Our gas fired Trane (model unknown but older) reaches temp set on thermostat but does not restart when temp falls below setting. Learned a trick a long time ago of switching thermostat to Off for 10 seconds, then back to Heat will sometimes work. This trick is doing it here, but getting pretty danged tired of getting up in the middle of the night in a 50 degree house to get the heat started again! Changed out the old theromostat (cicular dial mercury type) with a new programmable one, but problem persists. Anything I can do myself to check out the outside unit before committing a month's paycheck for a service call? Just bought this house (built in 1940) with a Trane unit that is less than 10 years old. More specifics available once it gets warm enough for me to venture outside again!
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17 years ago