Heating & Cooling Logo

Related Topics:

l
larry long Posted on Mar 21, 2016
Answered by a Fixya Expert

Trustworthy Expert Solutions

At Fixya.com, our trusted experts are meticulously vetted and possess extensive experience in their respective fields. Backed by a community of knowledgeable professionals, our platform ensures that the solutions provided are thoroughly researched and validated.

View Our Top Experts

Blower cycles after thermostat is satisfied. only once each time ,but everytime

Replaced fan limit switch, didnt fix it.

1 Answer

MightyMikeJr

Level 3:

An expert who has achieved level 3 by getting 1000 points

All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

Master:

An expert who has achieved Level 3.

  • Master 409 Answers
  • Posted on Mar 24, 2016
MightyMikeJr
Master
Level 3:

An expert who has achieved level 3 by getting 1000 points

All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

Master:

An expert who has achieved Level 3.

Joined: Sep 11, 2008
Answers
409
Questions
0
Helped
313908
Points
1250

What is the make / model of your air conditioner. With out that information i cant help you with your ac repair problem.


If you still need help check us out online Vent Cleaning Dallas Tx

5 Related Answers

mohana sundaram

  • 173 Answers
  • Posted on Dec 12, 2007

SOURCE: furnace

It's always possible that the limit "dial" switch is sticking leading you to believe that it's only at 150º.

How old is the furnace and when was it last cleaned.

Ad

Anonymous

  • 540 Answers
  • Posted on Sep 13, 2008

SOURCE: recently replaced blower wheel and

First question first, NO! this is a simple problem and a common one to fix, just change out the outside contactor coil, the contactor has a thin layer of silver on them to prevent them from arching and sticking together, over time this thin layer burns through and stick the contactor and wont let go, till you replace the contactor coil,(20.00) 24-volt 40 voltage amp coil! YOU CAN DO THIS after you kill the power to the unit.!Thank-you-very-much!

Lou Barta

  • 189 Answers
  • Posted on Mar 29, 2009

SOURCE: Limit Swith on Coleman Central Heating and Air

Sounds like the limit switch is not bad ...... its just doing its job. You need to determine why he furnace is overheating. Are your filters clean? Is your blower wheel clean? Is your blower motor running fast enough? It might be set on to slow of a speed. The blower motor capacitor could be bad. Are all of your air vents in the house open? Are your return air registers blocked? Is your duct work properly sized? Put a thermometer in the return air duct. Note the temp. Now stick the thermometer in the plenum. Note this temp.. Subtract the high temp from the low temp. This number should fall within the temp. rise rating found on the data plate inside the the furnace on the same sticker as th model and serial numbers. If your temp. is above the suggested temp rise. you have an air flow problem. If it is within the suggested temp rise listed then your high limit control should be replaced.
Good luck

co7196

Ned C Cook

  • 3433 Answers
  • Posted on Jun 19, 2009

SOURCE: AC unit turns on blower doesn't come on

The thermostat is the controller.

t1m130

t1m130

  • 86 Answers
  • Posted on Jul 26, 2009

SOURCE: Blown Transformer heat pump

blown transformers are usually from a low voltage short the first thing i would do is wire a automotive or resetable 3amp fuse in line with the transformer so you dont blow transformer after transformer the wire coming off the transformer that say 24v take that wire a couple of inches down and cut it and install the fuse in series there
24v----------------
24v----------x----------
24v--------{3ampfuse}----------

now you can go through your low voltage wires one by one and test them unhook all the wires to your outdoor condenser at your indoor unit(furnace or airhandler) and try turning it to cool now if you blow the fuse the short is between the tstat and the indoor unit if the fuse is still good leave it on cool and hook up one wire at a time to your outdoor unit starting with R a lot of times your contactor or your defrost board will short out on you also look for pinches in wires wires with cracks in the insulation and wires touching metal this situation can be a real pain sometimes i would recommend calling a hvac company if you start to get stumped
hope this will help you

Ad

Add Your Answer

×

Uploading: 0%

my-video-file.mp4

Complete. Click "Add" to insert your video. Add

×

Loading...
Loading...

Related Questions:

0helpful
2answers

My good man furnace model gmh80903bnca will not get to temp fan shuts off and burners keep burning then kicks off on high limit then starts process over but never gets to temp set at 655

If you have a switch that can manually turn on the fan, try it to verify the fan works. This is what I think is happening. The normal operation should be thermostat calls for heat, inducer fan comes on, pressure switch closes, igniter glows, main burner ignites and then in 30 or so seconds the fan comes on and stays on until the thermostat is satisfied. Once the thermostat is satisfied the burner shuts off and the fan runs for approx 120 seconds then shuts off. I think the control board that automatically turns your fan on is faulty. On most modern furnaces if the auto fan control fails and the furnace gets to hot and limits, when the limit opens and shuts off the burner it also energizes the fan motor to cool the heat exchanger.
0helpful
2answers

Have an older Coleman mobile home furnace (Mdl 8665D766). Both blower fan and booster motor work fine; however, during heating, booster motor will keep constantly running after system cycles through

The booster motor? Do you mean the inducer motor that helps push the exhaust? If the inducer motor won't shut off when the thermostat is satisfied and everything else does shut off, it sounds like the contacts on the relay that powers the inducer are at fault
0helpful
1answer

Draft Inducer problem

On the call for heat from the thermostat the inducer should come on first, a pressure switch proves that the inducer is moving enough air up the stack, closes and energizes the ignition and burners come on. 30 to 60 seconds later the blower comes on. Everything should stay on as long as the thermostat is still calling for heat. When the thermostat is satisfied the burner and inducer shut off and the fan will run to remove the heat from the heat exchanger and then shut off. Cycle complete. Some inducers have a post purge so when the thermostat is satisfied the burner shuts off, the inducer runs for 30 seconds or so and then shuts off. I am thinking that your furnace may be running on the limit switch and when the burner is off but the inducer stays on, maybe the limit is shutting of the inducer. Check your air filter and make sure all your heat registers are open and that the return air grill is not blocked.
0helpful
1answer

I have 2 hvac units running an electric heating element for the heater. Both limit controls are set the same. One is ignited the flames and continuing with flames for close to 3 min. The other is taking...

Hi, these Honeywell combination fan/limit controls are used for turning the fan on after the combustion changer reaches the factory setting on the round dial that you see when you remove the cover. The high limit will turn the fan on when it reaches this temperature, and off when the stat is satisfied. If the blower motor fails due to a burn out or short, it shuts the main burners down on the high limit setting. These controls can be removed and you can clean the probe which has a set of contacts at the end. Sometimes this will fix the problem. Check the settings on the dial to see if they are set right to come on, the time it takes between cycles, and the temperature they are set to shut off. This sounds as though you need to check your thermostats also. They could be a problem. You say electric heat, but then you are saying flames? If these limits have the manual fan button, make sure they are on auto. Long delays could also mean you have a dirty flame sensor located by the pilot. You can clean the metal tip with steel wool or fine sanding cloth. Short heating cycles may be your thermostats like I said before. You shouldn't have to replace the fan/limits as I told you what they control. These will cause a fan to run and not shut off after the stat is done, so check to see if they are dirty. Please keep me posted.
Shastalaker7
A/C, & Heating Contractor
1helpful
1answer

My honeywell Thermostat reaches the heating temp. but the fan will not stop running.And yes the fan is set to auto.It just keeps running and running and running.It stays the same temp but will not shut off...

I want to give a simple explanation before I go any further. On the heating side of a unit even though tthe temp has satisfied the thermostat, the fan will run until it cools down the plenum where the air flows from the air handler. There is a bimetal switch called a fan limit that operates the blower when the plenum reaches the temp set on the fan limit switch. Now if your fan keeps running even after the plenum chamber has cooled down, then you could have a fan limit switch that is stuck in the run position and must be replaced in order to correct the problem.
1helpful
1answer

Carrier Furnace infinity 96.model 58MVP060-F-18114. Furnace heats

Sounds like it could be your fan limit switch. Part costs about 20 bucks and is fairly simple to replace. This limit switch is a safety that prevents your furnace from over heating. Usually when your t/s is satisfied the blower runs for a little longer after the burners have stopped, and the reason for that is the limit switch. The blower is supposed to cool this limit switch to a certain temp. and once it reaches this temp it shuts the blower off. Yours is stuck:(


I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/george_083af2f0afc0328b

1helpful
1answer

Heater stops.fan still runs.

Most furnaces are equiped with a two speed blower. Hi speed is controlled by a relay sytem initiated by the thermostat. short of a stuck relay, hi speed should not remain on unless your thermostat "fan swith" has been moved from "auto" to "on", if this is the case turn the switch to "auto"

Low speed is controlled solely by the furnace itself. Depending on the age and brand of the furnace it is either brought on by time or temperature.

From your description of "tapping the relay of the limit switch" I assume you have an older furnace with a combination fan/limit control. The most common of these were a grey box with a removeable rectangular lid. In some cases there was a (commonly white) switch poking through this cover which you could manually turn low speed on if you pushed it in, make sure it is pulled out.
Otherwise the switch is refered to as a bi-metal limit. When heated the two dis-similar metals (coiled together) expand and contract at different rates. When the furnace cycles on, the metals heat and, due to design, twist a dial, which you should be able to see under the rectangular lid. The dial should have three pin settings for the purpose of switching. the lowest setting, usually around 105, is the fan OFF setting. The second, usually aroun 135, is the fan ON setting. The highest should be fixed around 250 it is the high limit and should not be part of your problem.
....After your thermostat has been satisfied and the flame shuts down...you can physically watch that dial move clockwise and hopefully reach the setting of around 105, unlesss that setting is set below the temperature of the room the furnace is in (try setting this setting higher to see if it helps).
(make and age of furnace helps a lot with trying to trouble shoot, also is it a mobile home unit?)
0helpful
1answer

Honeywell thermostat TH6110D1021. Blower comes on

Hi, You are right, fan is on a time delay in the heating cycle, and after burners fire that is when this delay comes into play. You have a preset factory temperature that determines the cycle on time for the fan, and the off time after the burners shut down also. This will not be in the thermostat, but in the fan/limit control the is mounted on the face of the furnace, with a probe inserted into the fire box.Depending on how old or new this unit is, will depend on the type control you have.It may be just a high limit switch, or the 1st I mentioned.If so, It rotates in the burner as the temperature rises, to turn the fan on and off.Disconnect power, remove cover, and 2 screws.Slowly remove the control and gently clean the probe. Turn the dial if this one has it and you will be able to hear it click. This click is contacts closing to start fan operation.Reinsert and try again. If problem continues, you will have to replace it.They do tend to stick closed/on, in the heat cycle from time to time and a cleaning sometimes will solve this problem. Not knowing how old this furnace is and type, make it difficult to give you a correct diagnosis, so check this fan control as I have explained, and if your system is of a different type, please let me no so I can correct this problem. Sincerely,
Shastalaker7
0helpful
1answer

Goodman furnace\ blower comes on,unasked

Sounds like the fan switch on the furnace is set to low. Turn power off to furnace, take door off of furnace look for a fan switch, it may be a fan - limit together. The limit settings should be approximately 160° to 200°, and the fan settings should be about 100° to 140° set it to 120° it it's already set there then you probably need to replace it.
Not finding what you are looking for?

49 views

Ask a Question

Usually answered in minutes!

Top Heating & Cooling Experts

Paul Carew

Level 3 Expert

3808 Answers

john h

Level 3 Expert

29494 Answers

Brad Brown

Level 3 Expert

19187 Answers

Are you a Heating and Cooling Expert? Answer questions, earn points and help others

Answer questions

Manuals & User Guides

Loading...