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Furnace not starting all the time on the first try? diyme 01-16-2007
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Posted by diyme on January 16, 2007, 11:03 am



furnace exhaust fan turns on... then the heating element lights up....
then the
gas ignites breafly and then gas shuts off..then the fan stays
on and it starts
the process all over until it lights. most of the time
it lights on the second
time.
It does not do this all the time but more then we like.
Why is this happening?? Can we fix this or do we need to call someone?
Goodman installed in late 1998.




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diyme

Real Goods Solar, Inc.
Posted by Tony Hwang on January 16, 2007, 11:45 am


diyme wrote:
> furnace exhaust fan turns on... then the heating element lights up....
> then the gas ignites breafly and then gas shuts off..then the fan stays
> on and it starts the process all over until it lights. most of the time
> it lights on the second time.
> It does not do this all the time but more then we like.
> Why is this happening?? Can we fix this or do we need to call someone?
> Goodman installed in late 1998.
>
>
>
>
Hi,
Two things to check; flame sensor and inducer pressure switch.
Sensor can have a fine surface rust causing intermittent operation,
switch can have a debris in the hose.

Posted by blueman3333 on January 19, 2007, 9:58 am


> diyme wrote:
> > furnace exhaust fan turns on... then the heating element lights up....
> > then the gas ignites breafly and then gas shuts off..then the fan stays
> > on and it starts the process all over until it lights. most of the time
> > it lights on the second time.
> > It does not do this all the time but more then we like.
> > Why is this happening?? Can we fix this or do we need to call someone?
> > Goodman installed in late 1998.
> >
> Hi,
> Two things to check; flame sensor and inducer pressure switch.
> Sensor can have a fine surface rust causing intermittent operation,
> switch can have a debris in the hose.

I just went through a perhaps similar problem. Ended up being a problem with
the condensate drain lines. Combination of blockage in the line
leading from the ventor motor exhaust port to the trap and a slight
slope in the distal end of the condensate tubing just before it
entered the condensate pump. These combined to cause the inducer
pressure switch to shut off after condensate started
accumulating.

However, if problem is that the flame first shuts off almost
immediately but then burns properly for a sustained period the second
time, it probably is not a condensate blockage problem. Since
condensate blockage should build up more the longer the flame burns.

Posted by Cheri on January 16, 2007, 12:29 pm



diyme wrote in message ...
>
>furnace exhaust fan turns on... then the heating element lights up....
>then the gas ignites breafly and then gas shuts off..then the fan stays
>on and it starts the process all over until it lights. most of the time
>it lights on the second time.
>It does not do this all the time but more then we like.
>Why is this happening?? Can we fix this or do we need to call someone?
>Goodman installed in late 1998.

The tech told me yesterday that the fan would always run, even if the
burner doesn't stay lit. Sometimes with mine, the fan would run for an
hour or so, blowing cold air, before it would light and stay lit. I
would only know that happened when it started getting warm in the house.
I'm having mine fixed in the next couple of days when the parts come in,
so if I learn anything about my problem, I'll post it and maybe it will
help you.

Cheri



Posted by on January 16, 2007, 12:31 pm


I just went rhough this on my Amana furnace. Cleaning the flame sensor
did the trick and stopped it from going into lockout with the fan
running constantly.

Cheri wrote:
> diyme wrote in message ...
> >
> >furnace exhaust fan turns on... then the heating element lights up....
> >then the gas ignites breafly and then gas shuts off..then the fan stays
> >on and it starts the process all over until it lights. most of the time
> >it lights on the second time.
> >It does not do this all the time but more then we like.
> >Why is this happening?? Can we fix this or do we need to call someone?
> >Goodman installed in late 1998.
>
> The tech told me yesterday that the fan would always run, even if the
> burner doesn't stay lit. Sometimes with mine, the fan would run for an
> hour or so, blowing cold air, before it would light and stay lit. I
> would only know that happened when it started getting warm in the house.
> I'm having mine fixed in the next couple of days when the parts come in,
> so if I learn anything about my problem, I'll post it and maybe it will
> help you.
>
> Cheri


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