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    Oct 24, 2011, 01:33 PM
    Rheem furnace grounding?
    I have a Rheem/Ruud furnace, model number IOEBRJR 115V 9.5 amps. I know this is crazy but for years, yes YEARS! our furnace will stop kicking on. I take the panel door off (and then replace it) and I hear the furnace try to start (the fan comes on)... I have to giggle the wires until the ignition switch kicks on, and sometimes until the gas kicks on too. I've lately been told that it might be a grounding wire problem. Has anyone else heard of this problem? How do I fix it? Please any help would be most helpful and might help me from going postal!
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    Oct 24, 2011, 01:36 PM
    It might be that the unit has a switch on the door panel that you are activating. Lots of units will not run at all if the door switch button is not depressed.
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    Oct 24, 2011, 01:55 PM
    No there is no switch on the door. It only starts once I giggle the group of wires for about 5 to 10 minutes. I thought that it was a broken wire and that the giggling was making a connection but someone told me that it was actually a missing ground wire? Where should it be? Do you have a diagram for this model number?
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