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jpmichaels
Dec 29, 2012, 03:45 PM
My Trane XL 600 (American Standard) furnace is on the fritz. The blower will operate from the thermostat. Jumped R&W @ t-stat and got nothing Jumped @ furnace & got nothing. Fuse is brand new, gas valve is brand new (oof). Standing pilot is lit so thermocouple is good (yes?). I get nothing when t-stat should call for heat. No click and certainly no burner ignition. Could I have a bad (stuck) limit switch? HELP. Forecast is for 24 degrees tonight which is cold in Alabama and I know the tiny ceramic heaters are costing me a small fortune!
Thanks
Grady White
Dec 29, 2012, 04:13 PM
Make sure the blower door is closed & tight. Also check the gas valve to verify it is set to "on". While we are covering basics, check the emergency & service switches as well as the breaker.
jpmichaels
Dec 30, 2012, 07:59 AM
Grady,
Door is closed tight, gas valve is open (pilot is burning) and the switches are on. Any other ideas?
Grady White
Dec 31, 2012, 02:57 PM
Since the blower operates from t he stat, we can eliminate a transformer problem. An open limit is a possibility but when a limit is open, the fan usually will stay on to "cool" the furnace. With yours being older & standing pilot, that may not be the case. If there is a readable wiring diagram on the furnace, can you take a picture of it & either post here or on a photo sharing site such as photobucket?
jpmichaels
Jan 3, 2013, 12:51 PM
Diagram is illegible.
I have checked the limit switches and they all ohm out good (0.002 or less when stone cold) I replaced the thermocouple and re-lit the pilot (because it's inexpensive and humored my father).
So, we have new gas valve, apparently good limit switches, a new t-couple and a lit pilot but no burner ignition. I'm going to try another thermostat that I know to be good to see if that could be the problem.
It's cold in here!
Grady White
Jan 3, 2013, 05:57 PM
Something super simple I skipped earlier is to verify the gas valve is set to "on" & not "pilot".