| Once you have troubleshooted your furnace and | | | | somewhere on the burner which is closest to the |
| decided that your need a new furnace ignitor, you | | | | middle of all of the burners. |
| may be confused at to what to do next, this is | | | | After you find the ignitor, you should look for the |
| totally fine. It's not too hard! Make sure you have | | | | screws which are holding it into place. Sometimes |
| done this prior to begining though: the blower runs | | | | you need to only loosen the screws, other times |
| well, the power turns on and goes to the ignitor, | | | | you need to unscrew the whole thing. Either way, |
| but there is no glow. You can do this yourself, but | | | | loosen the screws and remove the ignitor. |
| its a little tricky. | | | | Make sure to note where you found the ignitor. |
| If you are quite handy and comfortable with | | | | This will make it much easier when you need to |
| tools, then this might be a good project for you, | | | | put in the new one! You will want to try and put |
| if not, then you may want to call in a professional, | | | | the new one is as close a position to the original |
| this is not a beginer's home improvement project. | | | | one as possible. |
| If you have a high efficiency furnace, this job will | | | | Next, take the new furnace ignitor and screw it |
| be harder than if you had an older, less efficient | | | | into place where the old one was. Tighten the |
| type. This is because the newer ones will often | | | | screws, but do not over tighten them, you could |
| have the burner compartment completely sealed. | | | | break them! |
| Before beginning, be sure to turn off power to | | | | After this you will want to close everything up. |
| the furnace. This should be really easy. Go to | | | | Keep it open though if you cannot see the flame |
| your circuit breaker box and simply switch off the | | | | with it closed. Go to the circuit box and turn the |
| breaker(s) marked furnace. You do not want to | | | | power back on to your furnace. Once the pwer is |
| be shocked by this! | | | | on, try to turn the furnace on. Hopefully the |
| You will need to begin by taking the cover off of | | | | furnace ignitor will light and you will be golden! If it |
| the burner compartment. This will allow you to | | | | does not, then pat yourself on the back for a |
| get to the ignitor. The ignitor is usually | | | | good try and call in a pro. |