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anyone here a HVAC repair person? My heat's out
after a crappy day at work, I come home, and it's 58 degrees in the house.
I dont know jack about gas heat. . . and could use some help
I'm in Broomfield
or can anyone recommend a company that I should call?
I would joke about paying your gas bill, BUT thats not even funny ITS FRICKEN COLD!!! I wish I could help.
Check your pilot and see if it is on and that you have power to the furnace. If the gas is on, you have an electrical issue. If it isn't, make sure your release valve didn't somehow get turned off. If the gas valve is still on but you have no pilot, they shut off your gas, or well your pilot went out and you just need to relite it. If your furnace clicks on or begins the start cycle, but does not fire up, you probably have an ignitor that is acting up. You can in that case take that out and scrub them off with fine sandpaper or steel wool and put it back in and it will turn back on. If that is not it, you need to call someone because parts will need to be replaced.
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Oh man, I feel for you. Ours went out the other day and our house was 51 when I woke up. It was the ignitor which was an easy fix but the part took a while to get here- those were a cold few days. I just googled the model and symtoms and then started testing where power was and wasnt. Good luck!
my heat went out when i lived in OKC, i woke up at 6:30 in the morning and the temp in the apt was 40
What spyder said. Also, if the blower shuts down right after the burner kicks on it's usually a dirty flame sensor.
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PM'd you a contactOriginally Posted by JoeT
Gas is on. . . I have 2 gas fireplaces and they are working, so I'll have heat in the living room and master bedroom. The "good news" is that my wife and kids are away until Saturday so it's just me that's cold.
In checking the furnace I have an error for "high limit" I shut electrical, and pilot gave it a few minutes and the code reset.
I had heat for about 2 minutes and then out again. This sucks!!
High limit usually means too small of vent or dirty vent which cause excessive heat. Open all the vents through out the house... see if that works first. Then check filter (dirty?), damper etc etc etc.
2 things usually poke you (if not pilot) Your system may not have a pilot and use an auto-ignition (bright glowig box when trying to start up):
1. Dirty filter - DP (differential pressure) is too great, tripping the switch - you can removed the filter for 1 night, get new one ASAP.
2. Temp probe has a bunch of shit on it, indicated by tan to toasted marshmallow look - Turn off system - Remove probe and hit with light sand paper, to shiney metalic look. Turn system back on and try. If the unit wants to run and even clicks on, fires the gas and then shuts off, I'd clean it.
-two shoes
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