IF YOU ARE IN TX OR SURROUNDING AREAS RIGHT NOW BE AWARE THAT WITH THE RECENT WEATHER THERE ARE LOTS AND LOTS OF FROZEN PRESSURE SWITCHES BING REPORTED! BLOW INTO THE PRESSURE SWITCH OR HEAT IT WITH A HAIR DRYER FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THAT WILL THAW THEM IF THAT IS YOUR PROBLEM!!
Thank you!!! You just saved us $2400 after the hvac guy told me that my 12 year old Goodman furnace was done. That it was burnt out and the parts would be more expensive to replace than just getting a new one. I seen your flashing diag led, looked at mine and counted the flashes and 3 says it was a stuck pressure switch stuck open. Bought one from Amazon for less than a 24 pack of beer and whallllaaaaa it’s working again. Called a different hvac company and asked them to go over and that said it’s all good that no cracks on the chambers, voltage good everywhere and besides a simple cleaning it’s all good. If all or at least the majority of repair guys were honest. I did reward his honesty by giving him a crisp $100 bill, besides a small fair check up fee. Thank you again I’m now subscribed and liked your channel.
If they get a call from you they will obviously charge you for coming to take a look at ' the beast' in the basement, then declare that you have a crack in/on the chamber/ it is dangerous/ and he has to condemn the furnace till you get it repaired ( REPLACED) and by golly he has one in stock. Where I live you can only buy a high-efficiency furnace and with the AC they are going to ' find lacking' you are looking at around $ 7,000 bucks Canadian all in. Drilling two holes through your basement wall, and in the winter, is not a great thought! Seen 4 units where I live ' getting new furnaces' and another bill to be paid back with interest charges. They got ya, and they know it. And as an extra for only a yearly fee, we will guarantee the parts in your new beast ( for so many years). YIKES! They have no intention to fix anything/ the money is in the replacement of the units and the inevitable maint cost to maintain these high-priced units. It seems to be the same all over North America. A lot of horror stories about these 'high-efficiency furnaces' all over the internet. Scary prices for basically the same part. Thanks again/ big help/ as I had a few issues, and a faulty motherboard with an ignition ' no go' in the end solved it. For another year anyways.
Ditto ! Very well done Sir. Thank you for being such a great instructor, & offering us an opportunity to learn & grow in this trade. This is one of the best instruction videos ive seen. You are a blessing ! Thank you , again
I literally watched just your video then proceeded to troubleshoot and fix our furnace. Thank you so much! We did NOT have the money to pay someone to fix it and it’s very cold out. Thank you again. Your video is super informative.
Colleen, I can't even tell you how happy I am that this video helped you get through that ! There sure have been a lot of furnace problems this year so I seem to have been johnny on the spot for a bunch of nice people. That makes the time I put into the video all worth it! Thanks for the view and the comment ! I hope you have a SUPER day! -Shane
This video just saved a family who ran out of wood and didn't have enough to cough up the 1300$ charge for service or replacement of a roof unit. Many thanks!
Wolfos, I can't even tell you how happy I am to hear that you found what you needed to get back on track again! I hope you and your family have a SUPER (and warm) winter! Stay safe and stay healthy! -Shane
I learned "Flow Charts" / "Logic Diagrams" in electronics school in the 70's . Being able to think in that manner when troubleshooting ANYTHING is the key. Doesn't matter what your trying to fix or operate, it's all the same.
Thank you so much for this awesome video! I have the same unit in an old home that I just bought. Furnace stopped working last night and your video helped me figure it out! I feel like I owe you money for the help! Was a bad ignitor.
Shane, you're spot on!! Pressure switch code, switch tested good out of the furnace. Not working on furnace. Orifice on blower plugged/rusted over? Cleaned out, unit fired right up! Saved me a lot of headache and money. And we were warm last night! Thanks for sharing your expertise! (Local heater man told my dad might be control board, or gas valve, should replace the unit!)
Awesome video/ tutorial!!!!! Thank you so much, you saved me $1000 and $1000 of dollars!!!! All I had to do was put in a circuit board and clean the igniter
Narise Carey, Sooooo glad to hear you were able to get your furnace back up and running!!! I cant tell you how much we appreciate it when folks let us know they were able to get value from the video! Stay safe! Have a super day! -Shane
Great info. Your brief mention of a clogged vacuum line on the exhaust fan pressure sensor helped me fix the problem I was having. Best of all, no parts needed. Thank you!
Zack, Thanks man ! And thanks for weighing in with the other comments too, it sure helps when a tech like you drops in to help instead of just getting sore butt and leaving a thumbs down like some of the others do. Have super holiday season and stay safe and healthy -Shane
Thank you Shane for this excellent video. It was extremely helpful for my furnace situation. I have the same Goodman as yours, about 400 units apart in S/N. Mine was giving the same symptoms, igniter was good, pressure switch working, single blink failure code. I pulled the board and did not find a mouse, or any signs of a short on the back of the board. The front was clean (no burned resistors or any signs of excessive heat), fuse was good. I cleaned all the terminal connectors and gave the relays on the board a firm but not savage whack with my finger, and when I put it all back together... she fired up. I am suspecting a sticky/tired relay for my igniter circuit. Tempted to try to desolder and give their contacts a light burnishing, or even replace them, but buying a new board (if they are still around $100) might be the more time efficient solution. Whatever way I end up going, thank you again for your detailed exploration of the furnace circuitry! The furnace just kicked on again as I type this!
JDM, Than you VERY much for taking the time to leave a comment ! YOu are absolutely welcome a million too! LEt us know how your project goes! Have a great weekend! -Shane
Thank you so much for the view and the wonderful comment Gerald! We make these videos with the hope that they will help people just like YOU and it is very gratifying to hear from folks when they feel like we have succeeded in that mission. Have a super day, stay safe, and stay healthy my friend! -Shane
Thanks for the clear and informative video. Was awoked at 2AM to find my furnace wasn't working. Discovered the burners were not igniting. I found out my pressure switch wasn't working right from reading the blinking red light "code". Took off hose at blower end and the end piece broke off. Trimed the brittle ends of the hose, breathed through hose to check blockages and test switch. All seemed to work well. Tested the startup and the gas burner started right up. Thanks for saving me time, money and having a cold late night to sleep through.
That is absolutely fantastic!! Thank you SO much for the view, and for letting us know that the video helped you!! When a UA-cam channel is pretty small like this one is, the only real return we get for the work we put into making the videos is when we are able to legitimately help people. Stay safe and stay healthy -Shane
Fixed my furnace this mornig. Your 15 min video saved me a 500$ service call. Ignitor was glowing, checked the Pressure sensor: The tube (and the sensor) were filled up with water. Drained it, dryed it out with the air compressor, got the nice click by blowing into it. Back into service at no cost.... was a 15 minutes job! Your video literrally explained all that is needed to know.
I had the same issue and was surprised by the amount of water that drained out of the pressure sensor tube. Any idea what causes that problem and how to avoid it in the future?
Wow! that's not common that the limit switch itself is what failed ! You won the bad luck lottery lol! Glad to hear you got things back up and running and thanks for the update ! -Shane
After 2 hours troubleshooting, my HVAC guy said I need a new ignitor board. I overnighted one and he was too busy to install it right away so I did it. I found a green ground wire for the fan motor hanging behind the board completely disconnected with no screw in sight. I found a spot for the ground and reconnected the original board and everything works and tested good for hours. I think my HVAC guy was trying to scheme me. My poor tenant had to use space heaters for 4 days bc of this. This video gave me the confindence needed, HUGE THANKS!!!
Lalo, Sadly, there are bad actors out there! There are also a few techs who lack the ability, knowledge, or motivation to get it right. Welcome to the "2020's" right? Great job finding the culprit! I'm beyond happy when our videos get folks out of a jam! Stay safe and warm! Happy New Years! -Shane
Great video, a small critique would be to avoid touching the hot surface ignitor at all costs. Its very brittle material and the oils from your fingers could potentially cause a problem. One last recommendation to everyone with a furnace 10 years or older, is to buy a spare ignitor + flame sensor and leave it by your furnace. It's not a matter of "if" those will break, just "when". And if your luck is anything like mine, that "when" will come in the dead of winter, middle of the night and result in a $600-800 service call.
Thanks for the view and the comment Shawn, you are absolutely right and I agree, I was too focused on the camera and in the tight space I was working in I messed up and touched the ignitor! oops! Have a super day! -Shane
I have a question? Sounds like you know a lot about furnaces, long story short, we rent a house and last year the furnace broke so he got a new one,( I hope new) now we use the gas very minimal, we have space heaters because the cost of gas, sorry let me get to the point, we called him saying it's not working, we checked the gauge on the tank outside and it said 40% The landlord said it's probably stuck I'm not sure if that's normal, yes it's cold here in Pennsylvania. So we did get more gas and now it doesn't come on 🤔 I just hope we didn't break anything because we had no gas, but we thought we did. What should we look for? Maybe it's not lit?
@@teriandjacob gas is always, always cheaper to run than electric ones. if that wasnt the case, every appliance would be electric since it has way more advantages. so that shud be a good starting point. (Ex: gas driers (for your cloths) are cheaper to run than electric even though simply plugging in a drier into wall outlet is way easier than running gas pipe over to the drier). Im not going to go in depth in a mild, southern climate of a heat pump discussion....this is just a statement of a gas furnace vs space heater operating costs. As far as why its not running, a furnace has a very distinct sequence of operations (like a straight forward math problem). so when u try to run it, u have to pay attention to when the furance stops running compared with the expected sequence. You can youtube a furnace sequence of operations, but the simple stuff would be does it try to ignite, then stay light in the burners, is the gas valve properly selected for either natural gas or propane, was it even installed properly to begin with, etc. Get some background youtube knowledge on a sequence of operations for a furnace, then observe when it stops running and i can help you out then.
On an oil fired boiler, never touch the rock filtering on the back of a nozzle. The oils and dirt on your finger can clog oil flow, or distort the flame pattern in the fire box.. For those heating with oil fired heat
Funny I definitely keep spare capacitors and a contactor handy but have never changed out anything on my 20+ yr old furnace. Knock on wood now. At least I know how to do it now
@@anthonyferguson7158 Thats fantastic Anthony! Thanks for letting us know you got value from the video! Knowing people are getting the help they need makes all the difference to me when I am contemplating new videos. Have a wonderful and warm night! -Shane
Getting colder now in Tennessee and sure enough, gas heater needs attention. My Goodman GPG 1336090M41CA is now about 11 years old and it's failure to start is intermittent. your video has given me a lot of ideas of what to check out, Ignitor/flame sensor (I will get both on order)... right now that baby fired up, house is warming up and when it's a little warmer outside (unit is outdoors) I'll get started cleaning stuff. GREAT VIDEO!! 👏👍
Thanks for the knowledge. The furnace is good to go again. There are to many people on UA-cam who like to hear themselves talk more than share info, not you tho. I appreciate you sir.
A I, Thank you very much for taking the time to comment! I appreciate that! I do try to limit the fluff as much as possible, I know that when I am stressed out (like when my furnace is not working) I am not much in the mood for the "Blah Blah" Merry Christmas my friend! -Shane
The Four (4) P's ~ Proper Prevention (Preparedness) Prevents Problems. Your instructional video is straight forward and presents an easy step-by-step process to diagnose, identify and solve (fix) the problem. Start with the simple things first and work your way through the sequence. You helped remind me of that simple rule. My solution was as easy as re-attaching the vacuum hose. Voila! You helped save me at least a $75 service inspection fee. Thank you, Sir!
Esther, Thanks a TON for the comment!! We absolutely LOVE hearing from folks when they have been helped by our videos!! It makes the work we put into making the video feel like it was worthwhile! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! -Shane
I thank you so much you are very helpful and if anybody out there need help the first thing I should go to this guy has patient to explain. Thank you brother.
Thanks for the video. All I had to do was follow your instructions and noticed the pressure vaccum switch was making it's normal sound. So I tapped it a few times with the blower running and back in business. Probably saved me $500+ for a repair call!
Chai, I have been happily saving people a TON of money since the video came out! Im SOOOO glad to hear you kept some money in your pocket too! Merry Christmas and stay warm! -Shane
Thanks Shane, after I replaced my igniter (I have an extra one now), I found your video. Tested the outputs from the board 2 the igniter as u did, & also had no voltage. Just replaced the board this morning & works great. Good job in showing & explaining the necessary steps. Much appreciated.
JC, Glad to hear you got back up and running!!! As much as its not fun having your furnace break down, it is certainly a relief and satisfying when you get it sorted out!! I really an so glad to hear the video was useful to you. I almost didn't make this video since it was a pretty heavily covered subject and it has turned out to have saved a LOT of people when they needed help. Guess that shows me that I need to think less about whether a video will be successful and just film important stuff when I can. Hope you have an EXCELLENT and WARM evening! Stay safe! -Shane
You are a life saver. 2 cotton pads, a dab of nail polish remover and 20 minutes later Voila' My furnace ignited on the first try. Simple, easy to follow instruction!!!
Richard, EXCELLENT!! I cant tell you how happy I am that the video got your furnace back working! AND it saved you (what is in my area a minimum repair charge) of about $360!!! Stay safe and stay warm my friend! And thanks a TON for letting us know it worked for you! -Shane
Awesome video, "Thank you so much", My problem ended up being the pressure switch hose i guess it wobbled loose ,working like a champ now, just in time we are expecting temps. to drop down in the 20"s tonight and a winter storm moving in with high winds
Edward, EXCELLENT!! I love to hear when people get out of a jam with our videos! The furnace repair guys dont like me quite as much as people who save money tho. LOL Stay warm my friend and Merry Christmas ! -Shane
Just wanted to say thanks for posting this video. It allowed me to trouble shoot my system and identify a bad ignitor. $30 later, we're back to heating the house. THANKS!!
Thank you VERY much for the comment! Finding out that we helped people is the ONLY real benefit we get from the channel and I am alway so happy to hear we have another person who has been helped. Stories like yours prove to us that it was worth taking our time to make the video! Stay safe and stay healthy! -Shane
It's a long weekend here in Canada and the windchill is -20 C, and I had no heat. Thanks to this video (and a very similar Goodman) I was able to track it down to a stuck pressure switch, and a quick suck on the tube unstuck it long enough for us to get some heat flowing again until I can get a replacement switch. Thanks for such a clear video!
Rich, It is a cold one this weekend here in Wisconsin too! -37F last night not counting windchill ! I NEVER get tired of hearing that this video helped people out when they were in a jam! Makes the whole UA-cam thing worthwhile to me. Super glad to hear you were able to get the furnace back on track and get warm again! Stay safe, healthy, ans WARM !! -Shane
Russ, Thanks a TON for the comment and compliment. I hope you got the information you needed to get back up and running. We try to do our best to get right to the facts and while that isn't much in the way of "entertainment value" sometimes, I have always said when my furnace isn't working I'm not in much of an entertainment mood. lol I hope you have a super week -Shane
I have a different furnace and a seperate panel to control zone door motors. The zone motor panel board was shot, found one on ebay and replaced the board and attached the wires one at a time onto new board. Installed but didn't work. HVAC tech found "dip" switches on the board that needed to be in certain positions but weren't. Once the dip switches correctly positioned I was good. So depending on the setup you have it might be a tougher R and R than shown, Still good example of troubleshooting. Thanks for posting.
Very nice explanation with real site works GOOD job I LOVE to watch your videos they are very real-practical way of knowledgeable KEEP making videos PLEAASE!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU!
P R, Thanks SO MUCH for the kind words! We promise to always make videos that are straight to the point and contain good information! Have a SUPER DAY! -Shane
You are an amazing teacher! I have watched many different do it yourself videos on UA-cam, only to become irritated with them. I’m heading out now to work on my furnace with my new found knowledge! I’ll let you know how I make out. I just hope it’s not the control board.🤞🏼
Nicole, Thank you very much for the kind words! And...The good news is, it is rarely the control board. Just be careful and take your time and think it through and most things are going to be within your ability. Be sure to let us know what you found! Have a super evening! -Shane
Pat, Not a problem at all, I know when my stuff is broken I want to get right to the part I need without a bunch of nonsense. Hope you got the help you needed! Stay warm my friend! -Shane
Great video I learned a lot has a home owner most of the time these technician telling you that you need a new system when in reality you know that it only requires simple repairs if the person know what he's doing. A new system is more expensive for the homeowner and more money in is pocket
Jeaneth, That certainly happens out there sometimes. Like you, I have seen many that do a good job and plenty who are strictly in it for the money that they can take from you. Either way, having basic knowledge of your furnace system is valuable whether you do the work yourself, or if you use the knowledge to sift through "information" some furnace guy is telling you. At any rate, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment! I hope you have a fantastic weekend! -Shane
Well done! Great video. I tried to clean my flame sensor but touched the ignitor and it broke. So, I run down to the local HVAC shop, and they wanted $107 for it. l looked on Amazon and it was $90 Looked on Ebay, $30. Thinking I did something wonderful I thought I would share this with the HVAC guy I go to the shop and tell him. Not a great idea he seemed pissed and told me, well you get what you pay for what you got is junk it will not last. Perhaps I have bought many things from Ebay. Sometimes they last and sometimes not. I guess it depends on what you buy. TV cables and things have been good. Drill batteries not so much. Just got this ignitor. So, we will see. The ignitor gets red hot and glows but No gas, not sure if its the gas valve or Cricut board. I did find a bad capacitor on the blower fan. I will get a new one tomorrow.
Jason, I am VERY happy to hear we gave you the information you needed to sort out your heater issue! Thanks a bunch for letting us know. It is always great to hear from folks who were able to get some benefit from the videos! I hope you have a fantastic holiday season. Stay safe and stay healthy ! -Shane
Robert, LOTS of pressure switches causing problems this week! Im super happy to hear you got things back up and running again! Stay safe and stay warm my friend! -Shane
It's one of the best how-to videos I've seen. You need to make a how-to video covering how to make a how-to video ... as even my videos are as bad as city cooked BBQ. Very helpful. Thank you
This video was done very well for most novices to understand. You did a great job of checking each safety point in sequence. All the controls are wired in series whether the boiler is gas or oil. Thermal couplings need mentioning. This is an ignition boiler. An older thermal couple boiler uses a pilot flame, that licks the tip of the thermal coupling, and supplies .26V the power the gas valve, or the boiler will not ignite. In my trade, when I take any wire assembly apart, take a close up picture of the board and connections, before you touch anything! Pictures are super important when working on a data/internet/service points rack with 200+ connections on any switches hubs etc.
Btw very good easy explanation and knowledge as a repair guy we wold have prob charged 50 a hr and for parts usally full price and half so prob 300-400 call I'd say u def saved bc your knowledge
Thanks for the view and the comment John! It is very cool when I get that kind of feedback, Its really the whole point of me taking the time to make the videos! stay safe and stay healthy! -Shane
This is one of the best videos I have seen with any kind of repair very thorough thank you if I could give you thumbs up and hit how much I liked it 100 times I would
Michael, Thank you VERY much! We try hard to make our videos worthwhile and it is ALWAYS a pleasure to hear that we hit the mark! I hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend! -Shane
Excellent stuff...very informative and well explained. I have a Goodman furnace also and just being proactive as winter is just around the corner...just in case. Thank you.
THANK YOU for this video! I only had to clean the ignition rod!!🙌🙌 Why don't they talk about these things in any of the manuals?!? I read them 3 times and nothing was said about any of the troubleshooting ideas you discussed!
Thank you so much. Mice like the warmth of the confined places, I had one shorten up my old fridge once. I am trying to replace my "International" gas furnace, it worked for years, 25 years since I moved into my house and, I assume, just as many since it was first installed. Your video helped me a great deal, again, thank you!
Eric, We absolutely LOVE it when our videos help people! That is what makes it worth it for us to put the time into making the videos! Have a super day! -Shane
Oh yeah thanks for the awesome video I fixed my furnace just by cleaning and vacuuming out the flue which was very sooty and had a few beetles in there too lol .
Good step by step trouble shooting. You saved me from ordering a circuit board. 4 days to get a new igniter so I'm lighting it with a BBQ lighter. I turned the thermostat to 80 so I could shut it off when I wanted to. It ran for 3 or 4 min and shut the fire off. I was thinking the over heat switch was turning it off. I was right. I have over half the registers closed in rooms I don't use. I opened a couple trying to keep the over heat switch from shutting things down but no good. It was 55 out today so we were OK but now it's 35 so I went to the basement to cycle it get the temp up so I could go to bed and sitting in a chair relighting it when it shuts off.. OK OK I'm getting to it. I glanced over and saw the gas shut off valve. I started closing it till I just barely noticed a reduction in flame and noise. PERFECT! Back up stairs with a beer and TV till It got to 75 and shut it off. Going to bed. By the way, that over heat switch has been working like that for 11 yrs. I think I'm going to leave the flame where it's at. Anything wrong with that? 10 yrs I replaced the vacuum switch. 16 yrs now the igniter.
Glad to hear that my video got you warm again! I can't say that I would agree to "running around" an overheat issue for very long. The safety switches are there to stop a malfunction to keep you from having more serious issues. Fires, carbon & oher gas issues etc... (stuff that could possibly kill you) If you are unable to get the furnace to function on its own without tripping safeties and need to manipulate the furnace to make it work anyhow... I am honestly afraid for your safety. I would advise doing whatever is needed to get the problem sorted out and the furnace working safely ASAP. I know... not what you wanted to hear, but I do tend to skip past the fluff and tell it like I see it. Be safe and stay healthy my friend! -ShaneK
@@AHandleOnThings The furnace was replaced after the floods in 2004, they were hard to get as hurricane Ivan ruined lots of furnaces. Anyway 1200sq ft well insulated house I think the 110,000 might be to big for the house and duct work. Yes I have 4 of the 8 vents shut off in rooms I don't want to heat$$. I ordered the new igniter 3:30 the 13th. As of now it hasn't left the Lancaster post office yet the 15th. (none to be had local) Temps in Pittsburgh aren't to bad 49 to 65 today. With cutting the gas shut off back just very little I only have to light it once now and runs perfect till I shut it off (the over heat isn't tripping any more) I don't care for the heat going up the chimney but $120 peak heating bill W/hot water tank doesn't justify a new one with plastic chimney yet. Thanks.
Jay, Thanks for the comment from Boston!! I am an insurance adjuster and I worked a few storms in your neck of the woods! Beautiful area! Thats about as close as I let them send me to NYC... lol Have a super day and thanks again! -Shane
Hey thanks for the vid. My problem wasnt the pressure switch but the valve from the exhaust fan to create the vac. I would add blowing into the fan too via the hose
Romulo, Thanks a TON for taking the time to comment! We appreciate it a lot when people let us know they got some benefit from the video! Have a SUPER holiday season! -Shane
Nice presentation and camera work on your video. Great job troubleshooting the control board. I normally use a green Scotchbrite pad to clean my flame sensor, never thought about acetone. Might want to remove burner tubes periodically and wire brush the end of them as part of maintenance.
Thank You for this video. My sisters furnace won't fire up and there looks like only about 9 volts at the igniter connection so bad board is my guess based on your trouble shooting help. Thanks again
Sherry, That's no fun! But it isn't too hard to replace either. Thanks a TON for the comment and be sure to let us know how it turns out!! Stay safe -Shane
Ed, Any time brother! Thank YOU for taking the time to put up the comment! I hope the video helped to get you out of whatever bad spot you were in! Have a super week and stay warm! -Shane
@@AHandleOnThings I diagnosed a bad control board which is NOT sending 24 volts to my gas valve. I do have 24+ volts coming from the transformer. Cleaning the flame sensor is a simple PM item and can do at the same time. I have see others clear with steel wool on here, but will switch to acetone.
@@AHandleOnThings I ordered the wrong part. One of the high limit switch had tripped and it had a reset button on it. I have hear again. My mistake on diagnosing it. I got the control board used on ebay and it works fine. I did not test the continuity of the wire with the limit switches..
IF YOU ARE IN TX OR SURROUNDING AREAS RIGHT NOW BE AWARE THAT WITH THE RECENT WEATHER THERE ARE LOTS AND LOTS OF FROZEN PRESSURE SWITCHES BING REPORTED! BLOW INTO THE PRESSURE SWITCH OR HEAT IT WITH A HAIR DRYER FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THAT WILL THAW THEM IF THAT IS YOUR PROBLEM!!
Thank you!!! You just saved us $2400 after the hvac guy told me that my 12 year old Goodman furnace was done. That it was burnt out and the parts would be more expensive to replace than just getting a new one. I seen your flashing diag led, looked at mine and counted the flashes and 3 says it was a stuck pressure switch stuck open. Bought one from Amazon for less than a 24 pack of beer and whallllaaaaa it’s working again. Called a different hvac company and asked them to go over and that said it’s all good that no cracks on the chambers, voltage good everywhere and besides a simple cleaning it’s all good. If all or at least the majority of repair guys were honest. I did reward his honesty by giving him a crisp $100 bill, besides a small fair check up fee. Thank you again I’m now subscribed and liked your channel.
If they get a call from you they will obviously charge you for coming to take a look at ' the beast' in the basement, then declare that you have a crack in/on the chamber/ it is dangerous/ and he has to condemn the furnace till you get it repaired ( REPLACED) and by golly he has one in stock. Where I live you can only buy a high-efficiency furnace and with the AC they are going to ' find lacking' you are looking at around $ 7,000 bucks Canadian all in. Drilling two holes through your basement wall, and in the winter, is not a great thought! Seen 4 units where I live ' getting new furnaces' and another bill to be paid back with interest charges. They got ya, and they know it. And as an extra for only a yearly fee, we will guarantee the parts in your new beast ( for so many years). YIKES!
They have no intention to fix anything/ the money is in the replacement of the units and the inevitable maint cost to maintain these high-priced units.
It seems to be the same all over North America. A lot of horror stories about these 'high-efficiency furnaces' all over the internet. Scary prices for basically the same part.
Thanks again/ big help/ as I had a few issues, and a faulty motherboard with an ignition ' no go' in the end solved it. For another year anyways.
@@luckyguy600 That's why I screen and hire all my contractors from Homer's list. Homer's list. DOH!
This has got to be the most informative, step by step video I have found. Thank you!
Excellent video, you would make a good instructor, speaks with clarity and explain everything perfectly. GOOD JOB.
Thank you sir, I very much appreciate the compliment!
Stay safe and stay healthy
-Shane
Ditto !
Very well done Sir.
Thank you for being such a great instructor, & offering us an opportunity to learn & grow in this trade.
This is one of the best instruction videos ive seen.
You are a blessing !
Thank you , again
I literally watched just your video then proceeded to troubleshoot and fix our furnace. Thank you so much! We did NOT have the money to pay someone to fix it and it’s very cold out. Thank you again. Your video is super informative.
Colleen,
I can't even tell you how happy I am that this video helped you get through that !
There sure have been a lot of furnace problems this year so I seem to have been johnny on the spot for a bunch of nice people. That makes the time I put into the video all worth it!
Thanks for the view and the comment !
I hope you have a SUPER day!
-Shane
Just replace a board today, I'm not a HVCA but an electrician, your video is a jewel. Smooth and clear!
Great video thank you ! I wish more repairmen were honest. I was told my whole system should be replaced. Glad I kept looking for a solution .
This video just saved a family who ran out of wood and didn't have enough to cough up the 1300$ charge for service or replacement of a roof unit. Many thanks!
Wolfos,
I can't even tell you how happy I am to hear that you found what you needed to get back on track again!
I hope you and your family have a SUPER (and warm) winter!
Stay safe and stay healthy!
-Shane
I learned "Flow Charts" / "Logic Diagrams" in electronics school in the 70's . Being able to think in that manner when troubleshooting ANYTHING is the key. Doesn't matter what your trying to fix or operate, it's all the same.
Thank you so much for this awesome video! I have the same unit in an old home that I just bought. Furnace stopped working last night and your video helped me figure it out! I feel like I owe you money for the help! Was a bad ignitor.
No money necessary lol!!
I'm THRILLED you found the information you needed to get things back on the right track!
Stay safe and stay healthy!
-Shane
Shane, you're spot on!! Pressure switch code, switch tested good out of the furnace. Not working on furnace. Orifice on blower plugged/rusted over? Cleaned out, unit fired right up! Saved me a lot of headache and money. And we were warm last night! Thanks for sharing your expertise! (Local heater man told my dad might be control board, or gas valve, should replace the unit!)
Awesome video/ tutorial!!!!! Thank you so much, you saved me $1000 and $1000 of dollars!!!! All I had to do was put in a circuit board and clean the igniter
Narise Carey,
Sooooo glad to hear you were able to get your furnace back up and running!!!
I cant tell you how much we appreciate it when folks let us know they were able to get value from the video!
Stay safe!
Have a super day!
-Shane
Great info. Your brief mention of a clogged vacuum line on the exhaust fan pressure sensor helped me fix the problem I was having. Best of all, no parts needed. Thank you!
Thank you for this video, I was able to replace the ignitor with zero issues and furnace is back working!!
Now that's the best comment I have had in a while !!
That's the entire reason we post videos and I am so glad it helped you out !
-Shane
As a tech that is a straight forward explanation and good job
Zack, Thanks man ! And thanks for weighing in with the other comments too, it sure helps when a tech like you drops in to help instead of just getting sore butt and leaving a thumbs down like some of the others do.
Have super holiday season and stay safe and healthy
-Shane
Thank you Shane for this excellent video. It was extremely helpful for my furnace situation. I have the same Goodman as yours, about 400 units apart in S/N. Mine was giving the same symptoms, igniter was good, pressure switch working, single blink failure code. I pulled the board and did not find a mouse, or any signs of a short on the back of the board. The front was clean (no burned resistors or any signs of excessive heat), fuse was good. I cleaned all the terminal connectors and gave the relays on the board a firm but not savage whack with my finger, and when I put it all back together... she fired up. I am suspecting a sticky/tired relay for my igniter circuit. Tempted to try to desolder and give their contacts a light burnishing, or even replace them, but buying a new board (if they are still around $100) might be the more time efficient solution. Whatever way I end up going, thank you again for your detailed exploration of the furnace circuitry! The furnace just kicked on again as I type this!
Awesome video, you taught me everything I needed to feel comfortable tackling this myself. Thanks a million.
JDM,
Than you VERY much for taking the time to leave a comment !
YOu are absolutely welcome a million too!
LEt us know how your project goes!
Have a great weekend!
-Shane
This is the best video I’ve seen. Clear, concise and detailed at a good pace to understand.
Thank you so much for the view and the wonderful comment Gerald!
We make these videos with the hope that they will help people just like YOU and it is very gratifying to hear from folks when they feel like we have succeeded in that mission.
Have a super day, stay safe, and stay healthy my friend!
-Shane
Great video, Shane. Tested the circuit that powers the igniter and it checked out. Installed a new igniter and problem solved. Thanks.
Thanks for the clear and informative video. Was awoked at 2AM to find my furnace wasn't working. Discovered the burners were not igniting. I found out my pressure switch wasn't working right from reading the blinking red light "code". Took off hose at blower end and the end piece broke off. Trimed the brittle ends of the hose, breathed through hose to check blockages and test switch. All seemed to work well. Tested the startup and the gas burner started right up.
Thanks for saving me time, money and having a cold late night to sleep through.
That is absolutely fantastic!!
Thank you SO much for the view, and for letting us know that the video helped you!!
When a UA-cam channel is pretty small like this one is, the only real return we get for the work we put into making the videos is when we are able to legitimately help people.
Stay safe and stay healthy
-Shane
Fixed my furnace this mornig. Your 15 min video saved me a 500$ service call. Ignitor was glowing, checked the Pressure sensor: The tube (and the sensor) were filled up with water. Drained it, dryed it out with the air compressor, got the nice click by blowing into it. Back into service at no cost.... was a 15 minutes job! Your video literrally explained all that is needed to know.
I had the same issue and was surprised by the amount of water that drained out of the pressure sensor tube. Any idea what causes that problem and how to avoid it in the future?
Excellent video! Igniter packed it in today...exactly the same furnace. 1 Hour...parts in hand...FIXED! Thanks very much for sharing this info!
Mustang,
Thats what IM talking about!!!
Excellent job getting things back up and running!!
Nothing succeeds like success!
Merry Christmas!
-Shane
@@AHandleOnThings Merry Christmas!!
This is the best instructional video I have ever seen for anything! You keep it simple. Great video!!!
Thanks for the super comment! I hope the video helped you to get your furnace back up and running!
Stay safe and stay healthy!
-Shane
@@AHandleOnThings My problem ended up being the limit switch. Of course it happened on the coldest night of the year! lol
Wow! that's not common that the limit switch itself is what failed ! You won the bad luck lottery lol!
Glad to hear you got things back up and running and thanks for the update !
-Shane
After 2 hours troubleshooting, my HVAC guy said I need a new ignitor board. I overnighted one and he was too busy to install it right away so I did it. I found a green ground wire for the fan motor hanging behind the board completely disconnected with no screw in sight. I found a spot for the ground and reconnected the original board and everything works and tested good for hours. I think my HVAC guy was trying to scheme me. My poor tenant had to use space heaters for 4 days bc of this. This video gave me the confindence needed, HUGE THANKS!!!
Lalo,
Sadly, there are bad actors out there!
There are also a few techs who lack the ability, knowledge, or motivation to get it right.
Welcome to the "2020's" right?
Great job finding the culprit!
I'm beyond happy when our videos get folks out of a jam!
Stay safe and warm!
Happy New Years!
-Shane
Great video, a small critique would be to avoid touching the hot surface ignitor at all costs. Its very brittle material and the oils from your fingers could potentially cause a problem. One last recommendation to everyone with a furnace 10 years or older, is to buy a spare ignitor + flame sensor and leave it by your furnace. It's not a matter of "if" those will break, just "when". And if your luck is anything like mine, that "when" will come in the dead of winter, middle of the night and result in a $600-800 service call.
Thanks for the view and the comment Shawn, you are absolutely right and I agree, I was too focused on the camera and in the tight space I was working in I messed up and touched the ignitor! oops!
Have a super day!
-Shane
I have a question? Sounds like you know a lot about furnaces, long story short, we rent a house and last year the furnace broke so he got a new one,( I hope new) now we use the gas very minimal, we have space heaters because the cost of gas, sorry let me get to the point, we called him saying it's not working, we checked the gauge on the tank outside and it said 40%
The landlord said it's probably stuck I'm not sure if that's normal, yes it's cold here in Pennsylvania.
So we did get more gas and now it doesn't come on 🤔 I just hope we didn't break anything because we had no gas, but we thought we did.
What should we look for? Maybe it's not lit?
@@teriandjacob gas is always, always cheaper to run than electric ones. if that wasnt the case, every appliance would be electric since it has way more advantages. so that shud be a good starting point. (Ex: gas driers (for your cloths) are cheaper to run than electric even though simply plugging in a drier into wall outlet is way easier than running gas pipe over to the drier). Im not going to go in depth in a mild, southern climate of a heat pump discussion....this is just a statement of a gas furnace vs space heater operating costs.
As far as why its not running, a furnace has a very distinct sequence of operations (like a straight forward math problem). so when u try to run it, u have to pay attention to when the furance stops running compared with the expected sequence.
You can youtube a furnace sequence of operations, but the simple stuff would be does it try to ignite, then stay light in the burners, is the gas valve properly selected for either natural gas or propane, was it even installed properly to begin with, etc. Get some background youtube knowledge on a sequence of operations for a furnace, then observe when it stops running and i can help you out then.
On an oil fired boiler, never touch the rock filtering on the back of a nozzle. The oils and dirt on your finger can clog oil flow, or distort the flame pattern in the fire box.. For those heating with oil fired heat
Funny I definitely keep spare capacitors and a contactor handy but have never changed out anything on my 20+ yr old furnace. Knock on wood now. At least I know how to do it now
Shane, thank you so much for the help! I cleaned my flame sensor and I now have heat again! Thank you!
Thats what we like to hear!! Have a great day Paul!
Stay safe and stay healthy!
-Shane
@@AHandleOnThings In my case, I scraped the crud off the ignitor and furnace would now light. Thanks for the informative video.
@@anthonyferguson7158 Thats fantastic Anthony! Thanks for letting us know you got value from the video! Knowing people are getting the help they need makes all the difference to me when I am contemplating new videos.
Have a wonderful and warm night!
-Shane
This is the only control board replacement video I have seen for my furnace
I wasn't seeing any either, I hope it helps people!
Great Job - you taught a great lesson this ole home inspector! Thank you!
Thomas,
Thank you sir!
We try our best.
Have a super evening!
-Shane
Getting colder now in Tennessee and sure enough, gas heater needs attention. My Goodman GPG 1336090M41CA is now about 11 years old and it's failure to start is intermittent. your video has given me a lot of ideas of what to check out, Ignitor/flame sensor (I will get both on order)... right now that baby fired up, house is warming up and when it's a little warmer outside (unit is outdoors) I'll get started cleaning stuff. GREAT VIDEO!! 👏👍
Thanks for the knowledge. The furnace is good to go again. There are to many people on UA-cam who like to hear themselves talk more than share info, not you tho. I appreciate you sir.
A I,
Thank you very much for taking the time to comment!
I appreciate that!
I do try to limit the fluff as much as possible, I know that when I am stressed out (like when my furnace is not working) I am not much in the mood for the "Blah Blah"
Merry Christmas my friend!
-Shane
Now thats an expensive mouse! great video ! I learned a lot of stuff that I will be able to use
Glad it was helpful!
@@AHandleOnThings $600 will buy a lot of electric baseboard heat
The Four (4) P's ~ Proper Prevention (Preparedness) Prevents Problems. Your instructional video is straight forward and presents an easy step-by-step process to diagnose, identify and solve (fix) the problem. Start with the simple things first and work your way through the sequence. You helped remind me of that simple rule. My solution was as easy as re-attaching the vacuum hose. Voila! You helped save me at least a $75 service inspection fee. Thank you, Sir!
Mitchell,
EXCELLENT !
Its really cool to get comments from folks who got things sorted out easily!
Stay warm!
Merry Christmas!
-Shane
Excellent video!!! Followed through on all the possibilities of furnace not igniting until a new control board was replaced. Thanks very much
Esther,
Thanks a TON for the comment!!
We absolutely LOVE hearing from folks when they have been helped by our videos!!
It makes the work we put into making the video feel like it was worthwhile!
I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
-Shane
I thank you so much you are very helpful and if anybody out there need help the first thing I should go to this guy has patient to explain. Thank you brother.
Thanks for the video. All I had to do was follow your instructions and noticed the pressure vaccum switch was making it's normal sound. So I tapped it a few times with the blower running and back in business. Probably saved me $500+ for a repair call!
Chai,
I have been happily saving people a TON of money since the video came out!
Im SOOOO glad to hear you kept some money in your pocket too!
Merry Christmas and stay warm!
-Shane
Thanks Shane, after I replaced my igniter (I have an extra one now), I found your video. Tested the outputs from the board 2 the igniter as u did, & also had no voltage. Just replaced the board this morning & works great. Good job in showing & explaining the necessary steps. Much appreciated.
JC,
Glad to hear you got back up and running!!!
As much as its not fun having your furnace break down, it is certainly a relief and satisfying when you get it sorted out!!
I really an so glad to hear the video was useful to you. I almost didn't make this video since it was a pretty heavily covered subject and it has turned out to have saved a LOT of people when they needed help. Guess that shows me that I need to think less about whether a video will be successful and just film important stuff when I can.
Hope you have an EXCELLENT and WARM evening!
Stay safe!
-Shane
How big was the mouse on the back of your board?
great video
You are a life saver. 2 cotton pads, a dab of nail polish remover and 20 minutes later Voila' My furnace ignited on the first try. Simple, easy to follow instruction!!!
Richard,
EXCELLENT!! I cant tell you how happy I am that the video got your furnace back working!
AND it saved you (what is in my area a minimum repair charge) of about $360!!!
Stay safe and stay warm my friend!
And thanks a TON for letting us know it worked for you!
-Shane
Awesome video, "Thank you so much", My problem ended up being the pressure switch hose i guess it wobbled loose ,working like a champ now, just in time we are expecting temps. to drop down in the 20"s tonight and a winter storm moving in with high winds
CH,
Im glad it helped you out!
Not much is worse than when your furnace quits you when you need it!
Stay safe!
-Shane
super help full I'm a hands on kind of guy and this save me a ton of money my pressure switch was stuck open cleaned the clogs and boom fired right up
Edward,
EXCELLENT!!
I love to hear when people get out of a jam with our videos!
The furnace repair guys dont like me quite as much as people who save money tho. LOL
Stay warm my friend and Merry Christmas !
-Shane
good video, bought a house with a goodman furnace similar to that. it seems to be working now but thinking ahead. it's a pretty decent looking furnace
Just wanted to say thanks for posting this video. It allowed me to trouble shoot my system and identify a bad ignitor. $30 later, we're back to heating the house. THANKS!!
Thank you VERY much for the comment! Finding out that we helped people is the ONLY real benefit we get from the channel and I am alway so happy to hear we have another person who has been helped. Stories like yours prove to us that it was worth taking our time to make the video!
Stay safe and stay healthy!
-Shane
Thank you for this video. Saved money and my family doesn't have to sleep in the cold waiting on a repair man
Kasietta,
You are SOOOOOOOOOOO welcome! We absolutely love to hear when folks get the help they need from our videos!
Have a SUPER evening!
-Shane
Thorough, systematic and clear.
Thank you VERY much for the comment!
Stay safe and stay healthy my friend, and have a super holiday season
-Shane
Thank you for all your help ❤❤❤
It's a long weekend here in Canada and the windchill is -20 C, and I had no heat. Thanks to this video (and a very similar Goodman) I was able to track it down to a stuck pressure switch, and a quick suck on the tube unstuck it long enough for us to get some heat flowing again until I can get a replacement switch. Thanks for such a clear video!
Rich,
It is a cold one this weekend here in Wisconsin too! -37F last night not counting windchill !
I NEVER get tired of hearing that this video helped people out when they were in a jam!
Makes the whole UA-cam thing worthwhile to me.
Super glad to hear you were able to get the furnace back on track and get warm again!
Stay safe, healthy, ans WARM !!
-Shane
Probably the best presentation I have ever seen on UA-cam. Great job !!
Russ,
Thanks a TON for the comment and compliment.
I hope you got the information you needed to get back up and running.
We try to do our best to get right to the facts and while that isn't much in the way of "entertainment value" sometimes, I have always said when my furnace isn't working I'm not in much of an entertainment mood. lol
I hope you have a super week
-Shane
Very well presented and explained.
EXELLENT! I'm so glad the video is helping people!
Have a super day!
-Shane
Thank you soooo much!!! I have the same light code as this and I’m going out to get a multimeter.
Very nicely done instruction video. Clear and concise.
Thank you for your efforts in putting it together and for sharing..
Great video! Well explained, good quality video, and easy to follow steps to walk through possible issues. Thank you!
Trirunner,
Thanks a ton for taking the time to comment !
Merry Christmas!
-Shane
I have a different furnace and a seperate panel to control zone door motors. The zone motor panel board was shot, found one on ebay and replaced the board and attached the wires one at a time onto new board. Installed but didn't work.
HVAC tech found "dip" switches on the board that needed to be in certain positions but weren't. Once the dip switches correctly positioned I was good. So depending on the setup you have it might be a tougher R and R than shown,
Still good example of troubleshooting. Thanks for posting.
Very nice explanation with real site works GOOD job I LOVE to watch your videos they are very real-practical way of knowledgeable KEEP making videos PLEAASE!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU!
P R,
Thanks SO MUCH for the kind words!
We promise to always make videos that are straight to the point and contain good information!
Have a SUPER DAY!
-Shane
You are an amazing teacher! I have watched many different do it yourself videos on UA-cam, only to become irritated with them. I’m heading out now to work on my furnace with my new found knowledge! I’ll let you know how I make out. I just hope it’s not the control board.🤞🏼
Nicole,
Thank you very much for the kind words!
And...The good news is, it is rarely the control board.
Just be careful and take your time and think it through and most things are going to be within your ability.
Be sure to let us know what you found!
Have a super evening!
-Shane
I don't have a Goodman but I suspect you have laid out general principles for most home systems...thanks!
xk,
The principals are indeed the same in most furnaces.
I hope you got the info you needed!
Stay warm and Merry Christmas!
-Shane
I like the short breaks between explanations, give your mind time to digest the material!
Mr Fix it,
Thank you very much for the comment!
Im happy to hear that the chapter breaks have the value I intended!
Merry Christmas!
-Shane
@@AHandleOnThings Merry Christmas to you!
Thank you! Merry Christmas this video saved me dirty flame sensor.
That's EXCELLENT!! Have a SUPER holiday season!
Stay safe and stay healthy1
-Shane
Thanks for the time listing near the beginning of the video. Brilliant idea!
Pat,
Not a problem at all, I know when my stuff is broken I want to get right to the part I need without a bunch of nonsense.
Hope you got the help you needed!
Stay warm my friend!
-Shane
Great video I learned a lot has a home owner most of the time these technician telling you that you need a new system when in reality you know that it only requires simple repairs if the person know what he's doing. A new system is more expensive for the homeowner and more money in is pocket
Jeaneth,
That certainly happens out there sometimes.
Like you, I have seen many that do a good job and plenty who are strictly in it for the money that they can take from you.
Either way, having basic knowledge of your furnace system is valuable whether you do the work yourself, or if you use the knowledge to sift through "information" some furnace guy is telling you.
At any rate, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment!
I hope you have a fantastic weekend!
-Shane
This video was on point thank you
Well done! Great video. I tried to clean my flame sensor but touched the ignitor and it broke. So, I run down to the local HVAC shop, and they wanted $107 for it. l looked on Amazon and it was $90 Looked on Ebay, $30. Thinking I did something wonderful I thought I would share this with the HVAC guy I go to the shop and tell him. Not a great idea he seemed pissed and told me, well you get what you pay for what you got is junk it will not last. Perhaps I have bought many things from Ebay. Sometimes they last and sometimes not. I guess it depends on what you buy. TV cables and things have been good. Drill batteries not so much. Just got this ignitor. So, we will see. The ignitor gets red hot and glows but No gas, not sure if its the gas valve or Cricut board. I did find a bad capacitor on the blower fan. I will get a new one tomorrow.
Thank you for helping me diagnose my heater!
Jason,
I am VERY happy to hear we gave you the information you needed to sort out your heater issue!
Thanks a bunch for letting us know. It is always great to hear from folks who were able to get some benefit from the videos!
I hope you have a fantastic holiday season.
Stay safe and stay healthy !
-Shane
Great, great, great video
Thank you for a terrific DIY video. I had a different problem, but your schematic helped me diagnose a bad pressure switch.
Robert,
LOTS of pressure switches causing problems this week!
Im super happy to hear you got things back up and running again!
Stay safe and stay warm my friend!
-Shane
It's one of the best how-to videos I've seen. You need to make a how-to video covering how to make a how-to video ... as even my videos are as bad as city cooked BBQ. Very helpful. Thank you
Joe,
Thanks a ton for the comment my friend!
I love to hear when my videos get people out of a sticky (and cold) situation!
Merry Christmas!
-Shane
This video was done very well for most novices to understand. You did a great job of checking each safety point in sequence. All the controls are wired in series whether the boiler is gas or oil. Thermal couplings need mentioning. This is an ignition boiler. An older thermal couple boiler uses a pilot flame, that licks the tip of the thermal coupling, and supplies .26V the power the gas valve, or the boiler will not ignite. In my trade, when I take any wire assembly apart, take a close up picture of the board and connections, before you touch anything! Pictures are super important when working on a data/internet/service points rack with 200+ connections on any switches hubs etc.
Keith,
Yes sir! a picture (or 12) is in order any time I repair stuff since the advent of smart phones!
Merry Christmas!
-Shane
Thanks man switched out my old broken ignitior sensor and boom! turned right back on.
Mike,
That is EXCELLENT!!!
Stay warm brother!
-Shane
Thanks for the video I have a similar Goodman👍👍👍
Btw very good easy explanation and knowledge as a repair guy we wold have prob charged 50 a hr and for parts usally full price and half so prob 300-400 call I'd say u def saved bc your knowledge
Thanks for the excellent comments brother!
Have a super day!
-shane
Very nice explanation, you gave me confidence to tackle this job, myself!
Thanks for the view and the comment John! It is very cool when I get that kind of feedback, Its really the whole point of me taking the time to make the videos!
stay safe and stay healthy!
-Shane
This is one of the best videos I have seen with any kind of repair very thorough thank you if I could give you thumbs up and hit how much I liked it 100 times I would
Michael,
Thank you VERY much!
We try hard to make our videos worthwhile and it is ALWAYS a pleasure to hear that we hit the mark!
I hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend!
-Shane
Very informative, no steps skipped and each one clearly explained. Thanks for posting!
Thanks for the comment John! It sure helps to get feedback from viewers!
Stay safe!
-Shane
It is very helpful😊
Excellent stuff...very informative and well explained. I have a Goodman furnace also and just being proactive as winter is just around the corner...just in case. Thank you.
Shah Ally,
Well informed is well armed!
Stay warm my friend!
Happy Holidays!
-Shane
THANK YOU for this video! I only had to clean the ignition rod!!🙌🙌 Why don't they talk about these things in any of the manuals?!? I read them 3 times and nothing was said about any of the troubleshooting ideas you discussed!
I LOVE comments like this one!
I am SO glad this video is helping so many people!
Have a SUPER day
-Shane
Thank you so much. Mice like the warmth of the confined places, I had one shorten up my old fridge once. I am trying to replace my "International" gas furnace, it worked for years, 25 years since I moved into my house and, I assume, just as many since it was first installed. Your video helped me a great deal, again, thank you!
Eric,
We absolutely LOVE it when our videos help people! That is what makes it worth it for us to put the time into making the videos!
Have a super day!
-Shane
Oh yeah thanks for the awesome video I fixed my furnace just by cleaning and vacuuming out the flue which was very sooty and had a few beetles in there too lol .
Glad you were able to get the furnace back up and running! Its amazing how easy a lot of the fixes can be!
Stay safe!
-Shane
Good step by step trouble shooting. You saved me from ordering a circuit board. 4 days to get a new igniter so I'm lighting it with a BBQ lighter. I turned the thermostat to 80 so I could shut it off when I wanted to. It ran for 3 or 4 min and shut the fire off. I was thinking the over heat switch was turning it off. I was right. I have over half the registers closed in rooms I don't use. I opened a couple trying to keep the over heat switch from shutting things down but no good. It was 55 out today so we were OK but now it's 35 so I went to the basement to cycle it get the temp up so I could go to bed and sitting in a chair relighting it when it shuts off.. OK OK I'm getting to it. I glanced over and saw the gas shut off valve. I started closing it till I just barely noticed a reduction in flame and noise. PERFECT! Back up stairs with a beer and TV till It got to 75 and shut it off. Going to bed.
By the way, that over heat switch has been working like that for 11 yrs. I think I'm going to leave the flame where it's at. Anything wrong with that? 10 yrs I replaced the vacuum switch. 16 yrs now the igniter.
Glad to hear that my video got you warm again!
I can't say that I would agree to "running around" an overheat issue for very long.
The safety switches are there to stop a malfunction to keep you from having more serious issues. Fires, carbon & oher gas issues etc... (stuff that could possibly kill you)
If you are unable to get the furnace to function on its own without tripping safeties and need to manipulate the furnace to make it work anyhow... I am honestly afraid for your safety.
I would advise doing whatever is needed to get the problem sorted out and the furnace working safely ASAP.
I know... not what you wanted to hear, but I do tend to skip past the fluff and tell it like I see it.
Be safe and stay healthy my friend!
-ShaneK
@@AHandleOnThings The furnace was replaced after the floods in 2004, they were hard to get as hurricane Ivan ruined lots of furnaces. Anyway 1200sq ft well insulated house I think the 110,000 might be to big for the house and duct work. Yes I have 4 of the 8 vents shut off in rooms I don't want to heat$$. I ordered the new igniter 3:30 the 13th. As of now it hasn't left the Lancaster post office yet the 15th. (none to be had local) Temps in Pittsburgh aren't to bad 49 to 65 today.
With cutting the gas shut off back just very little I only have to light it once now and runs perfect till I shut it off (the over heat isn't tripping any more)
I don't care for the heat going up the chimney but $120 peak heating bill W/hot water tank doesn't justify a new one with plastic chimney yet. Thanks.
Thank you Shane, I can’t wait to get home and try this! Greetings from Houston, TX
Jose,
I hope you get back up and running! I know you folks in TX are having a rough go of it this week,
Stay safe and stay healthy my friend,
-Shane
@@AHandleOnThings thank you 🙌🏽
Great video and instruction. Thank you for this.
Thanks, Awesome video and information!
Thanks for the info.
This was freaking AWESOME. Thank you so much
Stephen,
LOL!
Im SOOO glad you got some value out of the video!
Stay warm!
Merry Christmas!
-Shane
Well done...
Thanks much!
Stay safe and stay healthy
-Shane
Excellent video, helped me tremendously. Thanks!!
Dylan,
Thank you SO much for taking the time to comment!
Im glad we got you the info you needed!
Merry Christmas!
-Shane
Awesome video you are a fine teacher!
Thank you Bobby,
I hope we got you the info you needed to get out of any binds you may find yourself in
Have a super day!
-Shane
Great video love the step by step very helpful thank you from all the way from Boston
Jay,
Thanks for the comment from Boston!!
I am an insurance adjuster and I worked a few storms in your neck of the woods!
Beautiful area! Thats about as close as I let them send me to NYC... lol
Have a super day and thanks again!
-Shane
Hey thanks for the vid. My problem wasnt the pressure switch but the valve from the exhaust fan to create the vac. I would add blowing into the fan too via the hose
Secret,
Excellent suggestion!
Merry Christmas!
-Shane
Good job
Romulo,
Thanks a TON for taking the time to comment!
We appreciate it a lot when people let us know they got some benefit from the video!
Have a SUPER holiday season!
-Shane
Nice good work love this video ❤
Nice presentation and camera work on your video. Great job troubleshooting the control board. I normally use a green Scotchbrite pad to clean my flame sensor, never thought about acetone. Might want to remove burner tubes periodically and wire brush the end of them as part of maintenance.
Thank you for the view and the comment!
EXCELLENT additional tip on the burner tubes!
Stay safe and stay healthy !
-Shane
I got my control board for $65 but it was used, so glad we have eBay to make life simpler
eBay can definitely be a challenge !
Thank You for this video. My sisters furnace won't fire up and there looks like only about 9 volts at the igniter connection so bad board is my guess based on your trouble shooting help. Thanks again
Sherry, That's no fun! But it isn't too hard to replace either. Thanks a TON for the comment and be sure to let us know how it turns out!!
Stay safe
-Shane
Great explanation 😊
M G,
Thanks for the comment!
Stay warm and Merry Christmas !
-Shane
Superb video!!! Thank you.
Thank you VERY much for the compliment !
Stay safe and stay healthy!
-Shane
Grrat video, thanks
What an explaination ! Wonderful
Jason!
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-Shane
Very nice and informative video,...thanks
Thanks Michael! I appreciate the nice comment and the view!
Have super weekend!
-Shane
Great Video
Darryl,
Thanks a bunch for the comment!
I appreciate you!
-Shane
thanks for the flame sensor cleaning section.
Ed,
Any time brother!
Thank YOU for taking the time to put up the comment!
I hope the video helped to get you out of whatever bad spot you were in!
Have a super week and stay warm!
-Shane
@@AHandleOnThings I diagnosed a bad control board which is NOT sending 24 volts to my gas valve. I do have 24+ volts coming from the transformer. Cleaning the flame sensor is a simple PM item and can do at the same time. I have see others clear with steel wool on here, but will switch to acetone.
@@edbrandt8972 Right on... Bad luck on th econtrol board but knowing is ALWAYS better than not knowing!
-have a super day
-Shane
@@AHandleOnThings I ordered the wrong part. One of the high limit switch had tripped and it had a reset button on it. I have hear again. My mistake on diagnosing it. I got the control board used on ebay and it works fine. I did not test the continuity of the wire with the limit switches..