HVACReset

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Resetting the HVAC

Simple

  1. Set thermostat to off
  2. In home fuse box, turn off the 40 amp breaker (on your left facing the panel)
    1. Turn 40 amp breaker back on after a minute or so
  3. Wait a couple of minutes and then turn thermostat back on
  4. Check to see if the air is flowing from a duct

Complex

  1. Set thermostat to off
  2. In home fuse box, turn off the 40 amp breaker (on your left facing the panel)
    1. Turn 40 amp breaker back on after a minute or so
  3. Climb onto roof and take the yellow socket driver (1/4" socket)
  4. Using the yellow socket driver, remove center panel (above fuse box) and likewise the inner cover as well
  5. Check the red LED and count the blinks (iirc, typically 6 blinks)
    1. Use the sheet on the back of the inner panel to decipher the blink codes
  6. Pull fuses in HVAC and set to off position
  7. Check and possibly clean the terminals on the internal breaker switch
  8. Pull fuses in HVAC and set to on position
  9. From roof, yell into house to get wife's attention (if at night, a flashlight works wonders)
    1. Have wife turn thermostat back on
  10. Check that the red LED is solid
  11. Put the inner and cover panel back on