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Home > Home & Garden > Heating & Air Conditioning   »   Gas furnace has an intermittent pilot, pilot lights, furnace tries to start

 
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Old Jan 23, 2008, 09:02 AM
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Gas furnace has an intermittent pilot, pilot lights, furnace tries to start

Have a 25 plus year old furnace pilot will start when signal sent furnace tries to start makes noise as it tries over and over but will not start.
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Old Jan 23, 2008, 11:11 AM   #2  
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Clean the flame sensor. I am sure glad you posted the model number and brand. It made my universal answer so easy to give.LOL
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Old Jan 23, 2008, 03:47 PM   #3  
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Rich, I have a 25 year old car, any idea what spark plug I need? Hvac1000 can laugh about it but we are professionals taking our time to help you. Without a make and model number, you are wasting our time.
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Sometimes I just wonder about people and how they survive.
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