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Thesuper

65.186.67.223

"Reclaimer 80" , posted Wed 20 Feb 19:33

I have a Reclaimer 80 in a rental that will not lite. If you turn the thermistat off and back to on it will work for a while any ideas. I am thinking the curcuit board but cannot find the book with troubleshooting guide.

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theduke03

24.250.19.62

"Re(1):Reclaimer 80" , posted Wed 20 Feb 19:48

How does the filter look?

You can't put a price on comfort! Be Safe.

Thesuper

65.186.67.223

"Re(2):Reclaimer 80" , posted Wed 20 Feb 19:53

The Filter is new the tenant just replaced it one week prior to the problem. So I was told when I ask.

theduke03

24.250.19.62

"Re(3):Reclaimer 80" , posted Wed 20 Feb 20:48

If that's a hot surface ignitor Dont clean it!

You can't put a price on comfort! Be Safe.

theduke03

24.250.19.62

"Re(3):Reclaimer 80" , posted Wed 20 Feb 19:58

I'm not familiar with that unit but I would try cleaning the flame sensor with steel wool or a wirebrush. If unit has a/c check return side of a/c coil for blockage ad clean if necessary.

You can't put a price on comfort! Be Safe.

static

74.140.102.1

"Re(4):Reclaimer 80" , posted Wed 20 Feb 20:31

The only Reclaimer 80 I've ever seen used the hot surface ignitor to sense flame (it's a Heat Controller - built product).

If this one is the same way, I would suspect that as possibly being part of the problem. Does it even ignite at all?

Thesuper

65.186.67.223

"Re(5):Reclaimer 80" , posted Wed 20 Feb 21:05

It does lite but only after I turn the thermostat to off and then back to on it seems to be an intermitant problem. I was planning on goin to Clean everything with air and a vacum. It is a "Heat Controller" product, So far this year we have had problems with all of the units with this company,s product in them. Thanks for the help I will give it a good cleaning (not touching the ignitor) and see what that does.

static

74.140.102.1

"Re(6):Reclaimer 80" , posted Wed 20 Feb 21:33

Yeah, if you can get replacement hot surface ignitors fairly cheap, I'd suggest to try throwing a new ignitor at it. Especially if the one that's on there has kind of a gray crusty look about it.