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Furnace Fitting Repair Part
QUESTION:Does any gas furnace manufacturer make one with a pilot light?
Do the hot bar ignitions on gas furnaces really save money, if
one includes the added costs of electricity and repairs (? - I'm
assuming an ignition system is more likely to fail than a pilot)?
ANSWER: You might try Lennox they had a 78 % efficient gas furnace with a standing
pilot but I'm not sure if they still make it. The power that a hot surface
igniter uses should be very small as they are only on a few seconds each
heating cycle. The controls used for hot surface ignition are for the most
part very good. The weak links are the sensor and the igniter both
inexpensive parts. The added safety that these systems provide may well be
worth any additional service required. I might add IMHO that trouble
shooting and repair is not any harder than a standing pilot.
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