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I woke up yesterday morning and the house was cold, the heater had kicked off during the night. We got out the space heaters and got it warm enough not to have to wear a parka inside but the pipe to the toilet which is on an outside wall has frozen. I worked on it all day yesterday but no movement. The hot water pipe to the kitchen also froze. The temps have been really cold here but in the afternoon when the temp outside moved up a little the furnace kicked back in. This morning same deal, I woke up at about 3 to find the house cold and cooling fast, went down and reset the furnace. It goes for a while and then shuts off again. Any ideas?
We need some more information. Gas, oil or electric furnace? If it is gas does it have a standing pilot light or electronic ignition and is it a high efficiency model (with fan induced combustion air). Is it working during day or is it not needed so you don't know it is not working until night time?
it is a Bryant forced air, electric ignition and we heat with propane. I went out this morning and looked at regulator, it did have a lot of frost on it and the little pipe that comes up from it had frost in it. I blew it out and cleaned off the outside of the regulator and the heater kicked in. This probably explains why it came on yesterday afternoon, when the temps went up again. I'm wondering if we should build a wind break around it to insulate it a little.
it is a Bryant forced air, electric ignition and we heat with propane. I went out this morning and looked at regulator, it did have a lot of frost on it and the little pipe that comes up from it had frost in it. I blew it out and cleaned off the outside of the regulator and the heater kicked in. This probably explains why it came on yesterday afternoon, when the temps went up again. I'm wondering if we should build a wind break around it to insulate it a little.
Dang. Does this mean that I guessed right? WooHoo!!!!!!! I'm going to have to tell my wife what a genius I am! I'm sure she'll agree.
my furnace is a high efficiency furnace that stays on for a while and shuts itself off at any time during the day or nite. i have to constantly reset the thermostat or flip the switch.. whats happening. I was told by a heating co. that the furnace is going bad and i need to replace it just like that!
Get another heating contractor out there to take a look at it. Depending on its age, you can probably do repairs to keep it going. It might be something fairly simple to repair.
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inside but the pipe to the toilet which is on an outside wall has frozen. I worked on it all day yesterday but no movement. The hot water pipe to the kitchen also froze. The temps have been really cold here but in the afternoon when the temp outside moved up a little the furnace kicked back in. This morning same deal, I woke up at about 3 to find the house cold and cooling fast, went down and reset the furnace. It goes for a while and then shuts off again. Any ideas?
