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RHEEM WATER HEATER PILOT WON’T STAY LIT

I recently had a call where a customer had a Rheem water heater where the pilot wouldn’t stay lit and would go out every day. Every day she would have to go downstairs, light her pilot and wait for the water to heat up. The tank was brand new and she would keep getting the

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NEW FURNACE OVERHEATING

Under-sized supply duct furnace N type evaporator coil with drip pan N type evaporator coil drip pan removed Trane furnace gas valve data decal Electronic zone damper Previous Next You finally installed a brand new furnace and air conditioning system in your home and got rid of that old, energy-sucking system, congrats! Unfortunately, since it

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HOW TO WIRE A DIGITAL THERMOSTAT

Photo of existing thermostat Wiring When installing a new thermostat, take a picture of your current thermostat wiring connections. This will prove to be invaluable when hooking the wires up to the new thermostat.  Next, we want to go over what each wire controls. Red– This wire will be the 24-volt power from the furnace

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WHAT TOOLS DO I NEED BEFORE I GET A VIRTUAL DIAGNOSTIC?

MULTI-METER The first and most important tool that you should have at your disposal is a multimeter. A good digital multi-meter is worth its weight in gold when determining what is wrong with an electrical component. If you don’t have one of these, it will be tough to figure out what is wrong with your

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Dangerous furnace install hack

Under-sized plenum Blocked air filter Furnace installed on it’s back Under-sized supply duct furnace Incorrectly installed furnace Dangerous furnace install Improperly installed furnace Previous Next I came across this beauty when I received a call about a thermostat that wasn’t operating properly and blowing cold air randomly when calling for heat. Even worse, not one,

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