A minimum amount of hardware is needed to build a simple flame or fire failure monitor that enables you to monitor the status of the flame in a chamber/furnace. Owing to its integrated alarm generator ...

A pilot light is a small flame that’s constantly lit within a gas furnace. It’s the ignition source for the main gas burner when it’s activated by the thermostat.

Here’s how the system works, Gogoanna said: Attach the HeatMeter sensor box to the side of your boiler or furnace, using magnets; it hears when the flame turns on and off and “learns your boiler’s ...

Step 5: Unscrew the flame sensor mounting bracket screw and gently pull the sensor out from inside the furnace. Step 6: Check the porcelain base of the sensor for cracks or chips.

The ACHR NEWS’ web editor, Layan Dahhan, visited Flame Furnace in Warren, Michigan, to find out how the company trains its technicians to troubleshoot furnace and a/c units. David Goodman, an ...