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Furnace startup issue - video included

Chiheaterissue
Chiheaterissue Member Posts: 1
in THE MAIN WALL
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rftRPNrScm0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rftRPNrScm0</a>



Above is the video clip of my furnace starting up (issue at 1:50 into the clip), I'm worried it will give out soon and it's freezing around here. Please let me know what I should tell a professional the issue is. Thanks for the assistance and advice.

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  • unclejohn
    unclejohn Member Posts: 1,833
    Lennox Has a

    Similar furnace and I had a similar issue that turn out to be a bad burner.
  • Steve Whitbeck
    Steve Whitbeck Member Posts: 669
    Problems

    Could be a bad burner, also could be a mixture problem. Remove the intake pipe ( 2 inch PVC pipe ) and see if there are any leaves, bees nests, dead animals.
  • John Mills_5
    John Mills_5 Member Posts: 952
    I wouldn't run it

    That's a Rheem "Drum" (the r is silent) and the were nothing but trouble. First, that's not the proper ignitor. So who knows how long it is. The factory ignitor has about 6" of ceramic, then the ignitor. That burner has a cover over it full of holes. They like to rust out which could be causing this. The heat exchanger itself liked to rust or split open. Personally I'd get it out of there QUICK, but if you can't, find a Rheem dealer with an old tech who was around in 1990 when those lemons were out. First step is a 62-22669-92 ignitor, check the burner, check the heat exchanger, check the PVC pipes...
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