. 5 Answers SOURCE: Flame sensor needs to be cleaned. Turn off the furnace power switch or breaker. Pull the flame sensor located in the burner runner section of the furnace. It will be easy to locate because it has 1 wire running to it.
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Pull the screw being very careful not to harm anything else. Get the sensor out. Inspect it for cleanliness. Clean the sensor with light grade sand paper gently. Re-install the sensor plug the wire back on. Restart your furnace and this should fix the problem.
CookHVACR Posted on Nov 19, 2010. 224 Answers SOURCE: I would be looking at the heat exchanger. They are designed to have the heat from burnt fuel flow thru them.
Cracking or pin holes will let the super heated air into the furnace interior and in there you have some over heating protection some look like buttons, older they look like an external thermostat, and these get the hot gas from the burners and trip then the furnace shuts down. When the furnace comes on again some times the blower will come right on because the sensor says hey this thing is hot when in fact it isn't. This also can and if bad enough will cause carbon monoxide poisoning, please inspect this closely or have a professional look at this. There is no price ever to great to replace a human life.Sorry probably not the answer you wanted but better safe than sorry! Posted on Dec 20, 2010.
Rob, the blower always blows into the furnace therefore the arrow should always point to the furnace. As far as the unit failing at times, you may have a lose wire. Inspect all wires and reconnect them after cleaning if they look suspicious. Turn off the power to the unit prior to this. Your Ruud may have a diagnostic light that may help you troubleshoot the furnace next time it fails to operate. Check on the wiring diagram that is pasted on the reverse side of one of the panels.
Ruud Silhouette Ii Troubleshooting Manual
If it indicates a flashing or blinking light, you may be able to get a starting point where to look. Feb 20, 2010. Bad or dirty flame rod. On a call for heat, the 24 volt thermostat sends a signal to the control module.
The control module will indicate a call for heat with a light on the control either blinking or remain solid depending upon model. The inducer (exhaust) blower will purge all gasses from the furnace and pressurize a pressure switch.
Once the pressure switch tells the module to continue, the electronic ignition will energize and send 120 volts to the igniter. The igniter will glow and you will be able to see it if viewed thru the small inspection port. Once the igniter gets hot enough, it sends a signal to the module opening up the gas valve (24 volts). Either a pilot will come on or the burner tube will ignite then spread the flame to all burners. Lastly a safety sensor will be looking for a certain temperature within a few seconds and the furnace will continue to operate and the room air blower will turn on in a minute or two.
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Ruud Silhouette Ii Furnace Manual
Overview of Silhouette II The Ruud Silhouette II is a discontinued upflow gas furnace with an efficiency of up to 78.7% AFUE. The Silhouette II includes models that begin with UGPH and UGLH. Its low-profile, 34-inch design made the unit lighter and easier to handle, and left room for optional equipment. The patented Turbolex heat exchanger was constructed of corrosion-resistant stainless and aluminized steel. It featured a multi-speed blower motor and insulated blower compartment, and the draft inducer motor was designed for improved sound reduction. The unit had a permanent washable filter with improved filter access and removal.
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