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Originally Posted by gassy View Post
So on the coldest day of the year my furnace kicks. Bullet points to make an easier read.

• Automatic pilot--no match needed.
• Go thru all the motions--funace starts, gass attempts to light three times and whole unit then shuts off.
• During this I see no spark whatsoever...
• ?
• Have an appointment for 7:30 tomorrow am. We're at 60 now but it's dropping. outside temps of -1.
any ideas?
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You may need to clean the flame sensor. What kind of unit is it? How old is it? Go to youtube and search for a video on cleaning the flame sensor.

On my carrier unit (9 years old) I normally clean the flame sensor at the beginnng of the heating season. You can use a fine steel wool to remove the soot that builds up on it. One screw is all it takes to remove the flame sensor. 5 minute job, but if you have it service at a minimum 100 bucks.

Do your furnance used a spark ignition or a hot surface ignitor to ignite the gas (I'm assuming we are talking about gas)?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMDiQhaXSt4

Hey you're just a couple of click from my location.

Last edited by ruf-porsche; 01-15-2009 at 09:43 AM..
Old 01-15-2009, 09:16 AM
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