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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1994
Ninev K Zia, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Daniel J Dempsey, Carmel, IN (US);
Hall Virgil, Jr, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Carrier Corporation, Syracuse, NY (US);
Abstract
In a two-stage furnace system, including a thermostat, at least one gas burner with a low and high-fire operating capability, an inducer fan having low and high speed operating settings, and a high-fire pressure switch, a method for handling the high-fire pressure switch being in an inappropriately open condition. The method has the steps of: determining whether the thermostat is issuing a call for high heat and, if it is, determining if the high-fire pressure switch is open. If the high-fire pressure switch is open, waiting a predetermined time, determining if the high-fire pressure switch is still open and, if it is, completing a furnace shutdown procedure, then initiating a normal shutdown, then an ignition sequence in high-speed inducer pre-purge mode, determining if the high-fire pressure switch remains open, and if so, running at least one gas burner in low-fire mode. If, while these steps are being performed, the high-fire pressure switch closes, running the system in high-fire mode.