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It was 55 degrees in my house this morning
By: dinkleburg Date: December 25, 2020, 12:03 pm
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Luckily, I had a new hot surface ignitor on the shelf for just
such an eventuality.
Having to call a hvac technician in on Christmas day would have
sucked.
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Re: It was 55 degrees in my house this morning
By: AJ Date: December 25, 2020, 2:34 pm
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[quote author=dinkleburg link=topic=712.msg6341#msg6341
date=1608919420]
Luckily, I had a new hot surface ignitor on the shelf for just
such an eventuality.
Having to call a hvac technician in on Christmas day would have
sucked.
[/quote]
Glad you had the tech available in your head and your backstock
to keep the home fires burning!
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Re: It was 55 degrees in my house this morning
By: dinkleburg Date: December 25, 2020, 4:35 pm
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[quote author=AJ link=topic=712.msg6342#msg6342 date=1608928459]
[quote author=dinkleburg link=topic=712.msg6341#msg6341
date=1608919420]
Luckily, I had a new hot surface ignitor on the shelf for just
such an eventuality.
Having to call a hvac technician in on Christmas day would have
sucked.
[/quote]
Glad you had the tech available in your head and your backstock
to keep the home fires burning!
[/quote]
Two or three years ago I Googled the most common failures for my
style of furnace, and the two that came up were the flame sensor
and the ignitor. Both parts cost less than $100 combined, so it
seemed like not a bad idea to have one of each kicking around,
just in case. They're both really easy do replace, too. A couple
of screws and a Molex connector. Tuesday I shall go to the parts
store and pick up another ignitor.
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Re: It was 55 degrees in my house this morning
By: AJ Date: December 25, 2020, 7:25 pm
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[quote author=dinkleburg link=topic=712.msg6343#msg6343
date=1608935734]
[quote author=AJ link=topic=712.msg6342#msg6342 date=1608928459]
[quote author=dinkleburg link=topic=712.msg6341#msg6341
date=1608919420]
Luckily, I had a new hot surface ignitor on the shelf for just
such an eventuality.
Having to call a hvac technician in on Christmas day would have
sucked.
[/quote]
Glad you had the tech available in your head and your backstock
to keep the home fires burning!
[/quote]
Pays to think ahead. I have a gas furnace, but no spare parts
handy for it beyond capacitors for the blower motor, which I use
regularly for smaller condenser fan motors on the job. But
heating is not generally emergency situation down here.
Two or three years ago I Googled the most common failures for my
style of furnace, and the two that came up were the flame sensor
and the ignitor. Both parts cost less than $100 combined, so it
seemed like not a bad idea to have one of each kicking around,
just in case. They're both really easy do replace, too. A couple
of screws and a Molex connector. Tuesday I shall go to the parts
store and pick up another ignitor.
[/quote]
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