WHY IS IT SO FREEZING COLD IN THE HOUSE? - Page 4

infinite monkey · 11-01-2011, 11:37 AM

Should the blower be plugged in?

To make sure i have this:

Everything should be turned on as if it's working? There's switch for fan that says "Off On Auto." I have it set to auto, the furnace all the way down, but the blower unplugged (the plug is inside the furnace)

wolf · 11-01-2011, 11:46 AM

Sounds like you just have to deal with the little gremlin that keeps popping up to blow out the pilot light as soon as it's lit.

Nirvana · 11-01-2011, 11:50 AM

Pictures of the HVAC guy

coming soon. I would only be assuming that the blower should be plugged in. Most furnaces have pilot lighting instructions on the unit. I have lit my own pilot and changed the ignition control sensor. No other expertise is to be had from me

infinite monkey · 11-01-2011, 11:51 AM

You should see the directions on the furnace. They have no relevance to the layperson at ALL! I doubt they have relevance to the HVAC dude.

classicman · 11-01-2011, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Sounds like you just have to deal with the little gremlin

Treat him like a hobo

footfootfoot · 11-01-2011, 12:34 PM

Have you told us the make and model number of the furnace?

infinite monkey · 11-01-2011, 12:36 PM

No, someone asked earlier and I don't remember. I know there was hardly anything on the net...pretty obscure.

Sundae · 11-01-2011, 12:48 PM

When faced with real life hobos, Infi is a pussycat.
She'd clothe and feed gremlins...

infinite monkey · 11-01-2011, 12:48 PM

pussycat = pushover.

Undertoad · 11-01-2011, 01:27 PM

Quote:

I know there was hardly anything on the net...pretty obscure.

Did you check the whole net?

infinite monkey · 11-01-2011, 01:29 PM

There's a hole in the net? Does it lead to other, older nets, where a circa 1940-50 furnace site resides?

I don't know. I used the google.

BigV · 11-01-2011, 01:29 PM

what about the net holes?

infinite monkey · 11-01-2011, 01:31 PM

I only know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.

BigV · 11-01-2011, 01:37 PM

srlsy?

I love fixing things. this kind of problem is right up my alley. but .. no pics. no model number. many important, likely critical details missing. makes it impossible to do more than simply random guess.

furnaces, especially old ones, and I have an old one in an old house, are notoriously ... idiosyncratic. some are utterly unique. between my hot water heater (gas) and the furnace (gas), dryer (gas) all the things described here applied at one time or another to get them hot again. dark, LONG burning of the match/candle/wand lighter, press and hold ignition button, coldness, frustration, switches, double switches.

The last thing that worked for my furnace was to flip the position of a regular light switch looking switch on the side of the furnace. No label. clearly not part of the original installation, much less the fucking furnace (it's a plastic switch plate in putty, the same as you'll see in a million new constructions around the world). changing the position of that switch, and doiing a hundred other things made the difference.

It's hard bordering on impossible. don't beat yourself up. it may be broken (or otherwise in need of service). The shit is hard. We / I could be of more help with more info, even poor pictures. Try for using the macro/flower setting if possible, and you needn't put your head in there, just the camera. More info, please!

footfootfoot · 11-01-2011, 01:46 PM

Big V is ready for a ROAD TRIP!!!

11-01-2011, 11:46 AM	#47
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11-01-2011, 12:34 PM	#51
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Have you told us the make and model number of the furnace? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-01-2011, 12:48 PM	#53
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11-01-2011, 01:29 PM	#57
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	what about the net holes? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-01-2011, 01:31 PM	#58
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I only know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall. Last edited by infinite monkey; 11-01-2011 at 01:31 PM. Reason: Alfred...hahahhahahahaha!

11-01-2011, 11:37 AM	#46
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Should the blower be plugged in? To make sure i have this: Everything should be turned on as if it's working? There's switch for fan that says "Off On Auto." I have it set to auto, the furnace all the way down, but the blower unplugged (the plug is inside the furnace)

11-01-2011, 11:50 AM	#48
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Pictures of the HVAC guy coming soon. I would only be assuming that the blower should be plugged in. Most furnaces have pilot lighting instructions on the unit. I have lit my own pilot and changed the ignition control sensor. No other expertise is to be had from me

11-01-2011, 11:51 AM	#49
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	You should see the directions on the furnace. They have no relevance to the layperson at ALL! I doubt they have relevance to the HVAC dude.

11-01-2011, 12:36 PM	#52
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	No, someone asked earlier and I don't remember. I know there was hardly anything on the net...pretty obscure.

11-01-2011, 01:37 PM	#59
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	srlsy? I love fixing things. this kind of problem is right up my alley. but .. no pics. no model number. many important, likely critical details missing. makes it impossible to do more than simply random guess. furnaces, especially old ones, and I have an old one in an old house, are notoriously ... idiosyncratic. some are utterly unique. between my hot water heater (gas) and the furnace (gas), dryer (gas) all the things described here applied at one time or another to get them hot again. dark, LONG burning of the match/candle/wand lighter, press and hold ignition button, coldness, frustration, switches, double switches. The last thing that worked for my furnace was to flip the position of a regular light switch looking switch on the side of the furnace. No label. clearly not part of the original installation, much less the fucking furnace (it's a plastic switch plate in putty, the same as you'll see in a million new constructions around the world). changing the position of that switch, and doiing a hundred other things made the difference. It's hard bordering on impossible. don't beat yourself up. it may be broken (or otherwise in need of service). The shit is hard. We / I could be of more help with more info, even poor pictures. Try for using the macro/flower setting if possible, and you needn't put your head in there, just the camera. More info, please! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-01-2011, 01:46 PM	#60
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Big V is ready for a ROAD TRIP!!! __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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