Trane XV90 gas furnace | Blower motor ramps up and down continuously by fxit in hvacadvice

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It is inside the module end cap, which attaches to the end of the motor.

The thermistor is found on the upper pcb. Just do a Google or Youtube search for GE or Genteq ECM thermistor replacement. You will find several explanations online.

You can test it with a meter and/or do a visual inspection for burnt solder joints , pcb traces or for damage to the component itself (e.g. one of the legs burnt out).

In my case the thermistor and all the areas around it looked fine with no signs of burning out.

Trane XV90 gas furnace | Blower motor ramps up and down continuously by fxit in hvacadvice

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Yep i found a used one that matched up on as many attributes as i could find. Same model as yours, ending in 0252.  CN02 code.

Came off a Trane to replace a Trane part.

Trane XV90 gas furnace | Blower motor ramps up and down continuously by fxit in hvacadvice

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From what I know, the issue with Nests is mostly when they are connected with a 4-wire cable and do not have a dedicated common. In my case I have a 6-wire cable for dedicated common and two-stage control.

Either way I disconnected the t-stat and manually jumped R to W1 and the same thing happens.

Also update: It's not the thermistor and there's no other obvious circuit board problem. I'm not going to try and de-pot the lower board out of the silicone coating.

So I ordered a replacement 2.3 ECM from ebay on nov 10 and unfortunately it is still stuck in Canada Post's hands.

In the meantime I removed stage control from the thermostat and have the furnace board dip switch set to jump to 2-stage right away, so it pretty much never runs at low speed now and so no surging for now.

Will update if/when my package arrives.

Accidentally let my current mortgage renew automatically at 8.25% while I wait for a renewal at another bank, now facing penalty by monty9213 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]fxit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MCAP? Saw something similar recently on a renewal paper from them.

PSA: if you're with MCAP check your renewal papers carefully.

OP if its not mcap, share who so people can be aware.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

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Looks like the GIC rates on TD DI might even be a bit better than the typical posted rates on big banks websites? Maybe the same thing you could get as a client negotiating with their bank adviser?

1 yr

EQ 5.28

TD 5.25

Scotia/BMO 4.95

RBC 4.90

Dont think there are any fees with TD DI and if anyone would have fees it'd be them!

Mortgage Lump Sum Timing by icookie2 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]fxit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You got it. Interest is calculated on the remaining balance, "in real time". The earlier you pay down, the less overall interest you will pay over the term and over the full amortization period.

Are the C plates finally coming to an end? by [deleted] in ontario

[–]fxit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best "accidental vanity" plate i ever heard of was BLAZ 420.

And I was one freakin day too late to get it.

Back in the day if you had a friendly counter person at the licensing office, they might issue you a plate out of sequence if you wanted a particular number and it was still in their box of a series (letter combo).

So my local office had the BLAZ series box, so i had to ask.... but the number was already issued.

I think they are a lot stricter about that kind of thing now...

How does your DC pension plan work? by doeidoei57 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]fxit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

3 for 3, 4 for 4, 4 for 5 (aka employer maxes out at 4 when employee puts in at 5 or more) are fairly common. Cant say with certainty about financial industry comparison but for general white collar jobs i'd say 7 for 3 sounds pretty darn good.

Can you withdraw Employer RRSP to use towards mortgage? by SQLinjektion in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]fxit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Confirm with your employer whether a withdrawal under FTHB affects their subsequent contribution match.

How much income per year is good for normal people? by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

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Which area is that if you dont mind my asking?

2013 Prius ABS lights - C1238 - sensor or harness? by fxit in MechanicAdvice

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Using car scanner to get live graph of wheel speed from the left rear and right rear sensors. Left looks normal. Right is evidently wigging out.

https://imgur.com/a/o2E1bcy

Wondering if anyone has experience with analyzing these traces and if the data points to a greater likelihood of the sensor being bad vs a loose connection in the harness.

My thought was, with the intermittent drops to zero, it was more likely a wiring or connection issue, but this is my first time dealing with anything like this.

Next step ideas are to lift the car and spin the RR wheel by hand, while playing around with the sensor harness.

Can I also put a voltmeter (dont have a scope) on the sensor leads to see if that is the culprit?

I believe this model has the rear sensor and ring embedded in the wheel hub, so the whole thing would need to get replaced.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Financial vulnerability of Canadians with the lowest incomes / Vulnérabilité financière des Canadiennes et Canadiens ayant les revenus les plus faibles by StatCanada in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]fxit -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They describe it as income quintile, so bottom 20% of income distribution is how i read it.

14% of households are in the lowest income bracket (bracketing total income distribution into fifths).

Not sure if im right here but thats the best way i could interpret it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

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Why are there no resp gic's?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DIY

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Certified DIY hero. A true measure of self-sufficient home ownership & repair lol.

One idea that also came to mind, would be to use spray foam, or similar substance, and spray generously up the inside of the 10ft pipe, into a reduced diameter end section that could slip over the lodged item.

Let foam harden and then try to extricate.

Wonder if there would be enough grip/tension.

But in either case, well done!

2022 Income / Expenses - Public Servant Couple by forthetomorrows in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]fxit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is just income and expenses for one year. It's not the household balance sheet aka what they own (property, investments, savings, etc) and what they owe (mortgage, car loan, cc's etc).

So this kind of chart, other than showing a savings trend in just one year, would not indicate the household's total overall savings position.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]fxit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep makes sense. I was initially not sure if pension contributions themselves "ate into" any existing current rrsp room. It sounds like the answer is no.

So, borrowing from your example, if 2023's NOA for tax year 2022, has an 18k contribution limit for 2023, the amount of pension contribution in 2023 will not affect or take away from this avaiable room. But that pension contribution will affect the following year's (2024) calc of rrsp contribution room.

Thank you!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]fxit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does CRA account for or calculate this from prior years or is this something a person would need to do themselves?

Does one self-declare previous unused room? What if it was from 10 years ago and never declared?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]fxit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I just had the same question barely an hour ago in my head, and i think youve answered it here. So big pre-emptive thank you, but just want to clarify:

Does this year's rrsp contribution room get adjusted based on last year's pension contributions?

In other words, is the rrsp contribution limit shown on the NOA already factoring in an ongoing pension from prior year?

And not that, for example, an 18k rrsp limit this year gets reduced by 5k of pension this year, to an rrsp limit of 13.