When I do inspections on home furnaces I always look at the flame to help me diagnose if the heat exchanger is good or bad.
If the flame looks good when the burner comes on, and then is distorted when the house fan comes on, this usually means a crack or hole in the heat exchanger. The air pressure and draft within the burner compartment should not be affected by the house fan coming on. However, where the heat exchanger is cracked, the flame can be distorted away from, or to war, the crack.
As the burner comes on, watch the flame patterned until the house fan kicks on. Note any change in the plane pattern as a possible cracked heat exchanger and recommend further investigation, which could lead to furnace replacement.
HAPPY REHABBING!!
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If you would like the chance to work with me or one of my fellow real estate investor coaches and our advanced training programs, give us a call anytime to see if Dean's Real Estate Success Academy and our customized curriculum is a fit for you. Call us at 1-877-219-1474 ext. 125
When I do inspections on home furnaces I always look at the flame to help me diagnose if the heat exchanger is good or bad.
If the flame looks good when the burner comes on, and then is distorted when the house fan comes on, this usually means a crack or hole in the heat exchanger. The air pressure and draft within the burner compartment should not be affected by the house fan coming on. However, where the heat exchanger is cracked, the flame can be distorted away from, or to war, the crack.
As the burner comes on, watch the flame patterned until the house fan kicks on. Note any change in the plane pattern as a possible cracked heat exchanger and recommend further investigation, which could lead to furnace replacement.
HAPPY REHABBING!!
If you would like the chance to work with me or one of my fellow real estate investor coaches and our advanced training programs, give us a call anytime to see if Dean's Real Estate Success Academy and our customized curriculum is a fit for you. Call us at 1-877-219-1474 ext. 125