Hi all - new to the forum, and hoping someone can help.
I have a York furnace that stopped working about 4-5days ago. Unfortunately we have unseasonably cold weather here in Illinois so I'm a bit behind the 8ball with 2 small children and wife that can't stand the cold :oops:
I notice the furnace was short cycling, so I cleaned the flame sensor thinking it was that. After the short cycles continued I checked the pressure switch tubes, cleaned them out and cleaned out the connection into the motor - no luck, still short cycling.
After 2 nights of sleeping in the cold (furnace tech is coming on Thursday) I decided to give it another look. I tried to fire it up and notice that the motor wheel (not sure what it's called) wasn't spinning. There are 2 leads that plug in that I gave a little wiggle and viola it started working! As soon as I released the pressure from the bottom connector the fan motor turned off, and the furnace turned off. (also notice a little spark when I put pressure on it and it starts working)
I've attached a couple pictures to show what's going on - is this something I can fix? My HVAC contractor thinks the whole motor needs to be replaced.
I decided to add a little 33+ electrical tape to hold pressure on the bottom connector - not ideal, but just hoping to keep some keep in the house until he can show up.
any advice - I'm assuming leaving the electrical tape on there isn't ideal - is this something I can fix?
I have a York furnace that stopped working about 4-5days ago. Unfortunately we have unseasonably cold weather here in Illinois so I'm a bit behind the 8ball with 2 small children and wife that can't stand the cold :oops:
I notice the furnace was short cycling, so I cleaned the flame sensor thinking it was that. After the short cycles continued I checked the pressure switch tubes, cleaned them out and cleaned out the connection into the motor - no luck, still short cycling.
After 2 nights of sleeping in the cold (furnace tech is coming on Thursday) I decided to give it another look. I tried to fire it up and notice that the motor wheel (not sure what it's called) wasn't spinning. There are 2 leads that plug in that I gave a little wiggle and viola it started working! As soon as I released the pressure from the bottom connector the fan motor turned off, and the furnace turned off. (also notice a little spark when I put pressure on it and it starts working)
I've attached a couple pictures to show what's going on - is this something I can fix? My HVAC contractor thinks the whole motor needs to be replaced.
I decided to add a little 33+ electrical tape to hold pressure on the bottom connector - not ideal, but just hoping to keep some keep in the house until he can show up.
any advice - I'm assuming leaving the electrical tape on there isn't ideal - is this something I can fix?
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