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Home > Home & Garden > Heating & Air Conditioning   »   A/C or Heat does not work w/thermostat set "on" or "auto".

 
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Old Mar 29, 2007, 05:08 AM
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A/C or Heat does not work w/thermostat set "on" or "auto".

A/C or Heat doesnt work in "on" or "auto". Fan will not come on at the "on" position either. I changed the batteries in the thermostat. I also read somewhere to disconnect the "Y" and hold it to the "R" on the thermostat for two minutes. That will tell me if the thermostat is the problem. Still nothing worked. I checked to make sure the outlet the furnace was plugged into had power...it does. I then removed the cover from the circuit board on the central air unit. It is a Ducane, it has a Honeywell circuit board. I looked at that wiring for a little while and decided to remove the in coming hot and the "cool" wire leading to the fan. I wired those together and the fan came on. I then (by mistake) put the cool lead back in place but accidently put it on the "continuous on" lead. The fan turned on and wouldn't turn off, can you imagine? After that I cut power and put it back the way it's supposed to be...nothing. Does this mean the circuit board is bad? Or a relay on the board? What is the next step? Replace the board? Or am I completely off base?
thank you for any help you can give.

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Old May 17, 2008, 08:34 AM   #21  
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Jumper R to G at the unit. (do not forget to make sure door swith is closed, use tape) If the fan runs go to the thermostat jumper R to G. If the fan runs from the board and not the t-stat you have a bad wire connection from t-stat to unit. If the fan does not run from jumping R to G at the board it may be a bad board or relay let us know.

I jumpered R to G at the unit with the switch taped closed and nothing happened. When I jumper R to G at the T-stat the fan outside comes on, but not the blower motor inside.

So, it might be the board or relay?
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