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Trouble Shooting Tips for Warm Air Furnace
1. Smoking when feed door is
open.
2. Furnace does not heat.
3. Blower does not run.
4. No air from registers-
fan running.
5. Air from registers is not hot.
6. Blower runs too long.
7. Blower does not run long
enough.
8. Smoke and/or odor from
registers when furnace is
used for first time.
9. Creosote buildup.
10. Flame spillage when feed
door is open.
a) Insufficient Draft.
b) Clogged chimney or chimney
connector.
c) Down draft in chimney
a) Wood not seasoned and dry.
b) Blower control set too low.
c) Insufficient flue draft.
a) Improperly wired.
b) Bad blower control.
c) Bad relay.
d) Bad blower motor.
a) Registers are closed.
b) Duct work improperly installed.
c) Improper wiring between cen-
tral furnace and Model 1303.
a) Blower control is set too low.
b) Bad blower control.
a) Blower control cut-off set too
low.
a) Blower control cur-off set too
high.
b) Bad blower motor.
Oil from furnace and duct work.
a) Burning green wood(not
seasoned or dry).
b) Thermostat setting too low for
type fuel.
a) Insufficient draft.
b) Smothering fire when adding
fresh fuel.
a) Set thermostat higher.
b) Clean chimney.
c) Add raincap to chimney.
a) Allow wood to season in a dry,
well ventilated area for 6 mo.
b) Set blower control to higher
temperatures.
c) Set flue draft. (See page 9)
a) Wire unit properly.
b) Replace blower control.
c) Replace relay.
d) Replace blower.
a) Open registers.
b) Correct duct work installations.
c) Wire unit properly.
a) Adjust blower control to
higher setting.
b) Replace blower control.
a) Set blower control cut-off
to higher setting.
a) Set blower control cut-off to
lower setting.
b) Replace blower.
The metal used in construction
of the furnace and duct work has
a light coating of oil. This should
disappear after a short period of
time. Once this burn-off has oc-
curred, it should not reoccur.
a) Burn only seasoned wood.
b) Set thermostat higher to at-
tain higher flue temperatures.
a) Set thermostat higher.
b) Add fuel so as not to
smother fire.
LIST OF PROBLEMS POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTIONS
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