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    Kevlar Posts: 6, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 2, 2007, 08:33 AM
    No flame
    I recently bought a home that's approximately 12 years old. The gas heater seems to be working fine, but no flame. I can smell gas, but it never shuts off unless I turn it off.

    A few months ago I had a similar problem where the sensor needed to be cleaned. The problem then was produce a flame, but shut down after 10 seconds... producing no heat. This is not the case now. I did clean the sensor again just to make sure. But, that sensor, I believe, is the safety mechanism to shut down the system if it does not sense a flame. This is not happening. The system still continues to run.

    I am not a technician, but I read the schematic. There is a roll-out switch, but I cannot see if there is a reset. I have turned off the system a few times thinking that anything like that might reset to normal.
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    Mar 2, 2007, 09:32 AM
    Check the sticky at the top of the forum. It includes an easy check of furnace/thermostat bad?
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    Mar 2, 2007, 10:32 AM
    I'll take a look, but the thermostat is fairly new (months old).
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    Mar 3, 2007, 01:18 PM
    I ended up replacing the igniter. Apparently, these things go out in 2-4 years. You just have to know not to touch the "rod" on a new one or you may shorten its life span.
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