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My question has to do with the on/off switch to the whole system. Can
you repair the switch yourself if it is not working, by buying a new switch and replacing it. Or do I need to have an electrician since it is a major applicance? When I opened up where the switch is located it made a spark and then nothing else happend, did the switch burn out? Please help! Thank You. |
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wrote in message oups.com... My question has to do with the on/off switch to the whole system. Can you repair the switch yourself if it is not working, by buying a new switch and replacing it. Or do I need to have an electrician since it is a major applicance? Gas, electric, heat pump? |
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if you do not know how to replace a standard wall switch, CALL A QUALIFED
SERVICEMAN! else, if it is the main emergency on/off switch (usually in a red box covered plate), then FIRST, find the main circuit breaker for the furnace/heater at the mains box, shut that circuit OFF then replace the emegency switch with an exact replacement, consult with hardware store guys abt this. LAST, evacuate your home of alll valued possessions and living creatures, then turn the circuit back on. next, test the new switch, if system remains non-functional, CALL A QUALIFED SERVICEMAN! if you dont know what you are doing, CALL A QUALIFED SERVICEMAN! it is cheaper than explaining to the judge how you blew your house and neighborhood up. wrote in message oups.com... My question has to do with the on/off switch to the whole system. Can you repair the switch yourself if it is not working, by buying a new switch and replacing it. Or do I need to have an electrician since it is a major applicance? When I opened up where the switch is located it made a spark and then nothing else happend, did the switch burn out? Please help! Thank You. |
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Hi!
My question has to do with the on/off switch to the whole system. Can you repair the switch yourself if it is not working, by buying a new switch and replacing it. Or do I need to have an electrician since it is a major applicance? Most of these systems are pretty straightforward in operation. It would help to know what you have...brand, type, model, etc. Also, where is this switch? Is it on the thermostat or somewhere else? I've seen furnaces that had a light switch wired inline on the AC supply in order to facilitate turning the furnace on or off. Be sure to be careful! Turn the power, gas and anything else supplying your furnace off before you work on it. If you don't think you can work on it safely, call someone to do the work for you. William |
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wrote in message ups.com... how on earth is replacing a switch going to blow the neighbourhood up? If you've found some clever way, you best go into hiding before the terrorists find out. You don't know how clever some people can be! |
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perhaps a combination of standard heating gas /air and sudden spark may
yield unexpected chaos. wrote in message ups.com... wrote: if you do not know how to replace a standard wall switch, learn how to do it first. Its very simple. Any person of normal intelligence can learn to do it easily. if you dont know what you are doing, CALL A QUALIFED SERVICEMAN! it is cheaper than explaining to the judge how you blew your house and neighborhood up. how on earth is replacing a switch going to blow the neighbourhood up? If you've found some clever way, you best go into hiding before the terrorists find out. NT |
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wrote in message t... if you do not know how to replace a standard wall switch, CALL A QUALIFED SERVICEMAN! news:alt.binaries.e-book.technical ASST NEW MTLS B 22 NOV 2006 --- "The Complete Idiots Guide to Electrical Repair - T. Meany (Alpha, 2000) WW.pdf" |
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