Furnace Problems?
#6
Pull the front door off and see what it's doing when it tries to ignite. There is preobably a cut switch so it will not ignite when the front door is off but just hold that switch down. On Lennox furnaces, it's a little rocker type switch, so it's very easy to bypass.
You should hear the blower fan come on for about 30 seconds, then the gas valve will click and the ignition will spark a second later. If it doesn't fire in a few seconds, release the switch to shut the furnace down. Wait 10 minutes and try again.
Are you sure there's gas? I've used a grill lighter, long handled lighter, to shoot a flame in there by the ingiter and see if it fires. If it does, you know the ignitor is bad, if it doesn't, the gas valve is probably bad. If this is the first time the furnace is started this season, it may take a few tries to fire it up. I've been to many house calls when the furnace would not light on the first cold night. Reason being the gas in the gas line has gotten old it will not ignite. After a few tries, fresh gas has gotten to the furnace and it fire up.
Good luck....
You should hear the blower fan come on for about 30 seconds, then the gas valve will click and the ignition will spark a second later. If it doesn't fire in a few seconds, release the switch to shut the furnace down. Wait 10 minutes and try again.
Are you sure there's gas? I've used a grill lighter, long handled lighter, to shoot a flame in there by the ingiter and see if it fires. If it does, you know the ignitor is bad, if it doesn't, the gas valve is probably bad. If this is the first time the furnace is started this season, it may take a few tries to fire it up. I've been to many house calls when the furnace would not light on the first cold night. Reason being the gas in the gas line has gotten old it will not ignite. After a few tries, fresh gas has gotten to the furnace and it fire up.
Good luck....
#7
You should hear the blower fan come on for about 30 seconds,
then the gas valve will click
and the ignition will spark a second later.
If it doesn't fire in a few seconds, release the switch to shut the furnace down. Wait 10 minutes and try again.
Are you sure there's gas?
I've used a grill lighter, long handled lighter, to shoot a flame in there by the ingiter and see if it fires.
If it does, you know the ignitor is bad, if it doesn't, the gas valve is probably bad.
If this is the first time the furnace is started this season, it may take a few tries to fire it up. I've been to many house calls when the furnace would not light on the first cold night. Reason being the gas in the gas line has gotten old it will not ignite. After a few tries, fresh gas has gotten to the furnace and it fire up.
Good luck....
thanks, I'll need it!
#8
Originally Posted by tfhuth' date='Oct 16 2003, 10:00 AM
Hey Sinful,
I've heard those ignitors go bad.
Do you here the ignitor "clicking" trying to ignite?
Tom
I've heard those ignitors go bad.
Do you here the ignitor "clicking" trying to ignite?
Tom
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