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| Sally
 |  "Gas Pressure?"
, posted Sun 27 Jan 15:48  
On Saturday I thought I may have a problem with my gas furnace thermostat and called for service which was arranged for Monday. Today, Sunday, I get up to an odor of gas in the furnace area and call Washington Gas to investigate the leake. Washington Gas tells me it is the furnace vent and turns off the has to the furnace. HVAC company comes out and says the problem is the gas pressure coming into the furnace and they can't repair until pressure is adjusted. Washington Gas comes out and says pressure is fine. So.... I call a new HVAC company who is not happy to come see a new customer on Sunday.
What the heck should I be expecting? It's a 10 year old Lennox so I don't expect to have to replace it but I sure wish the HVAC people and Washington Gas could come to some agreement. I just want to know what's up with my furnace
desperate housewife
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| TKG26
| "Re(1):Gas Pressure?" , posted Tue 29 Jan 22:51
WASHINGTON GAS is a gas utility and is only there to make "safe" not repair. If they detected gas in the flue pipe then its likely a defective ignitor or a issue with ignition.
All washington gas is going to do ensure your getting your 7"wc to the house, thats it, call in a lennox dealer and have them look at it, at least with a lennox dealer there is a chance the techs have some sort of HVAC training and perhaps the basic tools such as a manomator and voltmeter... Who knows they may even have GAS leak and CO detectors(what a novel idea that would be)
If the techs coming out suspect gas pressure have them write down what they are finding. When my HVAC company used to be part of the local utility we would carry regs and meters and i have seen calls where the meter locks up or freezes overnight only to defrost by noon when we come out to see whats wrong.. If i got a call from a tech stating poor pressure i simple changed the reg and meter to play it safe. IT cost nothing to the utility and eventually the meters get changed anyway.
Today when i get a low pressure call i write down the outdoor temp and the supply line pressure found. ITs realy hard for the utility to argue with what your writing down.
Find a new hvac tech to deal with,your problem should not be hard to fix, its ignition or pressure...
SIGNATURE "Always have a licensed HVAC technician perform repairs on your equipments. HVAC is not a do-it-your-self home project."
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| "Re(1):Gas Pressure?" , posted Sun 27 Jan 17:44
Sounds fishy....I think they may be incompetent.
What model furnace is it? Is it spark ignition?
I have seen bad gas valves that energize the main valve at the same time as the pilot valve, causing either a delayed ignition or a no light...which would cause the gas smell.
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| amech
| "Re(1):Gas Pressure?" , posted Sun 27 Jan 16:50
Sunday, Sunday. What can one say. The hvac technician that came out should have been able to use a multi-meter and monometer and that my friend would have solved your problem. 6.5" w/c supply to furnace and 3.5" w/c at outlet of gas valve (manifold pressure)
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