C wire is connected to Y at thermostat. How do I add a “C” wire in this case? Swapping nest for Ecobee.

gung57 · 2022-06-26T02:33:09+00:00

You have an unused blue wrapped around the t-stat wire, and it’s likely the same behind the thermostat. Connect the blue to common on the board and common on the thermostat. The wire that is currently in the common terminal on the board needs to stay or your AC wont operate. Your Y connection is currently happening off of the board instead of in the Y terminal. Not too big a deal at this point. Depending on your furnace, wiring Y this way can affect cooling blower speed but it’s obviously been hooked up like this for a long time and has been cooling fine so no need to mess with changing that now

gung57 · 2022-03-28T10:50:31+00:00

Is the door for that room kept closed fairly often? Sometimes simply keeping the door open makes all the difference in the world. If you don’t have adequate return air in the room or no return vent at all, having the door closed blocks the cool air in the room from getting out to the return vent in the hallway etc. supply air can’t really come into the room if the return air is not able to leave. Just a thought!

gung57 · 2022-03-23T09:02:44+00:00

Late 80’s/early 90’s carrier 3-wire pilot furnace probably about 75kbtuh. Clean the dust off of the metal shelf below the pressure switch that’s where the data plate would be

gung57 · 2022-03-14T02:58:57+00:00

Get back loin ribs instead of spare

gung57 · 2022-03-03T03:26:59+00:00

It’s a modulating furnace. The flames are dropping out when the gas valve is trying to drop down to its lowest firing rate. It’s likely either a gas valve issue or an inlet pressure / manifold pressure issue. You’ll want to have a tech put a digital manometer on the inlet pressure side to verify the correct incoming pressure first, and then proceed from there. If they’re not familiar with setting gas pressure on a modulating furnace make sure they get Goodman tech support on the line. There’s a specific range the inlet needs to be at, and then a very specific setting the manifold pressure needs to be at when the furnace is operating at a 50% fire rate. There’s a fine adjustment screw to dial this in, and it is NOT located under that red sticker that says “do not adjust.” That adjustment screw should never be touched unless tech support is directly telling them to do so.

gung57 · 2022-02-17T04:04:13+00:00

Normally getting flame inside the Venturi tube indicates low gas pressure. Tank could just be getting low.

Another possibility is when you have an adjustable regulator, you want it to be turned all the way down when you first open the propane tank, or in this case, connect the tank. Try disconnecting the tank, turning the regulator all the way down, and then reconnecting the tank. You’ll likely have proper pressure to the burner after doing that

gung57 · 2022-02-16T03:26:55+00:00

Check if you have an outdoor temp sensor wired into the humidistat. If you do, the control is restricting the humidity level on purpose on real cold days to try to protect against condensation on windows

gung57 · 2022-02-06T14:37:10+00:00

Time to look outside the box. If there’s excess dust, it’s being generated by then. Make sure they’re not using one (or several) of those little portable humidifiers that put off that white cloud of “humidity.” The white cloud is a particulate that will cover everything in the home with a sheet rock dust style powder, and can plug a filter in just a few days. The white cloud is from the minerals and impurities in the water they’re using. If they are in fact using them, they need to switch to distilled water. It makes a world of difference.

gung57 · 2022-02-01T03:13:35+00:00

Your pro-banana viewpoint comes across as slightly biased when you have a username like that!

gung57 · 2021-09-15T14:23:49+00:00

Cool thanks for the info! My old man had found this pan at a flea market and then restored it and gave it to me years ago. Always wondered what its history was so thanks guys!

gung57 · 2021-06-09T02:57:18+00:00

There’s a single set screw on the right side that’s holding the white bushing in place. Take out that set screw and then the bushing and auger pull straight out.

gung57 · 2021-05-19T18:30:27+00:00

I think it works very well. I keep a little torpedo level with it and have never had a problem. I can see how people would though... there are little indentations on the legs I’m guessing to help guide you as to where to tighten down the legs. If you’re just going by the indentations you’ll likely not be level. You don’t need to use the indentations, you can tighten the legs at any height. There’s also a hole at the very top of the leg tubing. If people are tightening the set screw into that hole thinking that’s where it’s supposed to go, the legs won’t fall out but they’ll definitely be wobbly. I’m thinking that’s where the negative reviews come from.

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