Another Heat and air question

[twocan]

Does a heater have a burn time relay of some sort?
We recently had complete central heat and air installation in an old house and I'm starting to have an issue with the heater. The problem is when it doesn't keep up the heat source goes out after a period of time. It will not come back on until I manually turn the heat switch off and then back on. Another issue with this is the blower never stops and after a few minutes is starts blowing cold air due to no fire. The thermostat still says the heat is on when it's not. The blower does stop when I shut it off and back on.
Yes I have call in to my ac guy.... I just won't be able to sleep at night think about this.

 

[twocan]

I'll add the reasons that this has happened .... I had the window open today and attic fan on due to the wife painting in the house and it couldn't keep up. Another reason is we all have a habit of sleeping with doors shut at night and I haven't added the air passes yet in the doors.

 

[John6185]

If I remember, the high limit switch can make the unit run all the time if it's stuck. I am probably wrong but that's my guess. Used to be a $25 dollar part.

 

[tyromeo55]

Does the circuit board show a code on an led (you have to count the blinks and look up the code)?

It could be a high limit. Are the filters horrible? All the vents open and flowing?


To me it sounds like a flame sensor. Usually you can sand them off a little bit with emery cloth and get back in business

 

[John6185]

You know, threads like this are a big help to others when they are without heat-Keep them comments coming!

 

[twocan]

The heat light is on even though it's not heating. Filters are new

Does the circuit board show a code on an led (you have to count the blinks and look up the code)?

It could be a high limit. Are the filters horrible? All the vents open and flowing?


To me it sounds like a flame sensor. Usually you can sand them off a little bit with emery cloth and get back in business

You know, threads like this are a big help to others when they are without heat-Keep them comments coming!

 

[tyromeo55]

The heat light is on even though it's not heating. Filters are new

I think the "heat light". that you are referring to is on the thermostat. That is not what I was talking about.

Assuming the unit is not a dinosaur there is a circuit board inside the unit. Next time the unit cuts the flame and you would normally reset it to get going again. Open it up and try to take a peek at the LED (There might even be a sight glass on the door that you can use in lieu of opening the door) and count the blinks. On the inside or outside there should be instructions that tell what the blinks mean.

My vote is still a flame sensor. If your handy.... remove the flame sensor, sand and replace it.