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THANK YOU! My inducer motor wasn't coming on. I followed your diagnostic steps and determined the thermostat wasn't functioning correctly. As it turns out, the white wire came out of its connector when I pulled the unit from the wall to paint. This video saved me a bunch of money by avoiding a service call! ~Very Grateful
I am a home inspector, and one of my challenges has always been, understanding all the different types of HVAC units. You by far sir, are the best teacher of all that I need to know when it comes to being confident in my inspection process. Knowing how the units work internally has given me a deep knowledge that I may not have received in other classes. Thank you for doing what you do.
It's not your job as a house inspector to diagnose or even try to understand how to fix a furnace. If the furnace doesn't work or it's making loud noises then that would just be written on your report.
I would suggest tech support only for people familiar with furnace & AC trouble. Not for homeowners & doit yourselfers. Experience is your teacher. Not academic instructions. You will blow up something or get shocked almost certainly. Don't mess with these things without experience. Get some from someone before you mess with it.
It was sub-freezing last night. I woke up to a 60 degree house. Immediately looked at and checked the ignitor but it was good(53 ohms) so I checked the LED code which was "gas valve switch open when required to be closed". I went for the inducer motor and the cover was warm and the motor was buzzing. I tried turning the motor by hand but no joy. At one point I touched one of the locknuts and got a nice burn. Checked voltage and it was 124 VAC so I ordered a new OEM Carrier inducer motor assy. Guys like you are a great help to working slobs like me who try to keep costs down. Thank you very much for these videos.
Your videos helped me save my daughter a boatload of money! Her Payne furnace had an inducer motor that was not running at all but spun freely. The motor winding resistance checked out fine, though. I measured the AC voltage feeding the motor and was puzzled when it was only 90V instead of 120V. So I checked the continuity of the two wires feeding the motor. The white wire was 0-ohm, but the black wire was 4M-ohm! Clearly that's not right! Carefully inspecting that wire I discovered a small area where the insulation was very hard and brittle and the copper inside was nearly broken! Cutting out that portion and resoldering/sealing the wire back together fixed the problem! Your step-by-step troubleshooting probably saved my daughter several hundred dollars. Thank you!
I’m currently in training to be an HVAC tech and I really enjoy watching your videos outside of work, your videos help with retaining everything I’m learning.
A piece of advice from a 45+ year industrial/ institutional/ commercial tech and service manager. If you like seafood, water, and want a federal pension after 20 years, look into the coast guard. They will send you for training, provide housing, medical, etc. for you AND your family. Make sure to tell recruiter that you want to be in search and rescue - you'll be on US soil. Otherwise you can end up on a cutter somewhere -- Wish somebody would have told me this before I travelled and lived out of a service truck for 40 years
Thank you SO much for your video. Our furnace was flooded after a shower drain accident, and our furnace wouldn't work after that, we recently remodeled so we didn't have $1500 to pay to a company to come fix it, thanks to you and your videos we were able to get our furnace running for $450 and do it ourselves with no problems at all. You're a life saver☺️
You are a BOSS! Thank you. Saved me hours of diagnostic work! Blowing in the pressure switch was a great tip and saved much time than opening up inducer motors box. I cleaned the tubes and the drain box. It was dirty and the water gets slimy which can plug the drain line. I use shop vac and sucked and blew the pvc drain line clean. Littke bleach water will kill that slimy mold build up. Ultimately, my issue was the simplest fix, but the last I checked after nothing else worked and I verified all tubes and drain were clear, pressure switch worked by blowing into it while doing conti uity test with electric meters (you need to steadily keep blowing into pressure switch (top) to keep circuit open (you know because when you stop blowing the cur uit will close and continuity ringing will stop). Anyhow, only thing left to check was that the exhaust pvc pipe (that goes out your roof or side of home). Mine goes out the side of home (furnace in basement). Mine has an elbow. It was -5 F and the moisture in the air blowing out turned to snow! I stuck my fingers in the pipe and it was packed like you shoved a snow ball in there. Cleared it out and back in business! I would not have felt confident enough to diagnosis by going through the steps in video. The video teaches you how it works and makes sense. I'm a DIY guy and I would say I have intermediate skill set.
2 year old Lennox furnace in a new construction home and I'm already looking up troubleshooting videos on to get the heat working since the builder wont call me back. So glad I found this, gave the inducer motor a hand spin and that's all it took! Thank you so much!
Same here! Your comment helped me. 9 year old Carrier furnace here but blower would come on, inducer motor wouldn't ... gave me 31 error code. Tried it 3 to 5 times. Gave it hand spin like you said and it came on fine!! Thank you! I hope it keeps working :)
Just gave mine a hand spin too and back in service. I do think I hear a little debris in the inducer fan which I will clean out. So glad to dodge a big untimely bill. Mine is also a Lennox system only 4 years old.
Jay, thank you for your HVAC videos. As a small landlord and handy person, you've given me confidence to test, diagnose and repair several issues regarding furnaces and air conditioners. Success is a good feeling!
This was an amazing video. I have never worked on my own furnace and diagnosed and fixed my inducer motor. That was fun and saved me hundreds!!!! Thank you!!!!
Same with me. With the info on these videos I was able to diagnose and repair my son’s Coleman system and I know it would have cost us hundreds. Thanks for all these technicians that don’t mind sharing their knowledge with people like us. I do have an associate’s degree in electronics and have a good degree of knowledge in electrical so that helps a lot to stay right with these guys as they explain all these tests.
Man, your videos are absolutely perfect for my learning style. I run a bed and breakfast out of my 200 year old sandstone house. I'm constantly working on these types of things, but I had ZERO prior experience with HVAC or appliance repair. My approach to repairing such problems has been a combination of a "RUclips education" and a lot of holding my breath hoping the fix worked. As a bonus, with your videos, I can fix stuff and make my wife think I actually know what I'm doing. She's even impressed from time to time with me. I'll fess up eventually. Haha. Thanks again. Your videos really are on point. I just sent a small donation to show my gratitude. Cheers! **UPDATE 1/5/2023 Your video here resulted in success on my end. As a result, you just saved me the cost of a service call (roughly $100-200?) and a inducer motor replacement (another $200-300 for my furnace?). So, I just sent another small donation. People, modest donations to content creators like this are WAYYYYY less costly than paying someone else to do these repairs. Show some love and send RUclipsrs like these great people a few bucks out of appreciation!
I used your videos to repair my furnace about 3-5 years ago to replace the inducer motor whose squirrel cage had deteriorated from water after I was gone one winter. It had lasted 20 years since new. I was thankful for your work then and now again since watching this video for the first time, checking the free rotation and pulling the motor assembly only to find that the replacemennt had rotted out in those few years (cheap chinese junk, it seems). thanks, again. I was saved from the house tech appt. that would have cost $145 here in Seattle just to tell me something I found in a few minutes, with your help.
Yes he is , I would hire him as trainer and instructor for any mayor manufacture company. I work for BOSCH and he would be a great access to any of our manufacturing divisions .
Very thorough with excellent descriptions. You couldn’t ask for a better how to video. No annoying music or excess ramblings on. To the point and dead on.
Agree, Great video but I think looking at the circuit board To check the flashing error codes should be The first thing you should do. In my case (17 yr old York furnace) the blower wheel inside was disintegrated but the motor was still OK. I discovered that the motor is two stage, proprietary and only sold by York and to technicians. I was able to purchase a single stage motor assembly with same blower wheel and housing and transfer the old motor to it. 😎
Thank you for the video. You probably saved me a couple of hundred dollars. We'll see this week when I can go in and get a look. I appreciate that you recognize that ordinary people can figure things out when given sufficient information.
Super helpful! When you got to the part about checking the xformer/thermostat, I realized the batteries in my thermostat were down too low. Simple battery change fixed it. Plus I learned a lot about the stages of the system. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Your customers are in great hands!
Thanks for your uploading your excellent video which helped me fix my furnace today. I wanted to share my Error 42 experience on my Carrier Infinity 96 (model 58MVP080) so if anyone is facing a similar issue they could try what I did: In my case Error 42 would show 80% of the time with short breaks when the code would disappear for maybe 10 minutes only to reappear - barely keeping the house warm I first checked if it was a water drain issue - cleaned out the white condensate trap (was dirty but no water rushed out of the black wrinkled tube). Tested the two pressure sensors (slight blow on pipe into the sensor with meter on continuity confirmed that both switches were functioning) Everything seemed to point to the ECM Motor but before ordering a (used) one, I ran some tests for Error 42 per the Carrier 58MVC trouble shooting guide (pages 32 and 33) found there was an issue with the RPM feedback line (state 2 was outside the 9.5-10 volts range and showing almost 12 V - same as state 1) - this confirmed that the ECM motor was faulty - got a used replacement today (full inducer with ecm motor) for Can $200 and installed it - finally my furnace is finally fixed and running silently. Lesson learnt : If you're getting Error 42 on your Carrier Infinity 58MVP080 and your ECM motor is turning it doesn't necessarily mean the ECM Motor is working ! (there may be telltale signs like noisy bearings within the ecm motor - mine was making a slightly crunching sound but was turning on all stages) . A number of things can go wrong in what seems like a working inducer (ECM) motor -ts RPM could be in the range not acceptable by the board or there may be a failed electronic component on one of the stages in the circuitry contained (within) the ECM housing
Thank you. I was able to trouble shoot a bad board, and check the transformers to be sure I knew the sequence of operations. Later found a burned fuse on a jump board, and everything came to life, and worked! I appreciate the directness, and clarity of your explanations.
Great clear video. My friend's inducer not only makes a racket but shuts off after a few seconds. Plus power to it seems intermittant. doesn't register voltage when unplugged but will occassionally start when plugged back in. Thanks again for the video.
Thanks for all of your detailed furnace troubleshooting videos. They helped me troubleshoot my problem on Christmas Day down to the inducer motor. Obviously there was likely no way I was going to get an inducer motor on Christmas day so per your recommendation I removed the inducer motor and added a little bit of oil, reinstalled the motor and now my furnace is back up and running. Found a warranted used inducer motor online for $50 and it should be here in 2-3 days. Thanks again for your help and I now am a subscriber.
Awesome! Great instructions. Easy to follow. Great pace. I found a chunk of shingle in my inducer fan that was preventing it from turning. (Recent roof work 🙄). That explains why it worked a couple times the first cold day of the fall and then just hummed after that. Pulled off the fan, pulled out the debris, put back the fan and all good! You saved me hundreds of $$ and a weekend of cold, complaining family. I can't thank you enough.
Very informative. Your video is the only source I found as to the issue I have for the first time of every season with my inducer motor not turning on and hung up for about an 1/8 of a turn. It will then spin freely for the entire winter after that first hand spin of the season.
Thank you so much kind Sir! I did the by hand spin trick you showed on the inducer motor and it was a little grindy put cleared right up after a few spins. Turned on and started right up on the next try. You saved me at least 75-150$ on a service call. Huge thanks, 👍🏼, and gonna sub too.
My furnace kicks in then blower and then off quickly . short cycling i’m guessing. Furnace guy been out three times and scrapes out a port from the inducer port .. if it’s getting clogged must be something going on or in it.. finally said i probsbly need a motor that’s a grand if it does it again. And he followed up there’re a grand so just get a new furnace . It a 93 Goodman lol. I’ve scraped it as well and blew through the pressure switch hose. It a quick fix but now i think it’s getting hot so time for a new furnace
Thanks for all your videos. My furnace wasn't coming on. I had a pressure switch error code. I checked your other video on pressure switch issues. I checked the exhaust, the pressure switch, the pressure switch hose. Then I came here to check the inducer. I spun the inducer motor until it started spinning freely and the furnace came on!!!! The inducer is a bit squeaky, so I'm going to order a new inducer and just get it replaced. You're awesome man! Love your videos!
Jay, thank you thank you thank you!!! You are excellent at explaining step by step what to do and help us do-it-yourselfers fix things right. You’re hands down the BEST on RUclips. Really appreciate all you do to share your knowledge.
Inducer motor wouldn't turn. Removed motor. Found a Dried up BAT jamed in impeller. Removed BAT reinstalled inducer and Presto heater is back on line. Your video pointed me in the right direction. Thanks for the good video.
Every other year or so I have a have a furnace problem and it always seems to be on the coldest day of the year. You have helped me out every time so thanks are in order.... Thanks very much.
Thanks for posting this video, it helped me trouble shoot my furnace; I almost bought an inducer motor. Thanks to you, I discovered it was the control board. Thanks again for great content!
Jay, another phenomenal video. You have the best HVAC related content on RUclips. Always highly prepared, researched, thorough and to the point. Always a good use of time watching what you put together. Thanks again for all the time and effort you invest in the production!
Really great videos and guidance. This channel is a lifesaver! Thank you! I've had some issues with my furnace and watched several of your videos multiple times to narrow my problem down. My inducer motor was not turning on. The troubleshooting codes from the LEDs indicated two different problems. Coming off a power-up from power down, a pressure switch code would come up. (three LED flashes). The other code that would come up is an igniter problem code (9 flashes). Through it all, the inducer motor would rarely start to spin. Sometimes (very rarely) it would start to spin and then shut down almost right away. After that, the blower would kick in and it would just run constantly but the burners, would never turn on. I think thi is like a safety routine of some sort. For whatever reason, I started tapping the relays on the control board, and to my surprise I found that by tapping one of the relays i could sort of "trip" the inducer motor into starting. I narrowed the tapping to a single specific relay, and starting tapping it somewhat aggressively. I found that now I could at least get the inducer motor to almost routinely start up by tapping on one of the relays. However, it would shut down almost right away. (I'm guessing the high voltage for the inducer motor latches through this one specific relay, but I'm not 100% sure. ) After tapping the one specific relay and cycling through the inducer motor shutting down and then me powering down the furnace to get it out of its apparent safety routine of running the big blower, (probably about 20 times) I finally got the inducer motor to come on fully, the igniter glowed red, the burners lit, and the furnace started heating up the house again. An important thing to note is that even though I got the error codes relating to the pressure switch and the igniter, I believe these errors were not actually real and the real cause of the problem (intermittent relay) was somehow causing the unrelated error codes. I'm somewhat certain the problem is a sketchy relay that is failing to latch into position. I'll probably order a new board and then keep the old one as a spare and find a new relay to solder in place so the spare is ready for service if need be. I thought I'd share my experience in the hope that maybe someone else can try tapping their relays in the event the problem can't be resolved in relation to some of the more conventional fixes, like an igniter, or a dirty flame sensor, or a shot inducer motor etc.
EXCELLENT, INFORMATIVE, PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE VIDEO WITH NO DISGUSTING BACKGROUND MUSIC. One minor correction, the horseshoe symbol you refer to on your DVM is The Greek letter "Omega" which is used to represent "Ohms" in resistance measurements. Of course you know that but for the sake of the public. Once again; EXCELLENT!
I'm not an hvac guy, just handy at repairing things. You have a lot of great info and explain it very well. My inducer motor spins with a little gravelly sound and noticeable hum. I have a replacement inducer motor-blower on the way. Should save a few $$..thanks for a great video 😊
My issue was my furnace was showing a pressure switch issue but the inducer motor was never starting. It wound up being the 2 connectors to the motor. One was loose snd most of the time not allowing power for motor to begin. Your videos have saved me lots of service calls thanks
Excellent! This video helped me determine what was wrong with my furnace (inducer motor), helped me see how to replace it (and it worked!), and saved me a lot of $$$ - Thanks!
Awesome video. Had my furnace stop working and it said low pressure switch. Googled around and saw several of your videos. Tried a bunch of solutions (the easiest ones first of course) and finally manned up to get my multimeter out. I wasn't getting voltage at the leads on the inducer side - when I tugged on the wires one of them just fell off. I cut it stripped i and put a new crimp. Worked like a charm. Even though I fixed it - I still watched the rest of this video just because you're great at explaining and I was curios what other troubleshooting techniques there were.
Jay, I've and issue with my shop Hot Dawg HD 45AH0134 manufacture in 2005. It's Inducer fan cycles on, without heat called for! But first, let me say. I'm so glade I found you. I've been watching a number of your furnace videos. I must say you do a fantastic job producing them. Not only clear examples of how to diagnose, but also very well organized on how to and walking through the processes. With very clear video/picture and good explanations of how components work. Thank you so much, I've learned a ton and gain a much better understanding of works of furnace in general. Anyway, let me explain my furnace issue: My furnace works as it should. Except, the inducer motor is cycling on every once in a while, even when no heat called for. Typically inducer runs for 3 to 5 seconds, stop and repeat every 2-3 minutes a few times. Then inducer fan stops cycling, for maybe 1 hour or so, then repeats. I've found, if I cut the 120volt power and or switch Off/ON, small SW at the gas valve (small electrical SW, on valve face). It then cycle less frequently, until after thermostat calls for heat again as part of normal operation of heating cycle. Then, inducer fan cycling becomes more frequent again or seems too, without call for heat. Difficult to say, as I'm not in shop all the time. I've disconnected the thermostat (wires) from control board, no help (Inducer still cycling). Control board has been replaced, with new! No help! I suppose I may have gotten a bad new control board. But nothing changed when installed the new board. FWIW: My control board, does not have LED code lights. My gas valve does have a green LED code light, which blinks a normal operations code at all times. This was a used furnace, when I installed it about 4 years ago. It was and still is, new looking inside and out. It worked, flawlessly first 2 1/2 years or so. This issue (Inducer fan cycling), just began late last winter. Jay, I did hear you mentioned. Control board is #1 cause, You also mentioned you've seen High Limiter and Flame Roll Out SW affect the inducer. I did test High limiter & Flame roll out SW with multimeter normal CL. Which all 3 connected in series. Any thoughts of or suggest will be very welcomed?
I'll add. My one stage inducer motor, power wires come from gas valve. Control board has power wire going to gas valve at multiple points. One point is at same wire housing block, as wires to inducer.
As lucky would have. Someone (Dang) stopping by today, who just happen to be 20 year HVAC repairmen. Walking by my furnace, which I had cover door off exposing the guts. Dang said: "You've a smart gas valve. Those had issues" DING! I've been thinking gas value is my issue. My thinking has been center around: 1#, fluctuation in gas pressure, affecting the internal electronic controls. 2# Fluctuation in household electrical current, causing some electronic interference on the gas valve. He said "they're just troublesome control boards, which are within the gas valve. I'll be tossing in a gas valve.
Awesome. Thank you. Through this video, I found my inducer motor was just stuck. Spun it by hand a few times and the furnace fired right up. LED trouble code pointed to pressure switch, so I was about to replace that until I saw your video. Saved me time and $$$.
Just replaced mine yesterday it was from a Comfortmaker 80 pct. about 20 yrs. old it would make a let's say whistling noise not bad at first then over the last 2 weeks I could even hear it outside the furnace sits on the 1st. floor opposite the door then gradually became louder when I turned the fan it was beginning to sound like it was scraping, well go to plan b fire up the wood burner and let the Tech do his thing, well new motor and so much quieter Great videos
@@bk9852 Great, so an inducer motor price around 100 + 85 service call + labor = 235. It's OK . I got a bill charge for replace a thermostat for an old house : $310.00 !
Absolutely fantastic video! Thank you! I am someone who knows next to nothing about a furnace however I love to learn, and your video gives me courage to try! Gonna watch a bunch more of your vids before I do! Thank you!
Very good job. As a retired home inspector, I would have said something about the union inside the cabinet. I do wonder why it's there. There is a union correctly placed on the outside of that cabinet. Again, great job ! Even a novice could follow your video and maybe get their furnace running at least till they could get their guy over to look at it.
I’ve been watching hvac videos for awhile now on YT but didn’t see you channel before. You really do a great job on these! Thank you and keep up the amazing work! They’re perfect, please don’t change a thing.
Thank you very much, sir! You answered all my questions like if you knew what I needed! My furnace wasn’t igniting and thanks to your videos, I was able to go step by step and get it to work. (Turned out to be HVAC technician hooked up wrong my thermostat) Thanks again, sir!!
Four years later, you got my heater running again. I fan bladed for some reason kinda siezed up but i rotated the cap like you showed, back and forth and dam if it didnt start moving. Thanks, wherever your from🤘🇺🇸jersey
I very much appreciated this video. It save me getting a new furnance. The motor was hot, doesn't turn nicely and not sending creating a draft for the pressure switch which in my scenario means no power to the intermittent ignition control from Honeywell. That controler has a W-TH which powers the unit off the pressure switch when the thermostate calls for heat.
I think it's funny how I commented awhile back on his channel about teaching me more than my instructors at school.. now we watch his videos all the time during our class time 😂 Jay you needs get paid for this.
Haha that is awesome!! :) It's an honor to know that my videos are being shown in class! Glad I could make a contribution like that and I appreciate you all watching. Stay safe out there!
Wow! Well explained! Water in inducer motor is my problem but Furnace man is coming to fix it. You have shown how easy to replace the motor in the future Thanks!
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When u check the inducer are the volts AC or DC on the meter?
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THANK YOU! My inducer motor wasn't coming on. I followed your diagnostic steps and determined the thermostat wasn't functioning correctly. As it turns out, the white wire came out of its connector when I pulled the unit from the wall to paint. This video saved me a bunch of money by avoiding a service call! ~Very Grateful
I am a home inspector, and one of my challenges has always been, understanding all the different types of HVAC units. You by far sir, are the best teacher of all that I need to know when it comes to being confident in my inspection process. Knowing how the units work internally has given me a deep knowledge that I may not have received in other classes. Thank you for doing what you do.
It's not your job as a house inspector to diagnose or even try to understand how to fix a furnace. If the furnace doesn't work or it's making loud noises then that would just be written on your report.
I've watched every home inspector remove furnace panel and check at least the jets function on houses I've had inspected
Not your job unless you would like to be sued
Fu.... inspectors
I would suggest tech support only for people familiar with furnace & AC trouble. Not for homeowners & doit yourselfers. Experience is your teacher. Not academic instructions. You will blow up something or get shocked almost certainly. Don't mess with these things without experience. Get some from someone before you mess with it.
It was sub-freezing last night. I woke up to a 60 degree house. Immediately looked at and checked the ignitor but it was good(53 ohms) so I checked the LED code which was "gas valve switch open when required to be closed". I went for the inducer motor and the cover was warm and the motor was buzzing. I tried turning the motor by hand but no joy. At one point I touched one of the locknuts and got a nice burn. Checked voltage and it was 124 VAC so I ordered a new OEM Carrier inducer motor assy. Guys like you are a great help to working slobs like me who try to keep costs down. Thank you very much for these videos.
Your videos helped me save my daughter a boatload of money! Her Payne furnace had an inducer motor that was not running at all but spun freely. The motor winding resistance checked out fine, though. I measured the AC voltage feeding the motor and was puzzled when it was only 90V instead of 120V. So I checked the continuity of the two wires feeding the motor. The white wire was 0-ohm, but the black wire was 4M-ohm! Clearly that's not right! Carefully inspecting that wire I discovered a small area where the insulation was very hard and brittle and the copper inside was nearly broken! Cutting out that portion and resoldering/sealing the wire back together fixed the problem! Your step-by-step troubleshooting probably saved my daughter several hundred dollars. Thank you!
I’m currently in training to be an HVAC tech and I really enjoy watching your videos outside of work, your videos help with retaining everything I’m learning.
Excellent Instructor n the information is top notch, n thanks for sharing 👍
A piece of advice from a 45+ year industrial/ institutional/ commercial tech and service manager.
If you like seafood, water, and want a federal pension after 20 years, look into the coast guard.
They will send you for training, provide housing, medical, etc. for you AND your family. Make sure to tell recruiter that you want to be in search and rescue - you'll be on US soil. Otherwise you can end up on a cutter somewhere --
Wish somebody would have told me this before I travelled and lived out of a service truck for 40 years
Thank you SO much for your video. Our furnace was flooded after a shower drain accident, and our furnace wouldn't work after that, we recently remodeled so we didn't have $1500 to pay to a company to come fix it, thanks to you and your videos we were able to get our furnace running for $450 and do it ourselves with no problems at all. You're a life saver☺️
You are a BOSS! Thank you. Saved me hours of diagnostic work! Blowing in the pressure switch was a great tip and saved much time than opening up inducer motors box.
I cleaned the tubes and the drain box. It was dirty and the water gets slimy which can plug the drain line. I use shop vac and sucked and blew the pvc drain line clean. Littke bleach water will kill that slimy mold build up. Ultimately, my issue was the simplest fix, but the last I checked after nothing else worked and I verified all tubes and drain were clear, pressure switch worked by blowing into it while doing conti uity test with electric meters (you need to steadily keep blowing into pressure switch (top) to keep circuit open (you know because when you stop blowing the cur uit will close and continuity ringing will stop). Anyhow, only thing left to check was that the exhaust pvc pipe (that goes out your roof or side of home). Mine goes out the side of home (furnace in basement). Mine has an elbow. It was -5 F and the moisture in the air blowing out turned to snow! I stuck my fingers in the pipe and it was packed like you shoved a snow ball in there. Cleared it out and back in business! I would not have felt confident enough to diagnosis by going through the steps in video. The video teaches you how it works and makes sense. I'm a DIY guy and I would say I have intermediate skill set.
2 year old Lennox furnace in a new construction home and I'm already looking up troubleshooting videos on to get the heat working since the builder wont call me back. So glad I found this, gave the inducer motor a hand spin and that's all it took! Thank you so much!
Same here! Your comment helped me. 9 year old Carrier furnace here but blower would come on, inducer motor wouldn't ... gave me 31 error code. Tried it 3 to 5 times. Gave it hand spin like you said and it came on fine!! Thank you! I hope it keeps working :)
Just gave mine a hand spin too and back in service. I do think I hear a little debris in the inducer fan which I will clean out. So glad to dodge a big untimely bill. Mine is also a Lennox system only 4 years old.
Jay, thank you for your HVAC videos. As a small landlord and handy person, you've given me confidence to test, diagnose and repair several issues regarding furnaces and air conditioners. Success is a good feeling!
This was an amazing video. I have never worked on my own furnace and diagnosed and fixed my inducer motor. That was fun and saved me hundreds!!!! Thank you!!!!
Same with me. With the info on these videos I was able to diagnose and repair my son’s Coleman system and I know it would have cost us hundreds. Thanks for all these technicians that don’t mind sharing their knowledge with people like us. I do have an associate’s degree in electronics and have a good degree of knowledge in electrical so that helps a lot to stay right with these guys as they explain all these tests.
Man, your videos are absolutely perfect for my learning style.
I run a bed and breakfast out of my 200 year old sandstone house. I'm constantly working on these types of things, but I had ZERO prior experience with HVAC or appliance repair. My approach to repairing such problems has been a combination of a "RUclips education" and a lot of holding my breath hoping the fix worked.
As a bonus, with your videos, I can fix stuff and make my wife think I actually know what I'm doing. She's even impressed from time to time with me. I'll fess up eventually. Haha.
Thanks again. Your videos really are on point. I just sent a small donation to show my gratitude. Cheers!
**UPDATE 1/5/2023
Your video here resulted in success on my end. As a result, you just saved me the cost of a service call (roughly $100-200?) and a inducer motor replacement (another $200-300 for my furnace?). So, I just sent another small donation.
People, modest donations to content creators like this are WAYYYYY less costly than paying someone else to do these repairs. Show some love and send RUclipsrs like these great people a few bucks out of appreciation!
You've helped me grow as an HVAC tech in ways you don't even know!
This kind of video is very rare. Very well explained and thorough in all the steps required to actually troubleshoot the problem. Much appreciated!
I used your videos to repair my furnace about 3-5 years ago to replace the inducer motor whose squirrel cage had deteriorated from water after I was gone one winter. It had lasted 20 years since new. I was thankful for your work then and now again since watching this video for the first time, checking the free rotation and pulling the motor assembly only to find that the replacemennt had rotted out in those few years (cheap chinese junk, it seems).
thanks, again. I was saved from the house tech appt. that would have cost $145 here in Seattle just to tell me something I found in a few minutes, with your help.
This guy is a great instructor 👌
Thanks Miguel! :)
Yes he is , I would hire him as trainer and instructor for any mayor manufacture company. I work for BOSCH and he would be a great access to any of our manufacturing divisions .
Very thorough with excellent descriptions. You couldn’t ask for a better how to video. No annoying music or excess ramblings on. To the point and dead on.
Agree, Great video but I think looking at the circuit board To check the flashing error codes should be The first thing you should do. In my case (17 yr old York furnace) the blower wheel inside was disintegrated but the motor was still OK. I discovered that the motor is two stage, proprietary and only sold by York and to technicians. I was able to purchase a single stage motor assembly with same blower wheel and housing and transfer the old motor to it. 😎
Thank you for the video. You probably saved me a couple of hundred dollars. We'll see this week when I can go in and get a look.
I appreciate that you recognize that ordinary people can figure things out when given sufficient information.
Super helpful! When you got to the part about checking the xformer/thermostat, I realized the batteries in my thermostat were down too low. Simple battery change fixed it. Plus I learned a lot about the stages of the system. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Your customers are in great hands!
Great tips, I replaced my inducer motor myself and saved money. Thank you
Thanks for your uploading your excellent video which helped me fix my furnace today.
I wanted to share my Error 42 experience on my Carrier Infinity 96 (model 58MVP080) so if anyone is facing a similar issue they could try what I did: In my case Error 42 would show 80% of the time with short breaks when the code would disappear for maybe 10 minutes only to reappear - barely keeping the house warm
I first checked if it was a water drain issue - cleaned out the white condensate trap (was dirty but no water rushed out of the black wrinkled tube). Tested the two pressure sensors (slight blow on pipe into the sensor with meter on continuity confirmed that both switches were functioning)
Everything seemed to point to the ECM Motor but before ordering a (used) one, I ran some tests for Error 42 per the Carrier 58MVC trouble shooting guide (pages 32 and 33) found there was an issue with the RPM feedback line (state 2 was outside the 9.5-10 volts range and showing almost 12 V - same as state 1) - this confirmed that the ECM motor was faulty - got a used replacement today (full inducer with ecm motor) for Can $200 and installed it - finally my furnace is finally fixed and running silently.
Lesson learnt : If you're getting Error 42 on your Carrier Infinity 58MVP080 and your ECM motor is turning it doesn't necessarily mean the ECM Motor is working ! (there may be telltale signs like noisy bearings within the ecm motor - mine was making a slightly crunching sound but was turning on all stages) . A number of things can go wrong in what seems like a working inducer (ECM) motor -ts RPM could be in the range not acceptable by the board or there may be a failed electronic component on one of the stages in the circuitry contained (within) the ECM housing
It's 2023 and thank you for taking the time in making this clip. You my man are the MVP .
Thank you. I was able to trouble shoot a bad board, and check the transformers to be sure I knew the sequence of operations. Later found a burned fuse on a jump board, and everything came to life, and worked! I appreciate the directness, and clarity of your explanations.
Jay deserves an “A” in instruction. Thx very much for insight!
Great clear video. My friend's inducer not only makes a racket but shuts off after a few seconds. Plus power to it seems intermittant. doesn't register voltage when unplugged but will occassionally start when plugged back in. Thanks again for the video.
you are the best HVAC teacher ever. I can understand your clear English.
thanks a lot
Between this and the pressure sensor video, you helped me get my furnace back up and running at no cost. Thank you so much!
Thanks for all of your detailed furnace troubleshooting videos. They helped me troubleshoot my problem on Christmas Day down to the inducer motor. Obviously there was likely no way I was going to get an inducer motor on Christmas day so per your recommendation I removed the inducer motor and added a little bit of oil, reinstalled the motor and now my furnace is back up and running. Found a warranted used inducer motor online for $50 and it should be here in 2-3 days. Thanks again for your help and I now am a subscriber.
Awesome! Great instructions. Easy to follow. Great pace.
I found a chunk of shingle in my inducer fan that was preventing it from turning. (Recent roof work 🙄). That explains why it worked a couple times the first cold day of the fall and then just hummed after that. Pulled off the fan, pulled out the debris, put back the fan and all good! You saved me hundreds of $$ and a weekend of cold, complaining family. I can't thank you enough.
Very informative. Your video is the only source I found as to the issue I have for the first time of every season with my inducer motor not turning on and hung up for about an 1/8 of a turn. It will then spin freely for the entire winter after that first hand spin of the season.
Thank you, you just saved me a few 100 bucks. Just had to spin the blades on the inducer motor and then it started right up.
This video is by far the best on the net. Very informative and easy to understand. Great instructor !
You are so gifted with your style of teaching. It is a great experience listing to you.
I used your method on my goodman and found it was the inducer motor, saved hundreds buying a $40 part...👏👏👏👏👏BRAVO BRAVO
You are a great instructor, thank you very much !
Thank you so much kind Sir! I did the by hand spin trick you showed on the inducer motor and it was a little grindy put cleared right up after a few spins. Turned on and started right up on the next try. You saved me at least 75-150$ on a service call. Huge thanks, 👍🏼, and gonna sub too.
Where did you get your part from. There is a wide variety of prices online. Thanks!
@@larrylarson1054 eBay
My furnace kicks in then blower and then off quickly . short cycling i’m guessing. Furnace guy been out three times and scrapes out a port from the inducer port .. if it’s getting clogged must be something going on or in it.. finally said i probsbly need a motor that’s a grand if it does it again. And he followed up there’re a grand so just get a new furnace . It a 93 Goodman lol. I’ve scraped it as well and blew through the pressure switch hose. It a quick fix but now i think it’s getting hot so time for a new furnace
Thanks for all your videos. My furnace wasn't coming on. I had a pressure switch error code. I checked your other video on pressure switch issues. I checked the exhaust, the pressure switch, the pressure switch hose. Then I came here to check the inducer. I spun the inducer motor until it started spinning freely and the furnace came on!!!! The inducer is a bit squeaky, so I'm going to order a new inducer and just get it replaced. You're awesome man! Love your videos!
Jay, thank you thank you thank you!!! You are excellent at explaining step by step what to do and help us do-it-yourselfers fix things right. You’re hands down the BEST on RUclips. Really appreciate all you do to share your knowledge.
Inducer motor wouldn't turn. Removed motor. Found a Dried up BAT jamed in impeller. Removed BAT reinstalled inducer and Presto heater is back on line. Your video pointed me in the right direction. Thanks for the good video.
Every other year or so I have a have a furnace problem and it always seems to be on the coldest day of the year. You have helped me out every time so thanks are in order.... Thanks very much.
I just fixed my furnace! Thank you so much! The fan just needed a little coaxing and now the heat is on!
Thanks for posting this video, it helped me trouble shoot my furnace; I almost bought an inducer motor. Thanks to you, I discovered it was the control board. Thanks again for great content!
Jay, another phenomenal video. You have the best HVAC related content on RUclips. Always highly prepared, researched, thorough and to the point. Always a good use of time watching what you put together. Thanks again for all the time and effort you invest in the production!
Thank you!! I appreciate you noticing the planning and production aspect of it as well!
Really great videos and guidance. This channel is a lifesaver! Thank you! I've had some issues with my furnace and watched several of your videos multiple times to narrow my problem down. My inducer motor was not turning on. The troubleshooting codes from the LEDs indicated two different problems. Coming off a power-up from power down, a pressure switch code would come up. (three LED flashes). The other code that would come up is an igniter problem code (9 flashes). Through it all, the inducer motor would rarely start to spin. Sometimes (very rarely) it would start to spin and then shut down almost right away.
After that, the blower would kick in and it would just run constantly but the burners, would never turn on. I think thi is like a safety routine of some sort.
For whatever reason, I started tapping the relays on the control board, and to my surprise I found that by tapping one of the relays i could sort of "trip" the inducer motor into starting.
I narrowed the tapping to a single specific relay, and starting tapping it somewhat aggressively. I found that now I could at least get the inducer motor to almost routinely start up by tapping on one of the relays. However, it would shut down almost right away. (I'm guessing the high voltage for the inducer motor latches through this one specific relay, but I'm not 100% sure. )
After tapping the one specific relay and cycling through the inducer motor shutting down and then me powering down the furnace to get it out of its apparent safety routine of running the big blower, (probably about 20 times) I finally got the inducer motor to come on fully, the igniter glowed red, the burners lit, and the furnace started heating up the house again.
An important thing to note is that even though I got the error codes relating to the pressure switch and the igniter, I believe these errors were not actually real and the real cause of the problem (intermittent relay) was somehow causing the unrelated error codes.
I'm somewhat certain the problem is a sketchy relay that is failing to latch into position. I'll probably order a new board and then keep the old one as a spare and find a new relay to solder in place so the spare is ready for service if need be. I thought I'd share my experience in the hope that maybe someone else can try tapping their relays in the event the problem can't be resolved in relation to some of the more conventional fixes, like an igniter, or a dirty flame sensor, or a shot inducer motor etc.
I'm back again this winter seeking knowledge about another furnace issue. This video completely addressed my problem. Thanks from Colorado.
Thanks for the detailed troubleshooting video on the Inducer motor. Used it today to diagnose a bad thermostat. Cheers!
EXCELLENT, INFORMATIVE, PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE VIDEO WITH NO DISGUSTING BACKGROUND MUSIC. One minor correction, the horseshoe symbol you refer to on your DVM is The Greek letter "Omega" which is used to represent "Ohms" in resistance measurements. Of course you know that but for the sake of the public. Once again; EXCELLENT!
I'm not an hvac guy, just handy at repairing things. You have a lot of great info and explain it very well. My inducer motor spins with a little gravelly sound and noticeable hum.
I have a replacement inducer motor-blower on the way. Should save a few $$..thanks for a great video 😊
My issue was my furnace was showing a pressure switch issue but the inducer motor was never starting. It wound up being the 2 connectors to the motor. One was loose snd most of the time not allowing power for motor to begin. Your videos have saved me lots of service calls thanks
Excellent! This video helped me determine what was wrong with my furnace (inducer motor), helped me see how to replace it (and it worked!), and saved me a lot of $$$ - Thanks!
I finally know the parts of my furnace watching many of your videos. You are also a joy to watch. Thanks you!
Awesome video. Had my furnace stop working and it said low pressure switch. Googled around and saw several of your videos. Tried a bunch of solutions (the easiest ones first of course) and finally manned up to get my multimeter out. I wasn't getting voltage at the leads on the inducer side - when I tugged on the wires one of them just fell off. I cut it stripped i and put a new crimp. Worked like a charm. Even though I fixed it - I still watched the rest of this video just because you're great at explaining and I was curios what other troubleshooting techniques there were.
Was it a code 13 and the fan blower wouldn't cut off?
@benchurch1309 no, the blower didn't turn on. Forgot the code.
Thanks for helping me figure out a no heat situation with my Trane furnace. Your explanations are very useful. Thanks for all your videos
Very intuitive video. Thanks for taking the time to explain, not just inducer but also wiring and good video very clear on everything
Thank you so much man!!! Your presentation style is concise, thorough, and approachable. Keep it up!
I have found this video to be top of the line. I wished I had tuned in a lot earlier. I am now a subscriber.
Finally someone posted a video about a inducer fan motor,thanks bud
Every single time I watch one of your videos learn something new thank you so much man you are awesome ! God bless you.
I'm happy to hear my videos are useful! Thank you for watching and commenting, God bless you and family as well!
Great video. It is good for the DYI or homeowner to not be totally helpless.
Jay, I've and issue with my shop Hot Dawg HD 45AH0134 manufacture in 2005. It's Inducer fan cycles on, without heat called for! But first, let me say. I'm so glade I found you. I've been watching a number of your furnace videos. I must say you do a fantastic job producing them. Not only clear examples of how to diagnose, but also very well organized on how to and walking through the processes. With very clear video/picture and good explanations of how components work. Thank you so much, I've learned a ton and gain a much better understanding of works of furnace in general. Anyway, let me explain my furnace issue: My furnace works as it should. Except, the inducer motor is cycling on every once in a while, even when no heat called for. Typically inducer runs for 3 to 5 seconds, stop and repeat every 2-3 minutes a few times. Then inducer fan stops cycling, for maybe 1 hour or so, then repeats. I've found, if I cut the 120volt power and or switch Off/ON, small SW at the gas valve (small electrical SW, on valve face). It then cycle less frequently, until after thermostat calls for heat again as part of normal operation of heating cycle. Then, inducer fan cycling becomes more frequent again or seems too, without call for heat. Difficult to say, as I'm not in shop all the time. I've disconnected the thermostat (wires) from control board, no help (Inducer still cycling). Control board has been replaced, with new! No help! I suppose I may have gotten a bad new control board. But nothing changed when installed the new board. FWIW: My control board, does not have LED code lights. My gas valve does have a green LED code light, which blinks a normal operations code at all times. This was a used furnace, when I installed it about 4 years ago. It was and still is, new looking inside and out. It worked, flawlessly first 2 1/2 years or so. This issue (Inducer fan cycling), just began late last winter. Jay, I did hear you mentioned. Control board is #1 cause, You also mentioned you've seen High Limiter and Flame Roll Out SW affect the inducer. I did test High limiter & Flame roll out SW with multimeter normal CL. Which all 3 connected in series. Any thoughts of or suggest will be very welcomed?
I'll add. My one stage inducer motor, power wires come from gas valve. Control board has power wire going to gas valve at multiple points. One point is at same wire housing block, as wires to inducer.
As lucky would have. Someone (Dang) stopping by today, who just happen to be 20 year HVAC repairmen. Walking by my furnace, which I had cover door off exposing the guts. Dang said: "You've a smart gas valve. Those had issues" DING! I've been thinking gas value is my issue. My thinking has been center around: 1#, fluctuation in gas pressure, affecting the internal electronic controls. 2# Fluctuation in household electrical current, causing some electronic interference on the gas valve. He said "they're just troublesome control boards, which are within the gas valve. I'll be tossing in a gas valve.
Yup that was it my inducer motor was stuck .I gave it a turn and it turned on thanks and God bless you
Mine went out today- Thank you so much for this video- just ordered a replacment and will be installing it myself the second it gets in
Your are a great teacher
sharing all your high knowledge without no hesitation to your subscribers you deserv a million likes, congratulations.
Awesome. Thank you. Through this video, I found my inducer motor was just stuck. Spun it by hand a few times and the furnace fired right up. LED trouble code pointed to pressure switch, so I was about to replace that until I saw your video. Saved me time and $$$.
Just replaced mine yesterday it was from a Comfortmaker 80 pct. about 20 yrs. old it would make a let's say whistling noise not bad at first then over the last 2 weeks I could even hear it outside the furnace sits on the 1st. floor opposite the door then gradually became louder when I turned the fan it was beginning to sound like it was scraping, well go to plan b fire up the wood burner and let the Tech do his thing, well new motor and so much quieter Great videos
How much does it cost ?
@@luanpham7469 $235.00 service call $85,00
@@bk9852 Great, so an inducer motor price around 100 + 85 service call + labor = 235. It's OK . I got a bill charge for replace a thermostat for an old house : $310.00 !
@@luanpham7469 service call was 85.00 part was 235.00 no thermostats no need for that replacement
@@bk9852 There is one reason for home owner looking for more HVAC video. I think so
Absolutely fantastic video! Thank you! I am someone who knows next to nothing about a furnace however I love to learn, and your video gives me courage to try! Gonna watch a bunch more of your vids before I do! Thank you!
Very good job. As a retired home inspector, I would have said something about the union inside the cabinet. I do wonder why it's there. There is a union correctly placed on the outside of that cabinet. Again, great job ! Even a novice could follow your video and maybe get their furnace running at least till they could get their guy over to look at it.
You appear to be quite thorough going through various scenarios. Better than many of your peer videos
I’m glad I found your channel. I was able to diagnose and fix a furnace problem. Your videos are awesome!
You have no idea how many times you saved my live ,great videos, great teacher 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
I’ve been watching hvac videos for awhile now on YT but didn’t see you channel before. You really do a great job on these! Thank you and keep up the amazing work! They’re perfect, please don’t change a thing.
This guy is good👍 and has very good knowledge and explains it great. I would definitely hire him
Great video man. Tried spinning the fan and the whole system kicked in after.
Thank you for all of your help. You are very informative and explain everything in a very detailed and easy to understand way.
Thank you very much, sir! You answered all my questions like if you knew what I needed! My furnace wasn’t igniting and thanks to your videos, I was able to go step by step and get it to work. (Turned out to be HVAC technician hooked up wrong my thermostat)
Thanks again, sir!!
Thanks Jay, followed the video, fixed the problem, I have heat again, can't thank you enough!
This saved me ha. My inducer fan was seized until I manually rolled it now it works great.
Thanks much! Your an excellent instructor sharing your knowledge with us.
You are a good teacher/instructor. Thank you. (I am a retired Computer Science Professor).
Four years later, you got my heater running again. I fan bladed for some reason kinda siezed up but i rotated the cap like you showed, back and forth and dam if it didnt start moving. Thanks, wherever your from🤘🇺🇸jersey
You're the best brother /explaining all this troubleshooting in gas furnaces /great information 👍
Thank you for taking the time to make this video and to remove a working inducer motor.
This is my Occupational center teaching class.
Thanks brother.
thanks for making these videos... you have no idea how incredibly useful they are!!!
Nice overview! Mine was stiff, and makes a lot of noise when I helped it get started. Definitely need the landlord to get it replaced.
Great video, and and great Instructor. He has a lot of knowledge, from one Vocational Instructor to another!
Awesome video... Very detailed and very well explained in plain simple english.... Thank you for taking the time to do so.
You are so excellent at explaining in good details! Thanks
All set! All warm!!! Thank you for these great informative videos! You're one of the best, sir!
Jay thank you so much as a new student your videos are really helpful to me with learning and understanding how things work. 👍
This a great video. Really well explained, no unnecessary long intros or self promotion. Really nice job guy.
Thank you! Glad to hear you liked the video!
Best RUclips teacher 💯👌👌👌👌
Thank you for teaching me about your profession!
I really appreciate you, dude. Saved me a bundle by cleaning flame sensor and signing induced connection
I very much appreciated this video. It save me getting a new furnance. The motor was hot, doesn't turn nicely and not sending creating a draft for the pressure switch which in my scenario means no power to the intermittent ignition control from Honeywell. That controler has a W-TH which powers the unit off the pressure switch when the thermostate calls for heat.
I think it's funny how I commented awhile back on his channel about teaching me more than my instructors at school.. now we watch his videos all the time during our class time 😂 Jay you needs get paid for this.
Haha that is awesome!! :) It's an honor to know that my videos are being shown in class! Glad I could make a contribution like that and I appreciate you all watching. Stay safe out there!
Wow! Well explained! Water in inducer motor is my problem but Furnace man is coming to fix it. You have shown how easy to replace the motor in the future Thanks!
Maybe your collection box is clogged.
Awesome video, I just got my furnace back running thanks to you.
Great help. Extreamly through and safety practiced during entire video.
Great instructor, i don't get tired watching your videos, great job 👍 👏.
You are currently my favorite person. THANK YOU.
Just saved me 15k to replace everything. This guy indeed is the best.
More like 3500
Excellent video. Was able to diagnose and replace the inducer motor. Thanks for sharing your expertise.