Depending on your furnace model the switch will be surrounded by a silver or white cover.
Furnace high limit switch troubleshooting.
Locate the white limit switch.
So to put it simply the limit switch tells the furnace fan when to turn on and when to shut off and it tells the furnace to shut down if it is overheating.
What happens if your furnace limit switch stops working properly.
As a safety the high limit.
When the high limit switch trips the flame heating element will be shut off and the blower will continue to run to clear the heat.
For example if the blower motor stopped running then no air would move through the unit.
It s also known as a fan limit switch or simply a limit switch.
The limit switch is a safety switch that monitors t.
High limit switch a high limit control switch will turn off the gas to a furnace if the temperature becomes too high.
Limit switches turn off the burner and turn on the circulating fan if there is a high temperature condition in the furnace.
As a working example we examine the honeywell combination fan and limit control type l4064b.
It will be located at the top of the panel.
The high temperature limit switch is an important device used in forced air furnaces powered by gas or heating oil.
This article describes in detail the testing and diagnosis of problems with warm air heating furnace combination controls also commonly called the fan limit switch on warm air heating systems.
If the temperature inside of the plenum gets too hot it shuts off the gas supply to your burners to prevent your furnace and heat exchanger from overheating.
In this episode of repair and replace vance shows how to replace the high limit switch in a gas furnace.
Remove the cover by lifting it upwards or pulling it off to reveal the body of the switch and two metal arms.
Over time your furnace s limit switch can develop problems.
The blower will continue to run until either the system is reset or the limit switch closes.
The flames would raise the temperature inside the unit and have no place to go getting hotter and hotter.
Some furnaces provide extra safety features by wiring two or three high limit switches in a series that check the temperature in the furnace at different points.
If the furnace failure code indicates an open limit or open high temperature switch or open rollout switch it is probable that the furnace has overheated.
