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    Amana 90% Furnace Problem - kok328 help?

    Well I did it, I called a tech in from the place that installed the furnace 12 years ago....... he was somewhat puzzled. Finally he said he needed to go up on the roof because he really felt that the exhaust was somewhat blocked as the fire box was warmer than he felt it should be. The...
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    Amana 90% Furnace Problem - kok328 help?

    I'm in Jackson. I talked with an Amana tech Friday and he gave me a new gasket for behind the inducer motor which I will install tonight. He also wants me to check the PVC pipe to make sure it hasn't slipped and a pocket of water has formed and during the run cycle it doesn't start to fill...
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    Amana 90% Furnace Problem - kok328 help?

    It's official I'm beaten. I replaced the flame sensor and also talked with a tech. He determined that when they installed the furnace they failed to install the inducer blower drain so that it terminated beneath the water level so that it wouldn't impact the pressure switch by allowing...
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    Amana 90% Furnace Problem - kok328 help?

    Status update for anyone thats interested. My temp fix of leaving the flame cover door off stopped working last night. I took the flame sensor out and sanded it with emmory(sp) cloth, I also removed the inducer blower one more time and put the shop vac to the exhaust pipe....nothing was...
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    Amana 90% Furnace Problem - kok328 help?

    The inducer assembly is a sealed unit, so I doubt anything is seriously amiss with the unit. I will pull the inducer tomorrow and use the shop vac on it. We did go outside and can hear the exhaust gas leaving the pipe but that doesn't mean it isn't partially blocked. When I pulled the...
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    Amana 90% Furnace Problem - kok328 help?

    KOK appreciate your comments! The furnace is working correctly as long as the burner box cover is off. It has run a day and half with no issues. I thought I would experiment to see if the intake stack was actually clogged and since the air intake stack was cut so we could suck anything...
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    Amana 90% Furnace Problem - kok328 help?

    Here my problem, we get back from vacation and the wife says whats that noise....what noise....the noise from the furnace...crap, I'll go find out. Get down to the furnace and the Inducer Blower Motor has pounded out it's bearings, at least thats what I figured as it was vibrating. Next day...
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