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12-07-08, 01:42 PM
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Posted By pflor

More info is needed to get a good mental image of...

More info is needed to get a good mental image of what system you have there.

You seem to have either a standing pilot OR an intermittent pilot ignition system. Hard to tell since you have not...
03-09-08, 04:25 PM
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Posted By pflor

Dixie: The guy that checked your furnace...

Dixie:
The guy that checked your furnace does not know what he's talking about. For one simple reason: if that furnace was, as that "bad tech" put it (he surely should be called something worse...
03-02-08, 06:10 PM
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Posted By pflor

It'll be hard for you to try the candle test b/c...

It'll be hard for you to try the candle test b/c of the wind. Remember, your unit is in your backyard, exposed to the outdoors and winds. This test will work with a unit in a closet or in a...
03-02-08, 05:58 PM
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Posted By pflor

A dangerous level of Carbon Monoxide (CO)...

A dangerous level of Carbon Monoxide (CO) develops when the burners do not have sufficient air for combustion. Your unit is an outdoor packaged system, it has plenty of air for combustion. CO...
03-02-08, 02:25 PM
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Posted By pflor

Because of the age of this unit and the rust one...

Because of the age of this unit and the rust one can see all around, it is possible that there's a cracked heat exchanger here, but only using a scope one could have complete certainty about it....
02-20-08, 12:31 PM
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Posted By pflor

Thanks for the update. Do not make much out...

Thanks for the update.

Do not make much out of reading 26+ volts instead of 24V. 24 is a nominal value only, transformers typically put out voltages higher than 24V. Say, 26-to-28V, are not...
02-20-08, 01:44 AM
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Posted By pflor

Yup...your last pic shows it all. The controls...

Yup...your last pic shows it all. The controls in your unit are just like the schematic you photographed shows them to be. In other words, Pressure AND rollout switches in series with each other...
02-19-08, 05:02 PM
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Posted By pflor

voltages BK-W & BL-W

If you don't mind, with the furnace up and running, pls kindly take the readings I asked you to take (on that previous post of mine in the afternoon)...b/c it really bugs my mind :p and I'd like to...
02-19-08, 04:46 PM
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Posted By pflor

Dixie: Just came back from a dental...

Dixie:
Just came back from a dental appointment.

You sure have it running. Obviously I'm wrong in my assessment of the voltages expected between BK and W as well as BL and W. Is it...
02-19-08, 10:34 AM
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Posted By pflor

Dixie...I'm at work, our firewall here won't...

Dixie...I'm at work, our firewall here won't allow me access to photos/pics (neither receive/see them, nor send them), so I'm going to try helping you with written directions only, until I get back...
02-19-08, 03:07 AM
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Posted By pflor

Hi again... The thermostat wiring looks...

Hi again...
The thermostat wiring looks good. 4 wires (red=r, yellow=y, green=g, white=w). I imagine you just did a tit-for-tat swap using the old t-stat as a reference. In other words, if the...
02-11-08, 11:13 AM
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Posted By pflor

I like these: ...

I like these:
http://customer.honeywell.com/TechLit/pdf/50-0000s/50-9278.pdf
But anything would do. Just make sure is compatible with gas heat and central a.c.
02-11-08, 09:11 AM
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Posted By pflor

DixieH: The unit is firing and doing so quite...

DixieH:
The unit is firing and doing so quite well (from what you have just reported). The board is thereby O.K., it is "not" fried.

The problem is somewhere between the thermostat inside the...
02-11-08, 12:51 AM
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Posted By pflor

Well...:p ...since the whole furnace came ON,...

Well...:p ...since the whole furnace came ON, there's likely no need for all the multi-step troubleshooting I mentioned a few postings ago. The inducer, module, smart valve and ignitor are all doing...
02-10-08, 05:42 PM
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Posted By pflor

Did the furnace light-up? or was it the pilot...

Did the furnace light-up? or was it the pilot burner that lighted-up? Don't forget to remove the jumper!!! and when you try again tomorrow, I want to know how long does the furnace stays firing. ...
02-10-08, 04:27 PM
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Posted By pflor

We're on a roll... I've been able to find out...

We're on a roll...
I've been able to find out just about everything regarding your unit. The website below would help you do the same to keep copies of them (they are PDF files)...
02-10-08, 01:57 PM
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Posted By pflor

correction

On my previous posting (#13), item-1 says that the module has 5-number and 6-letter terminals. Actually, is the opposite, 6-number (1-thru-6) and 5-letter terminals is what you have there.
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02-10-08, 09:28 AM
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Posted By pflor

O.K. let's see if I leave you with some tests to...

O.K. let's see if I leave you with some tests to perform before I run out of the house for Church and later a soccer game of my son...

1- Let's check to see if the module is doing its share of...
02-10-08, 05:34 AM
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Posted By pflor

Great pics., I'll be getting back to you in the...

Great pics., I'll be getting back to you in the course of the day with feedback
02-09-08, 04:06 PM
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Posted By pflor

DixieH, I'm away from home at friends'...

DixieH, I'm away from home at friends' house...this P.C. does not have the software I have in mine. I'm leaving out for dinner & social. I'm attaching a PDF file from Honeywell. look at pgs 6 &...
02-09-08, 12:48 PM
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Posted By pflor

I still would love to see the schematic for this...

I still would love to see the schematic for this unit (if you could find it, of course). Else, we'll just keep shooting darts until we get to the bottom of this problem. One way or the other.
02-09-08, 12:45 PM
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Posted By pflor

Yes, yes and yes...excellent troubleshooting. ...

Yes, yes and yes...excellent troubleshooting.

#1 yes - your first picture shows indeed the inducer blower motor (which you report as operating properly)

#2 yes - 2nd pic is the ignitor/pilot...
02-09-08, 04:55 AM
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Posted By pflor

http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?t=334...

http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?t=334473

From your picture, if you follow the gas line (which shows going under the unit), at the very end of it is the gas valve.

Also, click on...
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