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@BadSneakers, is there a pilot, or just an igniter? Also is the blower not starting at all? Can you post a picture? I'm probably late to the party, and it's already fixed but inquiring minds and such."We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give". Winston Churchill.
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Drove from Anaheim to Gilroy today 5 hrs 15 minutes including 3 quick pit stops.
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Igniter. Burner starts, runs for about 30 seconds to a minute then stops. Blower never even tries to start up. That's why I tend to think there's an issue with the blower - the burner is perhaps just stopping because the temperature limit switch is kicking in. ThanksPatrickbrick said:@BadSneakers, is there a pilot, or just an igniter? Also is the blower not starting at all? Can you post a picture? I'm probably late to the party, and it's already fixed but inquiring minds and such.I've been trying to troubleshoot the thing all day so that I don't have to call out the oil company and pay the huge flat rate plus who knows what to get it fixed. If I have to call them out and it ends up being something really basic/obvious I'm probably going to stick my head in heay machinery.It's funny that pirates were always going around searching for treasure, and they never realized that the real treasure was the fond memories they were creating. - Jack Handey0 -
In my opinion it's the blower. The safety shuts the pilot out due to no blower. The older units don't have boards that run the system just wiring, if you can find the wiring diagram you use a meter to make sure it has power. If not you probably have a short somewhere. That's another issue. If it has power but won't turn than replace the blower. Not an expert but hopefully that helps."We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give". Winston Churchill.
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There's a flame sensor that tells the blower when to kick in after the burner lights. It's not talking to the blower. Probably the photocell eye is sooted up. Youtube is your friend here. You should be able to swing the burner unit out of the way and get to the sensor eye.
Overtemp limiter is kicking in and shutting the burner down so it doesn't melt down your combustion chamber.I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...1 -
I'm gonna look into that next, thanks @Trykflyr_1. And yes, youtube is awesome - the number of things I have been able to fix thanks to YT videos is amazing.It's funny that pirates were always going around searching for treasure, and they never realized that the real treasure was the fond memories they were creating. - Jack Handey1
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Got on the road at 7:00am avoided all traffic. It’s a brutal drive if you leave any later. Got home and still had the entire dayYakster said:NorCalR1 said:Drove from Anaheim to Gilroy today 5 hrs 15 minutes including 3 quick pit stops.
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ordered a belt for my dryer. $9 on Amazon plus guaranteed next day delivery vs. $30 from the only "local" store (30 miles away) that carries it or $17-$24+a week to be ordered at other stores like Lowes or HD or True Value.
A freaking $500 appliance busted by a $10 part. Youtube is awesome, because I had it figured out in about 5 minutes without a service call.Intelligence is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.
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pay attention to the idler pulley orientation when you do the repair, don't ask me how I know.1
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Furnace update:Tried a few more things last night/this morning - no dice. Called out the repair guy. Igniter was completely dead (to be fair, it had been in service for about 43 years). Replaced igition box and the furnace is now running perfectly.Thanks everyone who provided suggestions!It's funny that pirates were always going around searching for treasure, and they never realized that the real treasure was the fond memories they were creating. - Jack Handey7
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So the injector was running, it just wasn't lighting off.... when the flame sensor didn't see a solid burn it cut fuel off and the whole thing reset. Glad you're back up.I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...1
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Thanks for putting the mojo on me. Got up this morning and it was 59 degrees in The house. The oil burner would come on and run for about 20 seconds and then shut off. Called a buddy of mine that does hvac and he came over replaced the nozzle, cleaned the ignighters and good to go. so who's going to be next???? LOL The whammy is officially on!!!BadSneakers said:Furnace update:Tried a few more things last night/this morning - no dice. Called out the repair guy. Igniter was completely dead (to be fair, it had been in service for about 43 years). Replaced igition box and the furnace is now running perfectly.Thanks everyone who provided suggestions!You can't dispel Ignorance if you retain Arrogance!2 -
Paul, @Trykflyr_1 started it when his heater started clicking out a Morse code SOS. (or was he second) Got that fixed yet?
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^^^ The brain board is out for repair. Looking at 2 months turn around time but it's cheaper even with the fuel cost than replacing it. The yahoos wanted 600+ for a new version.I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...0
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Started my career with a really really bad haircut 40 years ago today. Damn, I'm old.I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...5
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Ha, I'm nearly twice your age and my brain board is still out for repair.Trykflyr_1 said:Started my career with a really really bad haircut 40 years ago today. Damn, I'm old.
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LOL...Just to clarify @silvermouse, that's the day I got to Lackland AFB for basic..I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...1
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Oh....totally misunderstood your post. Still, you have a ways to go before you can proudly wear the mantle of oldfartsilvermouse said:
Ha, I'm nearly twice your age and my brain board is still out for repair.Trykflyr_1 said:Started my career with a really really bad haircut 40 years ago today. Damn, I'm old.
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Thanks for that, Edward @silvermouse... 👴🏻silvermouse said:Oh....totally misunderstood your post. Still, you have a ways to go before you can proudly wear the mantle of oldfart0 -
Update on my dryer. Belt came yesterday, but I couldn't get to it until this morning.
It seems my dryer is more complicated to disassemble than all the ones they show in the repair videos. Most have a couple screws you remove to disconnect the front from the top and then you can pop-off the top from under the control panel and slide it out.
My top was bolted into the rear of the dryer under the control panel, so I had to remove it in order to access the interior.
Took a bit of fiddling to get the belt on the drive motor (the tension pulley was easy) because you're working blind.
Spent most of my time trying to get the front back on. One side would go in and the other would pop and the drum would fall. Reverse, repeat. Finally got it back together.
Ran my son's couple of pairs of jeans through the dryer 'cause he was out of pants. Wearing shorts to school isn't odd for him in cold weather, but it was a little odd at around 15 degrees yesterday. He tried to dry a pair over the radiator, but they weren't ready until today.
Running great. Still think there's some crappy design happening.Intelligence is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.
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This delightful musical homage to the challenges of pre-commissioning a new CERN detector by master’s students Panagiota Chatzidaki and Anna Önnerstad features ukuleles, local donkeys and hijinks in the cleanroom.
Not too sure scientists should make music videos, nonetheless here it is:
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If you ever need to repair appliances again, I found a great website. It's repairclinic.com. They have how to video's on just about anything and their prices are very good. I've been using them for years and never disappointed.You provide the make and model number and the site brings up all the info on that appliance. They even have a list of possible causes for what's wrong. Plus they have a one year return policy on ALL parts.Martel said:Update on my dryer. Belt came yesterday, but I couldn't get to it until this morning.
It seems my dryer is more complicated to disassemble than all the ones they show in the repair videos. Most have a couple screws you remove to disconnect the front from the top and then you can pop-off the top from under the control panel and slide it out.
My top was bolted into the rear of the dryer under the control panel, so I had to remove it in order to access the interior.
Took a bit of fiddling to get the belt on the drive motor (the tension pulley was easy) because you're working blind.
Spent most of my time trying to get the front back on. One side would go in and the other would pop and the drum would fall. Reverse, repeat. Finally got it back together.
Ran my son's couple of pairs of jeans through the dryer 'cause he was out of pants. Wearing shorts to school isn't odd for him in cold weather, but it was a little odd at around 15 degrees yesterday. He tried to dry a pair over the radiator, but they weren't ready until today.
Running great. Still think there's some crappy design happening.You can't dispel Ignorance if you retain Arrogance!3 -
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If you ever need to repair appliances again, I found a great website. It's repairclinic.com. They have how to video's on just about anything and their prices are very good. I've been using them for years and never disappointed.You provide the make and model number and the site brings up all the info on that appliance. They even have a list of possible causes for what's wrong. Plus they have a one year return policy on ALL parts.Martel said:Update on my dryer. Belt came yesterday, but I couldn't get to it until this morning.
It seems my dryer is more complicated to disassemble than all the ones they show in the repair videos. Most have a couple screws you remove to disconnect the front from the top and then you can pop-off the top from under the control panel and slide it out.
My top was bolted into the rear of the dryer under the control panel, so I had to remove it in order to access the interior.
Took a bit of fiddling to get the belt on the drive motor (the tension pulley was easy) because you're working blind.
Spent most of my time trying to get the front back on. One side would go in and the other would pop and the drum would fall. Reverse, repeat. Finally got it back together.
Ran my son's couple of pairs of jeans through the dryer 'cause he was out of pants. Wearing shorts to school isn't odd for him in cold weather, but it was a little odd at around 15 degrees yesterday. He tried to dry a pair over the radiator, but they weren't ready until today.
Running great. Still think there's some crappy design happening.
I've ordered parts from them before. But Prime shipping got it here earlier than they could.
I did watch their video. It was helpful, but there was one where I guy stuck his phone back in the dryer so you could actually see the belt attaching to the motor that wound up being the most useful to me. Theirs was too idealized on this step.
And it's always so much easier for them than it is for me. None of my pieces go back together that easily.
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It's those damned extra parts that always get me.
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" Using the third thumb on your second left hand and, while holding everything together with all four right hands, gently but firmly press the latch to allow the parts to fit together."
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Trying the melt the last gallon of Organic coconut oil in a 5-gal. bucket.
It's been a real comedy of errors here today, which wouldn't be all that bad except that I already had 2 cups of coffee and my brain is supposed to be firing on most, if not all cylinders by now.
I use coconut oil for all kinds of stuff; popcorn (as you might guess), instead of toothpaste, and for a special recipe for CoQ10. I've been taking Coenzyme Q10 for years. But in softgels, bought online, it's expensive. And Ubiquinol, the 'rendered down' version of CoQ10, is even worse. So I stumbled across this recipe at PureBulk.com where you can buy most any supplement in powdered form at a much better price. You melt the coconut oil and bring it to 150* and add the CoQ10. Once it's cooled you just scoop 1/2teaspoon and let it melt in your mouth. It tastes great and you have a good amount of CoQ10 for a third of what it would cost otherwise. CoQ10 isn't all that stable and it oxidizes easily, and it is best absorbed w/ fat and that's why you normally see it in softgels; dissolving it in coconut oil accomplishes both things, sealing it from oxygen and providing some fat.
The bucket stays in my attic and during the summer when the attic is way over 100*, the coconut oil which melts at 76* gets scooped into 1qt. deli containers. Well last summer I neglected to take stock of my inventory and didn't prepare any quarts for winter use. Here's where the comedy begins...
I had half of the quart container I use for teeth-brushing left, and decided I'd melt that down this morning because I've been out of the CoQ10 mix for several days. I don't know if it's directly related, but I've been short of breath and fatigue very easily this week just like it was before my heart surgery, and since CoQ10 is recommended for heart health I decided to get my ass in gear and make some. The problems started when I dumped the powderd CoQ10 into the oil, only to find out it was Curcumin - AAAAACK!!! - they're both yellow and I was too stupid to look at the label. After cussing my dumb self out I realized it's not the end of the world; "I'll just melt down another quart and add 8oz. of oil to this container and then add the CoQ10 to that, and have both supplements in one dose." That would've been great, if I had the coconut oil already in quarts. So I had no options, except to start melting the oil in the bucket you see above.
The bucket wouldn't fit in my oven, so I placed it on the large burner of my flat-top electrice stove, thinking if it's on low the plastic bucket wouldn't melt. WRONG!!! Luckily, I discovered it before it melted through and left a big mess of coconut oil everywhere. So I put a baking rack between the stove and the bucket. No bueno; the rack got hot and started melting into the bucket. So now, this where we're at, with the bucket sitting on two oak slats to get the plastic away from the heat enough so it won't melt (hopefully) and close enough to not let too much heat escape.
Great fun!
edit: John "The Mechanical Genius" Industmech just texted me with what would've been a better solution, to put the bucket into a water-bath in a pan and let some steam do the melting. Thanks, John, I'll call you first, next time I'm in a jam.Post edited by peter4jc on"I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis5
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