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Posted by geoman on December 16, 2006, 10:55 am
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>> wrote:
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>>>>I have a Trane XR90 Condensing Furnace that was installed in a newly
>>>> constructed house in mid-2003. The ignitor (or "igniter, depending on
>>>> who is spelling) has been a constant problem. I've had it replaced it
>>>> once year. The first two times were blamed on gas supply being
>>>> interruptions and the ignitor gettting heated up and cooling down
>>>> repteadly. This time there has been no supply interruption. The ignitor
>>>> is just "bad". I get no satisfactory explanation for this, especially
>>>> when this type of ignitor (silicon nitride) is supposed to last for
>>>> years.
>>>>
>>>> To compound the aggrevation, this time the part is out of stock. So
>>>> while I wait in the chill air of my den for Monday to roll around, I
>>>> started surfing the web to see how hard the part (Trane's part number
>>>> IGN00117) is to find and how much it costs. Last year I was charged
>>>> $336 for the part and $99 for installation. It appears to me that the
>>>> price for the part was grossly overstated. But before I go all
>>>> ballistic on some hard working service tech, I'd like to know if I am
>>>> right.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone with any thoughts ??
>>>>
>>>> Martin
>>>> Millers Island, Maryland
>>>
>>>Is your basement very damp in the summer time- the only time we have
>>>problems with this igniter seems to be tropical basements. You may have
>>>other inherent issues causing this- your tech should investigate further
>>>including talking with the factory. 2003? can you say warrenty!
>>>
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>> Warrenty?
>> Warranty dont mean diddly.
>> I just did a warranty igniter on a 2 yr old Goodman that I didnt
>> install the furnace. It still cost him $124. I still charge a
>> trip/diagnostic fee and a warranty igniter fee. You dont think Im
>> going to drive my stocked service van to a customers home,diagnose it,
>> and install the part for "Warranty" do you? He's lucky he got any
>> warranty at all. Luckily, I found which wholesaler sold the furnace so
>> I could return the warranty part. Otherwise, my local Johnstone
>> Goodman dealer wants to charge a $25 warranty processing fee since the
>> furnace didnt come from them.
>> Gotta love Goodman. Money in my pocket.
>> Bubba
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> Agreed- he would have got the diagnostic/trip fee but the fucking igniter
> wouldn't have cost 336$ and if he had parts and labor warrenty, trane /
> american standard would have picked up some of this even though their
> reimbursement is pathetic .
Best not get testy with my little buddy here, I'll have to jump in if you
do. LOL!
Marks correct, we have had problems up to yesterday only with tropical
conditions, I'm begining to think it may be a mold coating that is
developing on them and causing them to overheat and actually explode at
times. Broken into hundreds of pieces.
If the Trane is a Variable speed it is under warranty for three years,
including labor
As I stated, we only had problems with it in Tropical conditions until
yesterday at 2Pm. Recieved a call from Dave R and he stated that in his
brand new house he's had to change it out every year for seven years since
he bought the place and decided to call us to get an answer, I have non.
My question is this, the ignitor from Trane/American Standard is rated at 80
volts, whats up with this? Power too it is 120 volts !
THis type ignitor is made by White Rodgers in Mexico, it was promised to be
the answer to all the ignitor problems, we were suppose to be able to take
one thats heated and plunge it into a four by four and it wouldn't break.
PURE BS from White Rogers as always.
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