My father lives in a condo where every unit is heated by 2 natural gas vented wall furnaces. He used to have 2 Dynavent DNV 25 units (1 in the living room and 1 in the bedroom), then about 3 years ago he had them changed to 2 new Vanguards model 25's ( I believe Dynavent and Vanguard are the same company). One of the units recently developed a problem. When you call for heat, the blower comes on in about 15 seconds, but the igniter does not glow. I tried removing it and checking for any broken/loose wires but it looked fine. Is there anything I can look for or test before calling the service man? Since the other unit is working, can I swap out the igniter, module, or something else to see what the problem is?
Vanguard(Dynavent) wall furnace not working
Apr 02, 2005
4 Replies
Thanks, just a few questions:
What am I suppose to read with the ohmeter and voltmeter? I'm assuming 0 ohms and 120Volts ( or 24V ?)
What will happen if I touch the igniter?
Swap the ignitor and see, I might be wrong but but dont touch the ignitor area.
Take an ohm reading across the ignitor, then take a voltage reading at the ignitor to see if it is getting voltage.
This is Turtle.
Human oil off your fingers will get on the igniter and when you power it up it will burn up.
TURTLE
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