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    How many Saftey Switches are there?

    I am trying to identify all of the safety switches on a furnace (we have about 25,000 furnaces to deal with so its not just 1 model) that might need to be repaired and in the order of the most common to the least common replacement issues. Below is what I have so far, can someone please correct me or tell me what I am missing?

    1 High Limit Switch
    2 Fan Control Limit Switch
    3 Roll Out Switch
    4 Draft Safeguard Switch
    5 Door Safety Switch
    6 Pressure Switch

    Thank you in Advance

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    Just Gas/Propane units?

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    Aux limit in the blower compartment.
    Pilot safeties
    Gas pressure switches (Bryant LP unit)

    On the draft safeguard are you considering draft hood and inducer mounted switches?

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    Just Gas

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    Fire/stats - behind air return grill

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    I would consider the flame sensor a safety.
    Can someone please explain to me -
    Why is there never enough time to do it right the first time, but plenty of time to do it twice?


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    Quote Originally Posted by BNME8EZ View Post
    Aux limit in the blower compartment.
    Pilot safeties
    Gas pressure switches (Bryant LP unit)

    On the draft safeguard are you considering draft hood and inducer mounted switches?
    I am not to sure on the draft safeguard switch, I was thinking that was only for the draft hood and the inducer motor mounted switch was the pressure switch or vacum switch. We work mostly with 80% furnaces.

    Thanks for the reply

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    Quote Originally Posted by MentaRockks View Post
    I am not to sure on the draft safeguard switch, I was thinking that was only for the draft hood and the inducer motor mounted switch was the pressure switch or vacum switch. We work mostly with 80% furnaces.

    Thanks for the reply
    I know that Trane has a limit switch that mounts to the inducer on their 90% in case the exhaust gets to hot and Carrier has a limit switch on the box on the outlet of the inducer on their older 80%.

    The pressure switch on the Bryant was on their LP units and was piped off the inlet pressure port on the gas valve.

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