A Residential Gas Furnace In Operation

A call for heat from the thermostat.

A residential gas furnace in operation.

While most furnaces will follow the below sequences there may be variations in models and manufacturers. Control board does a safety check limit switches roll out switches. The thermostat reaches a set temperature and sends a signal for the furnace to turn on. The inducer motor begins to spin and creates a vacuum to insure the left over gasses go out the exhaust pipe.

However the blower or fan unit that delivers warm air to the living area will not turn on until the fan limit switch in the hot air supply plenum or furnace top senses that the air in that area is warm. Oil furnaces are typically priced lower and provide more heat per btu but are less efficient. Heat call from the thermostat. The flames heat up a metal heat exchanger and exhaust out of the flue.

Hot surface ignitor begins getting hot direct spark ignitor begins to spark. The heat exchanger transfers its heat to the incoming air. Gas furnaces are typically more efficient and offer lower fuel costs but are more expensive than oil furnaces up front. The white rodgers integrated furnace control i f c is an automatic ignition control module that uses microcomputer based circuitry to continuously monitor analyze and control the proper operation of the gas.

The inducer draft combustion blower motor then starts. With greenspeed intelligence and variable speed components you can avoid wasting money for heating capacity you don t need. A forced air furnace heats your home through a heating cycle that looks like this. Finally the sequence of operation for the typical standing pilot gas furnace goes like this.

Inducer motor comes on. Normally a hot air furnace oil or gas burner will turn on immediately when the thermostat calls for heat. The gas side of the standing pilot gas furnace consists of a gas valve a pilot assembly the pilot and main burners and the flue which exhausts the gases after the combustion process is complete. Flame sensor senses flame.

Gas furnace sequence of operation. Variable speed furnace models using 50a51 505 506 507 controls. Pressure switch must close to go to the next step. A gas furnace made in the early 1970s typically has an afue of about 65 percent.

The furnace is in standby mode waiting for a call for heat the thermostat has a call for heat which closes a switch inside the thermostat and sends 24 volts to the w heat terminal on the control board. Natural gas or propane is ignited in the burner. An oil furnace generates heat using oil while gas furnaces are fueled by natural gas propane. Carrier gas furnaces with greenspeed intelligence monitor temperature and humidity inside and out then automatically vary furnace operation as needed to provide an ideal combination of comfort and energy efficiency.