80% trane furnace runs than on shut down it reignites the burner for a few seconds

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• Ironman Member Posts: 6,147

  February 2015

  Could it be cycling off on high limit and then back on before satisfying the thermostat?

  Bob Boan
  You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.

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• mburg Member Posts: 40

  February 2015

  That's definitely a thought I checked the temperature rise and it was within the specs so I didn't think anything of it.

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• icesailor Member Posts: 7,265

  February 2015

  Is it the burner and fan coming on or just the fan? Doesn't the fan keep running after the burner shuts off on a satisfied call but the fan continues to run? Because of residual HX heat?
  
  Is the return big enough to give satisfactory air flow through the return? Is it a system with 100,000 worth of output air with a return of 8" round flex duct? I've seen that.

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• mburg Member Posts: 40

  February 2015

  The burner shuts off the fan stays running because of residual heat than the burner turns on again a few seconds after the burner originally shut off runs both the fan and burner for a few seconds than the burner shuts off and the fan runs until the hx cools and shuts off

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• JUGHNE Member Posts: 7,865

  February 2015

  That used to be a symptom of heat anticipator problem in old T-stats. But you said you changed the T-stat. Is this upflow or downflow, some downflow had fan control problems.

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• mburg Member Posts: 40

  February 2015

  Yeah the heat anticipator was my first thought that's why I changed the stat, but it didn't help. It's upflow

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• GW Member Posts: 3,905

  February 2015

  are you positive the flame is going to all the burners right away??

  Gary Wilson
  Wilson Services, Inc
  Northampton, MA
  www.wilsonph.com
  [email protected]
  

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• GW Member Posts: 3,905

  February 2015

  ahhh, you're saying it stays running, then cuts out, then re-lights a few seconds later? Seems like a limit switch to me. Can you make this happen or see this happen yourself?

  Gary Wilson
  Wilson Services, Inc
  Northampton, MA
  www.wilsonph.com
  [email protected]
  

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• wogpa67 Member Posts: 238

  February 2015

  like ironman and gw stated it may be bouncing off of the hi limit. what type of air filter is on this furnace?

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• DZoro Member Posts: 1,037

  February 2015

  How old of a unit?
  Supply and returns appropriate for the furnace? If so, high limit, and don't forget to check HE, crack is possible cause

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• mburg Member Posts: 40

  February 2015

  I couldn't get it to do it when I was there but these are definitely some good ideas, I'm gonna spend some more time with it. Thanks for the ideas!

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