the electrical outlet on the furnace to power a shop vac (I rarely use this outlet -- and I don't know if this would be related anyway). Thanks. Jim |
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"J. Jorgensen" wrote in message om... I'm having a problem with my furnace that I hope someone can shed some light on. The furnace will run and then usually get to the desired temperature set by the T-stat and stop. Then when the T-stat thinks it should run again the the T-stat will show that the furnace is running (it's an electronic T-stat), but the furance will not kick on. If I am near the furnace, I can only hear a real faint buzzing sound (which goes away if I shut the power off to the furnace). If I either turn the T-stat off and on a few times or turn the power to the furnace off and then on, the furnace will usually kick on (until the next go around). It seems to be a furance issue and not a T-stat issue, but I'm looking for some help. Unless it is something really easy to fix, I plan on calling a repairman, but I would still like to be knowledgable of the problem beforehand. It is a forced air Lennox furnce about 18 years old. I will mention too that it started doing this a couple of days ago soon after I used the electrical outlet on the furnace to power a shop vac (I rarely use this outlet -- and I don't know if this would be related anyway). Thanks. Jim This is Turtle. I wouldn't say you have a thermostat problem but a Failure to start on the furnace. I would say i would call a service company to see why it is failing to start. TURTLE --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.567 / Virus Database: 358 - Release Date: 1/24/2004 |
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A) Bull****, you couldn't be more wrong.
B) Stop giving advice on things you know nothing about. On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 14:54:04 -0500, "1991 Z28" wrote: There is a sensor around the top of the burners usually held in by one screw with a wire hooked up, remove the wire remove the sensor, clean with steel wool or fine sand paper and replace. "J. Jorgensen" wrote in message . com... I'm having a problem with my furnace that I hope someone can shed some light on. The furnace will run and then usually get to the desired temperature set by the T-stat and stop. Then when the T-stat thinks it should run again the the T-stat will show that the furnace is running (it's an electronic T-stat), but the furance will not kick on. If I am near the furnace, I can only hear a real faint buzzing sound (which goes away if I shut the power off to the furnace). If I either turn the T-stat off and on a few times or turn the power to the furnace off and then on, the furnace will usually kick on (until the next go around). It seems to be a furance issue and not a T-stat issue, but I'm looking for some help. Unless it is something really easy to fix, I plan on calling a repairman, but I would still like to be knowledgable of the problem beforehand. It is a forced air Lennox furnce about 18 years old. I will mention too that it started doing this a couple of days ago soon after I used the electrical outlet on the furnace to power a shop vac (I rarely use this outlet -- and I don't know if this would be related anyway). Thanks. Jim Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.' HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's Free demo now available online !! http://pmilligan.net/palm/ Free superheat charts for 38 Ref's online at http://pmilligan.net/pmtherm/ |
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you are clueless sir, not on an 18 year old lennox.
where did you get this info? Alt.home.repair ? 1991 Z28 wrote: There is a sensor around the top of the burners usually held in by one screw with a wire hooked up, remove the wire remove the sensor, clean with steel wool or fine sand paper and replace. "J. Jorgensen" wrote in message om... I'm having a problem with my furnace that I hope someone can shed some light on. The furnace will run and then usually get to the desired temperature set by the T-stat and stop. Then when the T-stat thinks it should run again the the T-stat will show that the furnace is running (it's an electronic T-stat), but the furance will not kick on. If I am near the furnace, I can only hear a real faint buzzing sound (which goes away if I shut the power off to the furnace). If I either turn the T-stat off and on a few times or turn the power to the furnace off and then on, the furnace will usually kick on (until the next go around). It seems to be a furance issue and not a T-stat issue, but I'm looking for some help. Unless it is something really easy to fix, I plan on calling a repairman, but I would still like to be knowledgable of the problem beforehand. It is a forced air Lennox furnce about 18 years old. I will mention too that it started doing this a couple of days ago soon after I used the electrical outlet on the furnace to power a shop vac (I rarely use this outlet -- and I don't know if this would be related anyway). Thanks. Jim |
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you have no ****ing idea of what your talking about
you will not find a "flame sensor" on an 18 year old lennox next guess??? 1991 Z28 wrote: Gee, did I **** in your WEETIES or something? wrote in message ... A) Bull****, you couldn't be more wrong. B) Stop giving advice on things you know nothing about. On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 14:54:04 -0500, "1991 Z28" wrote: There is a sensor around the top of the burners usually held in by one screw with a wire hooked up, remove the wire remove the sensor, clean with steel wool or fine sand paper and replace. "J. Jorgensen" wrote in message . com... I'm having a problem with my furnace that I hope someone can shed some light on. The furnace will run and then usually get to the desired temperature set by the T-stat and stop. Then when the T-stat thinks it should run again the the T-stat will show that the furnace is running (it's an electronic T-stat), but the furance will not kick on. If I am near the furnace, I can only hear a real faint buzzing sound (which goes away if I shut the power off to the furnace). If I either turn the T-stat off and on a few times or turn the power to the furnace off and then on, the furnace will usually kick on (until the next go around). It seems to be a furance issue and not a T-stat issue, but I'm looking for some help. Unless it is something really easy to fix, I plan on calling a repairman, but I would still like to be knowledgable of the problem beforehand. It is a forced air Lennox furnce about 18 years old. I will mention too that it started doing this a couple of days ago soon after I used the electrical outlet on the furnace to power a shop vac (I rarely use this outlet -- and I don't know if this would be related anyway). Thanks. Jim Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.' HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's Free demo now available online !! http://pmilligan.net/palm/ Free superheat charts for 38 Ref's online at http://pmilligan.net/pmtherm/ |
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Furnace runs but have to manually restart
I'm having a problem with my furnace that I hope someone can shed some
light on. The furnace will run and then usually get to the desired temperature set by the T-stat and stop. Then when the T-stat thinks it should run again the the T-stat will show that the furnace is running (it's an electronic T-stat), but the furance will not kick on. If I am near the furnace, I can only hear a real faint buzzing sound (which goes away if I shut the power off to the furnace). If I either turn the T-stat off and on a few times or turn the power to the furnace off and then on, the furnace will usually kick on (until the next go around). It seems to be a furance issue and not a T-stat issue, but I'm looking for some help. Unless it is something really easy to fix, I plan on calling a repairman, but I would still like to be knowledgable of the problem beforehand. It is a forced air Lennox furnce about 18 years old. I will mention too that it started doing this a couple of days ago soon after I used the electrical outlet on the furnace to power a shop vac (I rarely use this outlet -- and I don't know if this would be related anyway). Thanks. Jim Jim... I'll try to help while the other boys are fighting it out. First if it's an oil furnace ( you didn't say) it could be what you're hearing is the motor trying to start. When you play with the stat it will at some point, start the burner depending on the inrush of current. It could also be that the motor isn't starting and what you're hearing is actually the spark from the electrodes. It'd be faint and almost sound like a hum. If this unit is gas, you'd need to continue to hope the other guys put down the gloves and try to help as I've had no training in gas furnaces. I've had since '75 on oil but up here in Malone NY, no one has gas. Doug |
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You should know that I don't "know much" about furnaces but if it did have
the flame sensor the gentleman could have possibly fixed it himself. Its NO reason to be such an asshole. "richard p dawson" wrote in message ... you are clueless sir, not on an 18 year old lennox. where did you get this info? Alt.home.repair ? 1991 Z28 wrote: There is a sensor around the top of the burners usually held in by one screw with a wire hooked up, remove the wire remove the sensor, clean with steel wool or fine sand paper and replace. "J. Jorgensen" wrote in message om... I'm having a problem with my furnace that I hope someone can shed some light on. The furnace will run and then usually get to the desired temperature set by the T-stat and stop. Then when the T-stat thinks it should run again the the T-stat will show that the furnace is running (it's an electronic T-stat), but the furance will not kick on. If I am near the furnace, I can only hear a real faint buzzing sound (which goes away if I shut the power off to the furnace). If I either turn the T-stat off and on a few times or turn the power to the furnace off and then on, the furnace will usually kick on (until the next go around). It seems to be a furance issue and not a T-stat issue, but I'm looking for some help. Unless it is something really easy to fix, I plan on calling a repairman, but I would still like to be knowledgable of the problem beforehand. It is a forced air Lennox furnce about 18 years old. I will mention too that it started doing this a couple of days ago soon after I used the electrical outlet on the furnace to power a shop vac (I rarely use this outlet -- and I don't know if this would be related anyway). Thanks. Jim |
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On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 23:08:25 GMT, Doug wrote:
I'm having a problem with my furnace that I hope someone can shed some light on. The furnace will run and then usually get to the desired temperature set by the T-stat and stop. Then when the T-stat thinks it should run again the the T-stat will show that the furnace is running (it's an electronic T-stat), but the furance will not kick on. If I am near the furnace, I can only hear a real faint buzzing sound (which goes away if I shut the power off to the furnace). If I either turn the T-stat off and on a few times or turn the power to the furnace off and then on, the furnace will usually kick on (until the next go around). It seems to be a furance issue and not a T-stat issue, but I'm looking for some help. Unless it is something really easy to fix, I plan on calling a repairman, but I would still like to be knowledgable of the problem beforehand. It is a forced air Lennox furnce about 18 years old. I will mention too that it started doing this a couple of days ago soon after I used the electrical outlet on the furnace to power a shop vac (I rarely use this outlet -- and I don't know if this would be related anyway). Thanks. Jim Jim... I'll try to help while the other boys are fighting it out. First if it's an oil furnace ( you didn't say) it could be what you're hearing is the motor trying to start. When you play with the stat it will at some point, start the burner depending on the inrush of current. It could also be that the motor isn't starting and what you're hearing is actually the spark from the electrodes. It'd be faint and almost sound like a hum. If this unit is gas, you'd need to continue to hope the other guys put down the gloves and try to help as I've had no training in gas furnaces. I've had since '75 on oil but up here in Malone NY, no one has gas. Doug What he needs to hope for is the wisdom to call a pro to come fix the thing. BTW, that crap about 'inrush current' is exactly that - crap. So, you also need to stop giving advice about things you have no knowledge of. Based on the posters description of the problem, there is not one tiny chance he can competently and safely work on this unit himself. Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.' HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's Free demo now available online !! http://pmilligan.net/palm/ Free superheat charts for 38 Ref's online at http://pmilligan.net/pmtherm/ |
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FYI,
If this is Lennox Conservator 'Mid-Efficency" furnace with the Electronic ignition lite pilot lite and motorized Chimney damper there is a well known problem with the electronic controls going on them, usually made by Johnson. Most of the ones here installed about 19 - 20 years ago have either been replaced, had the controls replaced or had the controls removed and been converted to a pilot light and no damper configeration. How do I know? I had a Lennox Conservator G8E model and found out by speaking to both the gas company and several HVAC guys over the 4 years it took to completely give up the ghost. Lennox makes a retrofit kit but I wasn't prepared to spend $500 to have it installed on a 20 yr old furnace. This info may relate or not. Canadaloon BTW I had the flame sensor (Lennox part 12F1901, Sensor: Flame sensor for penn valve) replaced 3 times in 4 years before it finally went. I'm having a problem with my furnace that I hope someone can shed some light on. The furnace will run and then usually get to the desired temperature set by the T-stat and stop. Then when the T-stat thinks it should run again the the T-stat will show that the furnace is running (it's an electronic T-stat), but the furance will not kick on. If I am near the furnace, I can only hear a real faint buzzing sound (which goes away if I shut the power off to the furnace). If I either turn the T-stat off and on a few times or turn the power to the furnace off and then on, the furnace will usually kick on (until the next go around). It seems to be a furance issue and not a T-stat issue, but I'm looking for some help. Unless it is something really easy to fix, I plan on calling a repairman, but I would still like to be knowledgable of the problem beforehand. It is a forced air Lennox furnce about 18 years old. I will mention too that it started doing this a couple of days ago soon after I used the electrical outlet on the furnace to power a shop vac (I rarely use this outlet -- and I don't know if this would be related anyway). Thanks. Jim |
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The only asshole here is the one handing out wrong advice
about furnaces. Everyone else is merely trying to get you to STFU, a skill you seem to lack. On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 18:10:41 -0500, "1991 Z28" wrote: You should know that I don't "know much" about furnaces but if it did have the flame sensor the gentleman could have possibly fixed it himself. Its NO reason to be such an asshole. "richard p dawson" wrote in message ... you are clueless sir, not on an 18 year old lennox. where did you get this info? Alt.home.repair ? 1991 Z28 wrote: There is a sensor around the top of the burners usually held in by one screw with a wire hooked up, remove the wire remove the sensor, clean with steel wool or fine sand paper and replace. "J. Jorgensen" wrote in message om... I'm having a problem with my furnace that I hope someone can shed some light on. The furnace will run and then usually get to the desired temperature set by the T-stat and stop. Then when the T-stat thinks it should run again the the T-stat will show that the furnace is running (it's an electronic T-stat), but the furance will not kick on. If I am near the furnace, I can only hear a real faint buzzing sound (which goes away if I shut the power off to the furnace). If I either turn the T-stat off and on a few times or turn the power to the furnace off and then on, the furnace will usually kick on (until the next go around). It seems to be a furance issue and not a T-stat issue, but I'm looking for some help. Unless it is something really easy to fix, I plan on calling a repairman, but I would still like to be knowledgable of the problem beforehand. It is a forced air Lennox furnce about 18 years old. I will mention too that it started doing this a couple of days ago soon after I used the electrical outlet on the furnace to power a shop vac (I rarely use this outlet -- and I don't know if this would be related anyway). Thanks. Jim Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.' HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's Free demo now available online !! http://pmilligan.net/palm/ Free superheat charts for 38 Ref's online at http://pmilligan.net/pmtherm/ |
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"1991 Z28" wrote in message ... You should know that I don't "know much" about furnaces but if it did have the flame sensor the gentleman could have possibly fixed it himself. Its NO reason to be such an asshole. Then stop ****ing crossposting? Please? Hows that? "richard p dawson" wrote in message ... you are clueless sir, not on an 18 year old lennox. where did you get this info? Alt.home.repair ? 1991 Z28 wrote: There is a sensor around the top of the burners usually held in by one screw with a wire hooked up, remove the wire remove the sensor, clean with steel wool or fine sand paper and replace. "J. Jorgensen" wrote in message om... I'm having a problem with my furnace that I hope someone can shed some light on. The furnace will run and then usually get to the desired temperature set by the T-stat and stop. Then when the T-stat thinks it should run again the the T-stat will show that the furnace is running (it's an electronic T-stat), but the furance will not kick on. If I am near the furnace, I can only hear a real faint buzzing sound (which goes away if I shut the power off to the furnace). If I either turn the T-stat off and on a few times or turn the power to the furnace off and then on, the furnace will usually kick on (until the next go around). It seems to be a furance issue and not a T-stat issue, but I'm looking for some help. Unless it is something really easy to fix, I plan on calling a repairman, but I would still like to be knowledgable of the problem beforehand. It is a forced air Lennox furnce about 18 years old. I will mention too that it started doing this a couple of days ago soon after I used the electrical outlet on the furnace to power a shop vac (I rarely use this outlet -- and I don't know if this would be related anyway). Thanks. Jim |
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wrote in message ... On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 23:08:25 GMT, Doug wrote: I'm having a problem with my furnace that I hope someone can shed some light on. The furnace will run and then usually get to the desired temperature set by the T-stat and stop. Then when the T-stat thinks it should run again the the T-stat will show that the furnace is running (it's an electronic T-stat), but the furance will not kick on. If I am near the furnace, I can only hear a real faint buzzing sound (which goes away if I shut the power off to the furnace). If I either turn the T-stat off and on a few times or turn the power to the furnace off and then on, the furnace will usually kick on (until the next go around). It seems to be a furance issue and not a T-stat issue, but I'm looking for some help. Unless it is something really easy to fix, I plan on calling a repairman, but I would still like to be knowledgable of the problem beforehand. It is a forced air Lennox furnce about 18 years old. I will mention too that it started doing this a couple of days ago soon after I used the electrical outlet on the furnace to power a shop vac (I rarely use this outlet -- and I don't know if this would be related anyway). Thanks. Jim Jim... I'll try to help while the other boys are fighting it out. First if it's an oil furnace ( you didn't say) it could be what you're hearing is the motor trying to start. When you play with the stat it will at some point, start the burner depending on the inrush of current. It could also be that the motor isn't starting and what you're hearing is actually the spark from the electrodes. It'd be faint and almost sound like a hum. If this unit is gas, you'd need to continue to hope the other guys put down the gloves and try to help as I've had no training in gas furnaces. I've had since '75 on oil but up here in Malone NY, no one has gas. Doug Doug... See...I think you are wrong..ok..I think Pauls right and you are wrong. Inrush? Please...get a clue. What he needs to hope for is the wisdom to call a pro to come fix the thing. BTW, that crap about 'inrush current' is exactly that - crap. So, you also need to stop giving advice about things you have no knowledge of. Based on the posters description of the problem, there is not one tiny chance he can competently and safely work on this unit himself. Ya know...for some odd reason, I keep thinking...4074FAB...4074FAB...maybe I am wrong...but its sure a possible thing... Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.' HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's Free demo now available online !! http://pmilligan.net/palm/ Free superheat charts for 38 Ref's online at http://pmilligan.net/pmtherm/ |
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If you don't "know much" about furnaces, then there's no reason for
you to give the first bit of advice with such an air of authority. People who know better get most frustrated and respond accordingly when incorrect info is provided as if it is true in all cases without proper caveats. Try it like this: "If your furnace is like those I've seen, there may be a flame sensor around the top of the burners usually held in by one screw with a wire hooked up. If there is such a sensor, remove the wire remove the sensor, clean with steel wool or fine sand paper and replace." That way, you're covered if the OP furnace is outside your experience. %mod% "1991 Z28" wrote in message ... You should know that I don't "know much" about furnaces but if it did have the flame sensor the gentleman could have possibly fixed it himself. Its NO reason to be such an asshole. "richard p dawson" wrote in message ... you are clueless sir, not on an 18 year old lennox. where did you get this info? Alt.home.repair ? 1991 Z28 wrote: There is a sensor around the top of the burners usually held in by one screw with a wire hooked up, remove the wire remove the sensor, clean with steel wool or fine sand paper and replace. |
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"CBhvac" Ya know...for some odd reason, I keep thinking...4074FAB...4074FAB...maybe I am wrong...but its sure a possible thing... So - you think it's a thermostat control problem? Why don't you just say that and back it up in PLAIN ENGLISH as to why? Otherwise, you're just as useless to this thread as the freakshow with the Camaro. I thought you were just over in another thread claiming to be someone helpful - but I see here you're just all about protecting your e-hero ego and having him call one of your cohorts - perhaps one possibly dumber than Camaro Man! His question, in case you guys missed it, is to get a rough idea as to what might be causing the problem. Real techs love tossing out possible solutions, even if they might be wrong. I deal with this all the time in my profession in meeting rooms far from the labs where the goods are. Some guys love it, and the brainstorm usually hits the nail pretty quick with the right guys in the room. Don't give me that "can't see your furnace from here" bull****. The Tappet Bros. solve car problems every Sunday on NPR with a hell of a lot less than what this guy is giving you. They have a lot less ego and more personality to boot, clearly. I think you HVAC guys are just what everyone says - insecure. - Nate |
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"Nate B" wrote in message ... "CBhvac" Ya know...for some odd reason, I keep thinking...4074FAB...4074FAB...maybe I am wrong...but its sure a possible thing... So - you think it's a thermostat control problem? Why don't you just say that and back it up in PLAIN ENGLISH as to why? Otherwise, you're just as useless to this thread as the freakshow with the Camaro OK...well..whatever..if you know what a 4074FAB is, then you understand that its not really a thermostat problem, but a problem in the wiring of the thermostat, and since someone didnt give near enough damn information to have a clue sitting here on my ass in front of the computer after going out and playing in the damn snow and ice all day actually making things work right again....well...beats the hell out of me. I thought you were just over in another thread claiming to be someone helpful - but I see here you're just all about protecting your e-hero ego and having him call one of your cohorts - perhaps one possibly dumber than Camaro Man! LOL..ok...see....here is the diference..Paul knows what he is doing, and so do I, and I would and have offered to back that up many times, even to the point of offering a free check to those local to me.....but since no ones got enough information...(are ya starting to see a pattern there???) His question, in case you guys missed it, is to get a rough idea as to what might be causing the problem. Real techs love tossing out possible solutions, even if they might be wrong. I deal with this all the time in my profession in meeting rooms far from the labs where the goods are. Some guys love it, and the brainstorm usually hits the nail pretty quick with the right guys in the room. Don't give me that "can't see your furnace from here" bull****. The Tappet Bros. solve car problems every Sunday on NPR with a hell of a lot less than what this guy is giving you. They have a lot less ego and more personality to boot, clearly. Humm...I have heard that show before, and I turned it off when I heard it. Ok...I wont give you the cant see it from here bull****...since its obvious and since its also obvious that you dont have a clue either. Might I suggest that the OP, be it you, or whoever, since I dont really care to go reset my newsreader, post some more information, like...brand of stat and when it was installed, since if its a Honeywell power stealing stat, he just might need that resistor ran from C to W and bingo, it might work again...hell...I will even send him the resistor if he actually needs it..but you know, he didnt say that and I wasnt about to ask since normally if it WAS a case where he needed it, he would have also complained that the display on the stat was out...but he didnt. I also dont know if hes got a ST9120, or a ST9141 fan timer, and we all know that its FAH so Taco Valves are not an issue, and its not a Trane air handler..and hes not using R8184 oil primaries, and its not a cool only application, so ......while I was thinking it, its very well possible that hes got another issue, possibly something a little more complicated to troubleshoot via a damned keyboard, and no, I am NOT going to try to walk him through it for a varity of reasons, none of them have anything to do with possibly losing a job...sheesh, hes probably hundreds of miles away, so its not like I am insecure in the fact that if I was there, I COULD fix it, but since I am not, I wont even try since one wrong move on his part, or the fact that something might have been changed in the past that he is unaware of in the unit and I am not aware of either, and poof....hes got a fried mess on his hands. No...I will leave that to those that would rather just send out ideas to those that have no clue what to do with the information. I think you HVAC guys are just what everyone says - insecure. Not really...if I was insecure, I sure as hell would have stayed home today..instead, lifes good...even if is 17F out and sleeting again.. Matter of fact, we were one of the few companies working today... Now...is there a need to crosspost this still? If you want to argue, argue with yourself. - Nate |
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"CBhvac" but since no ones got enough information... (are ya starting to see a pattern there???) Holy **** - I hope you don't charge by the hour. Watch how simple this can be: To Original Poster, Did you or someone else recently replace your thermostat? Yes. Someone probably f'd up the job. You just potentially saved $1000s over Usenet by not letting some moron from the yellow pages sell you a new furnace and perhaps the truck he drove over in. That's why you came here. No - These HVAC guys can take another guess - or they can just STFU and ignore you, which would be better than posting cryptic jibberish clearly hiding the fact they really have no clue what's wrong with your furnace at this point, and asking you the very simple and logical next question would require that they come down from the molehill they stand above you on - an act they fear greater than death itself, it seems. IMO, of course. - Nate |
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Furnace runs but have to manually restart
Is the furnace gas, propane, or fuel oil?
Can you tell if the furnace gets warm (but doesn't blow the hot air into the house), or doesn't get warm at all? If the furnace gets warm, but the blower doesn't blow, then one possibility is the run capacitor on the blower fan. Clicking the furnace off and on will sometimes start a fan blower with a bad capacitor. As a couple of other posters mentioned, we would like some more information. I doubt the shopvac had much to do with the problem. -- Christopher A. Young Jesus: The Reason for the Season www.lds.org www.mormons.com "J. Jorgensen" wrote in message om... I'm having a problem with my furnace that I hope someone can shed some light on. The furnace will run and then usually get to the desired temperature set by the T-stat and stop. Then when the T-stat thinks it should run again the the T-stat will show that the furnace is running (it's an electronic T-stat), but the furance will not kick on. If I am near the furnace, I can only hear a real faint buzzing sound (which goes away if I shut the power off to the furnace). If I either turn the T-stat off and on a few times or turn the power to the furnace off and then on, the furnace will usually kick on (until the next go around). It seems to be a furance issue and not a T-stat issue, but I'm looking for some help. Unless it is something really easy to fix, I plan on calling a repairman, but I would still like to be knowledgable of the problem beforehand. It is a forced air Lennox furnce about 18 years old. I will mention too that it started doing this a couple of days ago soon after I used the electrical outlet on the furnace to power a shop vac (I rarely use this outlet -- and I don't know if this would be related anyway). Thanks. Jim |
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Furnace runs but have to manually restart
Hi Stormin, hope you are having a nice day On 26-Jan-04 At About 23:25:06, Stormin Mormon wrote to Stormin Mormon Subject: Furnace runs but have to manually restart SM From: "Stormin Mormon" SM Is the furnace gas, propane, or fuel oil? SM warm, but the blower doesn't blow, then one possibility is the run SM capacitor on the blower fan. Clicking the furnace off and on will SM sometimes start a fan blower with a bad capacitor. Wrong again!! SM As a couple of other posters mentioned, we would like some more SM information. I doubt the shopvac had much to do with the problem. I don't know what you would do with any more info. you don't have any idea what to do with it. -= HvacTech2 =- ... "Do you think God lets you plea bargain?" -- Calvin ___ TagDude 0.92á+[DM] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++ spam protection measure, Please remove the 33 to send e-mail |
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Furnace runs but have to manually restart
"Nate B" wrote in message ... "CBhvac" but since no ones got enough information... (are ya starting to see a pattern there???) Holy **** - I hope you don't charge by the hour. No ****tard, only hacks do that now. Watch how simple this can be: To Original Poster, Did you or someone else recently replace your thermostat? Yes. Someone probably f'd up the job. You just potentially saved $1000s over Usenet by not letting some moron from the yellow pages sell you a new furnace and perhaps the truck he drove over in. That's why you came here. No - These HVAC guys can take another guess - or they can just STFU and ignore you, which would be better than posting cryptic jibberish clearly hiding the fact they really have no clue what's wrong with your furnace at this point, and asking you the very simple and logical next question would require that they come down from the molehill they stand above you on - an act they fear greater than death itself, it seems. LOL...ok...that was as helpful as anything I wrote.. Of course, then again...perhaps less helpful... Back into the box with you...hell, Chris Young makes more sense than you do.. IMO, of course. - Nate |
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