Hello,
I seem to be having a problem with my gas furnace, and I am just debating wether or not this is something I can do, or if I should call a professional.
I do have an inclination for electrical, plumbing, and other house repairs so I am comfortable with doing repairs.
The problem I am having is, my digital thermostat says that the heat is on, but when I check the unit in my basement, itdoesn't fire up. The pilot is running just fine, but no gas going to the rest of the unit. So, from process of elimination, I took the cover off the gas regulator (Im not sure what it is actually called) and used a slot screwdriver to switch it to on, and it fires up no problem.
When I try to use the thermostat to turn it off (after I manually turned it on) it doesn't work either.
So, I am thinking that it is probably the valve controller.
I am going to try just replacing the digital thermostat, but in the meantime, is there any advise or ideas out there that someone can suggest?
It is a honetwell control unit, and a very old furnace. I would put the model numbers up, but I am at work currently, and will post them when I can if they are needed.
Thanks
I seem to be having a problem with my gas furnace, and I am just debating wether or not this is something I can do, or if I should call a professional.
I do have an inclination for electrical, plumbing, and other house repairs so I am comfortable with doing repairs.
The problem I am having is, my digital thermostat says that the heat is on, but when I check the unit in my basement, itdoesn't fire up. The pilot is running just fine, but no gas going to the rest of the unit. So, from process of elimination, I took the cover off the gas regulator (Im not sure what it is actually called) and used a slot screwdriver to switch it to on, and it fires up no problem.
When I try to use the thermostat to turn it off (after I manually turned it on) it doesn't work either.
So, I am thinking that it is probably the valve controller.
I am going to try just replacing the digital thermostat, but in the meantime, is there any advise or ideas out there that someone can suggest?
It is a honetwell control unit, and a very old furnace. I would put the model numbers up, but I am at work currently, and will post them when I can if they are needed.
Thanks