Is Your Carrier Furnace Not Starting?
We have all had one of those days. The day when your car stalls and you spill your coffee down your shirt. Or even worse, the cold winter day when your furnace won’t start.
Fortunately, there are ways to fix a furnace, even when you don’t think you can fix your day. If your Carrier furnace is not starting, there are some quick and easy things that you can check before you call in a repair person.
First of all, you should check to see if the pilot light is lit. If it is not already lit, try to turn it on. If there is no spark at all and the pilot light will not come on, it is likely that you need to replace your ignitor.
This is a relatively inexpensive part and it is typically easy to install. However, if you don’t feel comfortable installing it, you can always call someone for repairs.
If you check your pilot light and you see that it sparks, but does not stay lit when you try to light it, the problem might be your pilot sensor. Also known as your flame sensor, this part tells your furnace when the pilot light is lit that it should turn on.
If the sensor does not detect a flame, then the furnace will not come on. This could be one reason for your Carrier furnace not starting.
Pilot sensors are also relatively inexpensive and easy to repair. You will have to have a little bit of general knowledge of your Carrier furnace, but with just a little bit of know-how you can replace it yourself…or call someone else to get the job done.
The problem of your Carrier furnace not starting could also be related to problems with your inducer fan or your thermo coupling. If either of these parts go bad, your furnace will stop working.
Check to see if your Carrier furnace has a red LED diagnostic light at the bottom. If it does, you can watch the blinking light, write down the code, and check your manual to find out what, exactly, is causing the problem.
