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| Central AC Unit | 11/9/2009 | Jim Barnhart |
Q: I have a Goodman Manuf. Central AC unit model # CK36-1A Seriel # 9304161326. I would like to know ...
A: Mike, It's a three ton condensing unit. One ton of cooling equals 12,000 BTU's of cooling. Your unit ...
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| Electric Furnace with strange cycle | 11/9/2009 | john t. borgman |
Q: I have a airforce central heat/air conditioning. The Furnace is a YORK model N4AHD14A06A (located ...
A: Thong, It sounds like you probably have a mechanical fan/limit switch that is in need of ...
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| Electric Furnace running strange cycle | 11/9/2009 | kdgrayson@gmail.com |
Q: I have a airforce central heat/air conditioning. The Furnace is a YORK model N4AHD14A06A (located ...
A: Heat pumps typically are time intiated , time terminated, I ahve yet to see a temp delay on a heat ...
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| Kenmore 106.57262791 water filter | 11/9/2009 | Marcus - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Expert |
Q: My husband has torn this thing apart, and we are unable to find where the water filter is so that we ...
A: Leaha, The filter is in newer refrigerators is either built into the unit and is on the ...
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| humidity in house | 11/9/2009 | john t. borgman |
Q: I recently purchased a house and am noticing a problem with very humid air in the house. The windows ...
A: Nick, No, windows , being a better grade I assume will just make it worse. What form of heat do ...
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| Central AC Unit | 11/8/2009 | Jim Barnhart |
Q: I have a Goodman Manuf. Central AC unit model # CK36-1A Seriel # 9304161326. I would like to know ...
A: Mike, Goodman can change a model number every year, maybe even two or three times a year, I'd have a ...
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| Trane XB1000 | 11/8/2009 | kdgrayson@gmail.com |
Q: My Trane XB1000 outside units fan does not spin when the AC is on. It makes normal noise for about ...
A: your motr is most likely bad, seeing as you already replaced the cap, not expensive if you do it! ...
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| THERMOSTAT WIRE COLOR OREINTAION | 11/8/2009 | Craig HVAC Expert |
Q: WHAT DOES RED, YELLOW,ECT. STAT WIRE GO TO. LIKE YELLOW IS COMPRESSOR/ FOR HEAT PUMP AND STRAIGHT ...
A: The typical wiring is Red to R (hot) Green to G (fan) Yellow to Y (cool) white to w or E ...
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| compressor terminals | 11/8/2009 | Marcus - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Expert |
Q: Hey, recently I tried to run a compressor, but I found that some wires were burned, and the ...
A: Argelio, Make sure that you do have the correct voltage at the compressor . You really ...
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| AC blower turns on by itself | 11/8/2009 | Howard Livingston |
Q: With the fan switched to auto, heating and cooling in off position. the fan intermittently turns on ...
A: Wow, Ralh, thats really weird. A circuit board controlled furnace has a timed circuit for blower ...
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| AC compressor and furnace ton ratings | 11/8/2009 | Joe |
Q: I'm in the process of replacing my 22-year old Lennox split system Central Air Conditioner with gas ...
A: Harvey, The furnaces are rated to accommodate up to a certain tonnage coil.In order to qualify for ...
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| Compressor matching air handler | 11/8/2009 | john t. borgman |
Q: John, You're so helpful I need to ask you another question. I have a 3 Ton Luxaire Compressor and ...
A: Hey Scott, What that means is that you have an air handler capable of 1,600 cfm or air across the ...
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| Trane XE80 won't fire up | 11/7/2009 | kdgrayson@gmail.com |
Q: I'm helping a friend with her Trane XE80 furnace. It displays a 9 flash error code which indicates ...
A: Assuming all safeties are closed , with voltage applied there will be an amp draw , if its trying to ...
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| Power Relay Board location | 11/7/2009 | Eric Campion |
Q: Where is the power relay board located on a JennAir SVD48600W? I have a schematic but it doesn't ...
A: Pull the unit away from the wall and remove the rear cover. As far as replacing the ...
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| furnace serial number question | 11/7/2009 | Eric Campion |
Q: I had a Trane XV90 installed about 4.5 years ago. The person who installed it said his boss had a ...
A: Unfortunately our expertise is with Major Home Appliances only. This would include washers, dryers, ...
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| Rewiring a Coleman Elec. Furnance | 11/7/2009 | Eric Campion |
Q: I have a Coleman Electric Furnace model 3500a, it has the controls on the furnace. I want to ...
A: Unfortunately our expertise is with Major Home Appliances only. This would include washers, dryers, ...
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| ac and furnace blower | 11/7/2009 | Joe |
Q: i have a nordyne heating furnace and the blower motor continue to run in off position or auto the ...
A: Martha, you don't say how old unit is.One possibility is that the fan relay contacts point welded ...
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| Boiler related question | 11/7/2009 | Mike Reavis |
Q: I have a question related to troubleshooting my boiler. There is a vertical glass tube with valves ...
A: What you have described does not sound too unusual. Steam heat systems require a special technician ...
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| Trane XR90 Will not turn on. | 11/7/2009 | Howard Livingston |
Q: I recently installed a programable thermostat for my Trane XR90 furnace. Once it was installed, I ...
A: And here you thought you were improving the tstat, huh ?? It happens, Michael. You need to test ...
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| Central heating | 11/7/2009 | john t. borgman |
Q: my central heating system is 3 months old and 2 months ago i have changed the thermostat to a ...
A: Niles, When you open the door you stop power to the circuit board and it clears any faults, or ...
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| Gaffers Sattler furnance model ACD12-U100 | 11/6/2009 | Howard Livingston |
Q: The pilot had blown out during a Santa Ana wind without me knowing it. When I tried to turn on the ...
A: Well Steve, the favorite question is : Did you turn the gas valve knob to "ON" after lighting the ...
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| Double Oven Model 911.48065 Sears/Kenmore | 11/6/2009 | Eric Campion |
Q: I have a Sears/Kenmore Double 27" Upper Convection Built-In Wall Oven, Model # 911.48065 (White). ...
A: It's time to figure out which component is causing the problem. You will need to cut power and then ...
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| Gaffers Sattler furnance model ACD12-U100 | 11/6/2009 | Eric Campion |
Q: The pilot had blown out during a Santa Ana wind without me knowing it. When I tried to turn on the ...
A: Unfortunately our expertise is with Major Home Appliances only. This would include washers, dryers, ...
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| air conditioner | 11/6/2009 | john t. borgman |
Q: I currently have a 4 ton 14 seer Rheem bought in 1998. Then handler and the condensing unit are ...
A: Lisa, Sounds like you have an air flow problem or the unit is not charged correctly. That TXV ...
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| Furnace burner not lighting | 11/6/2009 | Howard Livingston |
Q: I have a Carrier 58PAV/RAV upflow HVAC unit...when I adjust the thermostat, the unit kicks on, the ...
A: Don't have knowledge of those codes Derrick. Could be a failed igniter or a pressure switch. Try ...
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| Flush refrigerant lines/ copper vs. steel coil | 11/6/2009 | Craig HVAC Expert |
Q: We have 4 contractor quotes on replacing our 15 year old central A/C. One contractor said he ...
A: It is a requirement to change the lines or flush them out when going from a R-22 system to ...
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| Trane xr90 pressure switch fault | 11/6/2009 | Eric Campion |
Q: my furnace would not start up tonight. I looked and found the flash code 3 from the display. ...
A: Unfortunately our expertise is with Major Home Appliances only. This would include washers, dryers, ...
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| Wiring of a Condensate Pump to my System | 11/6/2009 | Norval Trimborn |
Q: I have a question regarding the wiring of a safety switch of a condensate pump to my residential ...
A: If the pump must work both summer and winter you would have to break the "R" wire with the safety ...
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| armstrong gaspack | 11/6/2009 | Joe |
Q: I HAVE AN 80% package unit that when turned to heat combustion air motor comes on pressure switch ...
A: Lisa, The only thing I can think of is possible your gas pressure is not correct. 3.5" for natural ...
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| york 4 ton, loose wire(ground) | 11/5/2009 | Eric Campion |
Q: I have a york 4 ton model h4dh048s06a, on my fan outside i noticed a loose black wire that my puppy ...
A: Unfortunately our expertise is with Major Home Appliances only. This would include washers, dryers, ...
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| Radiant Baseboard Bangs! | 11/5/2009 | Mike Reavis |
Q: We have a boiler system that heats our 1 and 1/2 story home. We haven't had any problems with it ...
A: If you make your hot water for your taps from the boiler that you heat the house with you will have ...
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| Heat pump fan problem | 11/5/2009 | Eric Campion |
Q: Appliance info: TRANE High Efficiency Weathertron Heat Pump XE1000 Model: TWR024C100A2 Made in 1999 ...
A: Unfortunately our expertise is with Major Home Appliances only. This would include washers, dryers, ...
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| No air blowing out through the vents | 11/5/2009 | Craig HVAC Expert |
Q: Currently, when I turn on my furnace, the thermostat shows that it's on and there is heat coming out ...
A: With variations on the way different units are controlled internally, without the model number it ...
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| Tappan Gas Stove Series 110 | 11/5/2009 | Eric Campion |
Q: The oven quit working on my Tappan gas stove series 110. The burners still work. I saw from a ...
A: You have aq simplistic oven....a single burner tube with an overn ignitor. When you call for oven ...
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| Trane vs Rheem | 11/5/2009 | Jim Barnhart |
Q: Good Morning, We are needing to replace our 9 year old Bryant furnace due to a cracked heat ...
A: Sue, There are a hundred or so different brands of furnaces, each brand has about fifty or more ...
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| Min. distance between supply and return? | 11/5/2009 | Fred Weldin |
Q: sir. I'm hoping you can give me some assistance with a problem I'm having with a new home ...
A: Doug: Let's start with the thermostat in the hall: The stair to the first floor is also in the ...
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| Heat Pump defrosting often | 11/5/2009 | Joe |
Q: Joe, I have a two story 2300 sq ft home on a slab in central Indiana. Split Bryant heat pump ...
A: Brett, Should not be initiating a defrost every 5 minutes, on the board of the outside unit The ...
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| Heat will not operate in auto fan mode | 11/5/2009 | Norval Trimborn |
Q: I have central air with "strip heat" in my home. I replaced my old thermostat with a new ...
A: There is normally either a switch(physical) inside the thermostat or a setup option(programming) to ...
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| heating unit | 11/5/2009 | Jim Barnhart |
Q: we have frazer johnston high effiency heating unit. gas does not blow up first and second time of ...
A: John, I'm not sure what you mean by "gas blow up"? To me "blow up" means "explode" which can't be a ...
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| nordyne heater E2EB015HA | 11/5/2009 | Howard Livingston |
Q: The elements are getting hot but part of the time the blower will not come on. What controls the ...
A: Something fishy here. Need to test just the motor. Remove the motor & blower case. I just cut the ...
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