Trane Air Handler runs continually
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03-18-15, 09:00 AM
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Trane Air Handler runs continually
2 story house with full basement, built 2012. Trane components. Heat pump and a.c. units outside. Gas-fired furnace in basement, air handler in the attic. 2 zones. Basement and 1st floor on zone 1. Upstairs is zone 2.
The air handler in the attic will not shut off. All the thermostats are off, but it still pushes air through the upstairs registers.
When the upstairs thermostat was on, it pushed air, even when the actual temp was above the thermostat setting. The thermostat fan is set at auto at all times. I pulled the breaker for the air handler and left it off for 30 minutes, but the handler started up as soon as I threw the breaker back on. Thoughts?
The air handler in the attic will not shut off. All the thermostats are off, but it still pushes air through the upstairs registers.
When the upstairs thermostat was on, it pushed air, even when the actual temp was above the thermostat setting. The thermostat fan is set at auto at all times. I pulled the breaker for the air handler and left it off for 30 minutes, but the handler started up as soon as I threw the breaker back on. Thoughts?
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03-18-15, 09:49 AM
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03-18-15, 10:52 AM
Those numbers are a bit confusing. Both describe 2 different furnaces. The UC is a gas furnace. The TEC is electric. The TEC uses a relay to start the fan, the UC uses a control board. Is there a gas line going to the furnace.
Try removing the G wire in the furnace and see if that stops the fan. Let us know what happens.
Try removing the G wire in the furnace and see if that stops the fan. Let us know what happens.
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03-18-15, 12:31 PM
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My bad, gave the wrong model number of the furnace.
Got this inside the front panel that hides the motor....tuc1b080a9421ae.
It is a natural gas unit and the air handler is electric. It does have a refrigerant that connects to the outside a.c. unit.
By g wire, I assume you mean the green ground wire? It is screwed to the back panel that the furnace blower motor is attached to.
Got this inside the front panel that hides the motor....tuc1b080a9421ae.
It is a natural gas unit and the air handler is electric. It does have a refrigerant that connects to the outside a.c. unit.
By g wire, I assume you mean the green ground wire? It is screwed to the back panel that the furnace blower motor is attached to.
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03-19-15, 09:44 AM
Are you sure that while the thermostats are off the fan is also off? Only reason I ask is I recently had a new Heat pump / Gas furnace installed and I purposely set the fan to always be on. This is set very low so you can barely hear it but having continual airflow through the house helps to keep the temperature balanced. Maybe they did something similar with yours?
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03-21-15, 09:12 AM
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I pulled the g wire on the furnace control panel, but the air handler continues to run.
Shaun4912.....i see your point, but the continual running is a new issue.
Shaun4912.....i see your point, but the continual running is a new issue.
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03-24-15, 12:07 PM
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i've been browsing parts and i see that the air handler has a control board similar to the control board in the furnace unit. which would be the more likely culprit? before i start ordering stuff, would it be worth pulling the g wire in the air handler control board, or is that function handled at the furnace unit?
