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    pamalasue68 Posts: 4, Reputation: 1
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    #1

    Jan 20, 2009, 02:54 PM
    Heater pilot will not light
    Inducer fan motor turns on, then you can hear the gas valve trying to kick on, but the igniter never comes on.
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    Jan 20, 2009, 06:33 PM

    The gas valve should even be trying to click on until the igniter is activated,, is it giving a code, (on the circuit board?)
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    Jan 20, 2009, 07:46 PM

    Not to sound stupid, but I didn't see anything that would give a code on the circuit board(a red light and that is it).
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    Jan 20, 2009, 07:55 PM
    Sounds like a new ignitor is in order. It should be glowing during the ignition trials.
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    Jan 20, 2009, 07:58 PM

    I second that,replace the ignitor.
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    Jan 20, 2009, 08:05 PM

    That's what I was thinking it was but it's my mother-in-laws heater and I didn't want to start replacing a bunch of parts that I didn't need to replace, so thanks.
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    Jan 20, 2009, 08:20 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by pamalasue68 View Post
    not to sound stupid, but i didn't see anything that would give a code on the circuit board(a red light and that is it).
    Most will give a blinking code if the igniter is bad,, but yes some don`t
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    Jan 20, 2009, 09:03 PM
    Thank you all, it looks like I will be buying a ignitor tomorrow. Once again, thank you all

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