with out me spinning it it will do nothing. once i spin it everything works fine, until i turn the thermostat down, then i have to do it all again. . i just had the circut board and the blower mower replace , now i 've been told i need to have the inducer moter replaced. but some one told me its the pressure switch . i dont have a clue. any one know anything about rudd furnaces
2006-11-17 14:53:26 · 9 answers · asked by jewels 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Ed z's got it right. The starter capacitor is no good. If it is built into the motor you need a new motor. However most units have a seperate starter capacitor and it can bee replaced.
It looks kind of like a flattened grenade and has elec. contacts attached to the top. If you see such a thing then remove it and go to a HVAC dealer or dist. and find a replacement for it.
That would save you a ton of $$$$$$ if you DIY
2006-11-17 15:12:40 · answer #1 · answered by bob j 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First verify that the 120 volts supplied to the heater is wired correctly. Meaning that the hot wire from the wall is wired to the hot (black) wire at the unit. And likewise, the Neutral from the wall is wired to Neutral (white) in the unit. Also be sure you have a solid ground connection at the unit. If the hot and neutral are reversed that may be the cause of your problem. If they are correct okay good, Now do this. Call for heat, as you do and allow the thermostat to satisfy. Meanwhile, get your volt meter and once the thermostat satisfies, disconnect the connector to the inducer fan and carefully place the leads so as to be able to read the voltage source provide to the inducer on a call for heat. Once you have your volt meter leads in place to read voltage, call for heating again and watch to see if you ever get the 120 volts again. If after calling for heating and you do not get 120 after the initial start-up sequence then the problem could be either the vacuum switch or the control board.
2016-03-29 00:09:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's time to replace the inducer motor. You can override the pressure swicth in a pinch but the inducer is what causes the pressure switch to tell the hot surface ignitor to lite, which in turn tells the gas valve to release gas so the furnce can fire. If your inducer isn't turning and it starts up after you "give it a little help" then you have a problem with your inducer.
2006-11-17 14:59:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never overide the pressure switch! thats not the problem anyway. If your particular combustion draft inducer motor has a capacitor its bad replace it if not you will need a new motor.
2006-11-18 14:02:23 · answer #4 · answered by 76tb97t6ht 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rheem/ruud/weatherking furnaces dont have a start capacitor on the induced draft blower. you need to replace the unit.
Possum
2006-11-18 04:16:19 · answer #5 · answered by hillbilly named Possum 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the Rudd repairman. Call him before you screw it up and blow the house to bits. Yahoo answers is great but you need someone there to look at what you are talking. Reproduce the problem.
2006-11-17 15:02:29 · answer #6 · answered by bobbalou27 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have it replaced and sue the repairman that guessed wrong
2006-11-17 15:05:22 · answer #7 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to Kristophe,it is not the capactor,its the motor.
2006-11-18 02:17:29 · answer #8 · answered by Scott EThe anode rod inyour hwh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it is the starting capacitor.
2006-11-17 14:55:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋