Questions tagged [furnace]
The furnace is part of an HVAC or central heating system used to generate heat. Typically this is done with gas, a heat pump, or an electric element. For hot water and radiator based heating, use the boiler tag.
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how to insulate attic that contains high-efficiency furnace?
We have an older home with a separate high efficiency furnace for the second floor. It sits on a floored area of the attic. We have virtually no insulation and I've gotten various recommendations ...
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Why is there a vent on the ductwork coming right from the furnace?
Why is there a vent on the ductwork coming right from the furnace? I have a typical furnace for a 1400sqft house in Michigan. I also have central air which runs through the same duct work. There is a ...
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Furnace/HVAC issues in new build
Just had a couple of questions. I have been in new build townhouse for a month and noticed a couple of things but have been away several weeks so just dealing with it now. Some of this I am sure I am ...
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Wall furnace burner not starting
My wall heater is not functioning. I had a similar post last year, and this year the problem evolved.
Attached is the kind of wall furnace that I have.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=...
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Furnace relay - old one says 18 LRA, replacement says 48 LRA - Does it matter?
forgive me if this is a newbie question. I am replacing a relay inside an electrical furnace/air handler. It is a relay model 90-293Q. The original one I have specifies it as "8 FLA, 18 LRA" but the ...
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No power in r line after changed thermostat
I have a carrier furnace 2008, just changed my old thermostat to new nest thermostat, forgot to turn off the power. Now I have no power on my r line, checked short fuse still good, red light in front ...
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Ecobee3 Setup and furnace only has W G R
My existing thermostat has 4 wires (missing C) so I'm attempting to use the Power Extender Kit (PEK) at the furnace control board. Only problem is, I only have 3 wires that are obviously labelled at ...
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My blower fan won't turn on unless AC is running
So first of all, I've changed nothing: same thermostat and same everything.
I typically run my blower fan 24/7, but a few days ago it stopped working unless the AC is on. Which tells me that the ...
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Pilot light keeps going out
I have a Coleman mobile home furnace and my pilot light keeps going out. I have replaced the thermocouple twice, cleaned the orfice, replace the gas regulator with a brand new one, and even crawled ...
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Why would my Maytag FG6RC high efficiency furnace restart in the middle of a heating cycle?
My furnace is probably 7-8 years old, and this heating season the furnace has developed a strange problem. The furnace starts normally, but before the temperature reaches the thermostat setting the ...
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What size breaker and wire do I need for central air conditioning?
I am getting ready to hang drywall in my basement but before I do that, I need to run wire from the main panel upstairs to the future location of the central AC furnace through the basement ceiling ...
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Adding split AC to a Dayton oil fired forced hot air furnace
I'm trying to add split central air to my Dayton oil fired forced hot air furnace, mod # 3E268A. The manual clearly says it can accept this but the terminal block in the unit only has (4) lugs. TT and ...
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Goodman gas furnace limit switch opening, blower only runs with a/c
I apologize in advance for some of my incorrect terminology. My father has a 2004 Goodman GMH80904BN gas furnace with a/c. The a/c has functioned properly all summer here in Ohio, we have recently had ...
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Honeywell VR8300A3500 Single Stage Heat Gas Valve to Ecobee3 with C wire
Hey everyone have a quick question regarding a honeywell VR8300A3500 Single Stage Heat Gas Valve and the introduction of a Ecobee3 wifi enabled thermostat with a "C" wire. just want to make sure i am ...
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Only getting 15-16 volts from Furnace R and C
I recently purchased a smart thermostat. Because it needed a common wire and I only had a 3 wire setup, I ran a new thermostat wire to my furnace. However, I now get only 15 volts (inconsistently, ...
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Furnace Blower fan doesn't start
I have a keeprite high efficiency furnace that Was a part of my new house. It's 2016.
The Honeywell thermostat is set at 23 deg C. This is what happens when the temperature is below the cut-off
I ...
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Rapid on/off cycling of furnace
My 50-year old wall furnace keeps cycling on and off as it gets near the set temperature. Can I fix this by changing to a new thermostat? It's a 2-conductor cable (no blower).
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How to troubleshoot gas supply not making it to some appliances
I recently purchased a home and once utilities were turned on I've been having issues with certain gas appliances. Some appliances required a normal amount of time to get the gas flowing after being ...
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Wiring AC condenser to Furnace
Hello
So this is what I was left with
I am trying to tie in fan on/off and a AC condenser
I have 2 wires for my limit switch, 2 wires from my 24ac transformer, 2 wires from my AC condenser and 2 from ...
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Goodman gas burner not lighting
Goodman warm air gas furnace. Gas burner would not light.Status code light blinked continuously. Igniter glows red hot. I cleaned flame sensor with fine grade sand paper. Checked transformer line ...
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Water around furnace: culprit?
Problem:
After heavy rain, water pools around our basement furnace. After climbing onto the roof, I found a mysterious (plumbing?) vent.
This post seemed relevant, but 0.5 gallons comes in after a ...
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Unable to locate filter on Gas Furnace
Can not find where the filter for this furnace is. It is a gas Rheem Criterion II. Have watched YouTube videos but none look like mine. Thermostat keeps saying filter needs replacement.
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Low voltage wiring of outside condenser & condensate pump
This is my 1st question here, hope someone can help quick since temperatures are rising. This past winter the cage on my furnace was making noise. It was the fan hitting the cage. I took it out and ...
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How can I figure out why the low voltage furnace fuse blows on heat but not cool?
I have a Tempstar Model NTC6100KFG1 gas furnace. Furnace was working fine through the summer blowing the AC. It's been off for a month or two as we've been changing seasons here. When I went to turn ...
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How to use a gas fireplace and a furnace together?
So here's my setup:
Living room has both a thermostat for the gas fireplace (dumb on/off thermostat) and a thermostat for the whole house (smart/Nest thermostat) on the wall together.
Living room has ...
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Correct Wiring for Furnace Blower Motor
After getting my furnace blower motor replaced, it now runs only in the following scenarios:
1. Mode "Cool" Fan "Auto"
2. Mode "Cool" Fan "On"
3. Mode "Heat" Fan "On"
In other words it will not run ...
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Furnace keeps cycling on and off until it's up to set Temp
I have a Philco 80,000 btu two stage with variable speed blower, high efficiency furnace with a two wire thermostat, on/off. The furnace 6.5 years old and when the thermostat calls for heat the ...
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My blower motor doesn't have the brown wires for a capacitor
My blower motor only has 3 wires and there's no wires for a capacitor
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Add common wire to furnace
Trying to add common wire to furnace for smart thermostat. Looking at wiring diagram, it looks like common wire off transformer is blue, switches wire color to white (via wire cap), then back to blue (...
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Chronic Flame Sensor Failure - Furnace and Water Heater
My house is 9 years old. About 5 years ago the Lennox gas furnace began to go into lockout. The problem was diagnosed as a dirty flame sensor. Shortly after, the same problem occurred with the Rheem ...
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Pilot won't stay lit after replacing thermocouple
The pilot won't stay lit on my furnace, when I release the button it just goes out. This started occurring after I did some gas plumbing and had to relight the pilot. I suspected the thermocouple ...
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Why is a furnace blower not running?
On a brand new oil furnace the burner works fine but the what seems to be a 2speed blower will not start. The limit switch shuts the furnace down after heat rises. It resets after it cools down. ...
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Furnace and Thermostat Issue
One day my parent's furnace and thermostat stopped working. The thermostat is a smart thermostat that depends on 24volts to the R and C wire.
We measured voltage between the R and C wire and was ...
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Oil furnace fan won't shut off when “heat” plug is connected to control board
I was changing my thermostat and I attempted to make the swap live without turning power off. When I connected new thermostat, the fan kept running.
Ruled out bad thermostat and wire short by ...
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Furnace control board wiring - swapped on adaptor?
I am trying to replace my Goodman control panel (see this question), and have a wiring question.
The new control panel (50M56U-843) that I acquired came with a large variety of wire adaptors. I ...
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Connect Wifi Thermostat to Goodman GMP050-3?
I'm trying to connect up a wifi thermostat to Goodman furnace, specifically the GMP050-3.
I've done some reading on this but I'm still not quite sure how to go about it. Specifically, I'm not sure ...
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Trane Furnace Fan Works, But Heater Won't Run
As stated, my heat isn't coming on.
When this started:
Everything has been all fine and dandy all winter. The other day I ran the fan only for a few hours without the heat.
After this, my heat ...
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New Thermostat installed but compressor comes on immediately
I have a new Insteon Thermostat that I'm using to replace my prior Honeywell t-stat. This is installed to a relatively new HVAC system (both AC and Heat) that DOES have a "c" wire. I've attached the ...
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Coleman furnace flame quits after 20 minutes
Coleman DGAA090BDTA furnace flame quits after 20 minutes, below thermostat temperature. Fails after 3 auto attempts to reignite. I power cycle unit, still does not ignite. Wait 15 minutes, ...
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How many wires can be connected to the C terminal at the furnace?
I'd like install a new Wi-Fi thermostat. The old one didn't have a C-wire but luckily there is an unused wire on both sides (one coming out of the wall and one at the furnace not connected yet), so I ...
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Can the wire from the y terminal on thermostat be connected to the c terminal on heater board as pictures show?
My nest was installed with no c wire and it lost power. At this point the tech looked at the wiring diagram in a/c unit outside but I do not know what he did. A/c worked but later nest had no power. I ...
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How can I control my furnace fan from a secondary thermostat?
I have a WaterFurnace geothermal system with upper and lower level zones. I recently added an outdoor wood burner and my issue is that I want to use a secondary stat to run the furnace fan during the ...
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Can't get 3rd Gen Nest to power fan on Trane XR95 furnace
I have a Trane XR95 furnace and I replaced my original Honeywell Pro 4000 thermostat with a 3rd gen. Nest.
I noticed, however, after installing the Nest that I can't get the fan to run on its own ...
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Ecobee installation with two Rh wires, occupied G wire and HRV
I just moved to North America from Europe (hence why furnaces, HRV systems etc are totally alien to me) and I'm having trouble understanding how to wire up an ecobee3 lite to replace my Honeywell ...
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Where is my furnace air filter?
We moved in to a house a few months ago and for the life of me I cannot find the air filter for the furnace anywhere. The furnace is a Payne brand. It's kind of old. In our hallway ceiling, we have ...
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Half of furnace turned off?
I moved into this house about 10 years ago, I noticed on the furnace that one of the breakers for the electric coils is off with a note saying "Leave breaker off". After cleaning out the blower for ...
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Furnace blower motor starts but then starts clicking and eventually stops with a loud buzz
I have a Bryant furnace with a multi-speed blower. Yesterday I just replaced the capacitor and confirmed it is still working. The furnace turns on fine and the blower motor starts up when expected. ...
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Could my furnace be leaking due to condensation neutralizer?
I posted this and the main suspect was condensation pump but after troubleshooting, the pump is working fine (tested standalone). Now I wonder if the leak could be due to the condensation neutralizer; ...
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HVAC York diamond 80 furnace A/C
So I have a York diamond 80 furnace and the motherboard burned out so Lowe’s came and replaced it. I’ve been using the heater because it’s winter right now but the other day I accidentally hit the ...
