Trane rtu with ddc - no heating no draft motor

Am wondering if anyone has dealt with an issue where the Trane rtu yhc048 will not cycle on the heating during auto cycle test (or at any other time) due to the venter motor contacts not closing in the ignition control board? I checked all the burner high temp limit switches and for continuity in the wiring, switched with a known working ignition control board, as well as a working main control board with no success. Seems really odd when known working main board and ign control boards do not work in this unit while all other test functions work in the auto cycle, the unit worked exactly the same before and after swapping the boards. The venter motor works fine when voltage is applied. Am wondering if it may have anything to do with the Lon talk board interfering... But I would think for the auto cycle test it shouldn't. The Lon board appears ok by the way the lights are blinking although I haven't tested it beyond that.

Flaking Pain On Metal Window Frame

I am renovating my basement and noticed the 2 window frames have a metal bottom frame that have metal flaking off. My idea to resolve the issue is to use a small hand sander to remove the flaking paint and simply use a paint brush to put a new layer of paint. I have a few questions:



1) Why would metal be used?

2) Why is it flaking? I don't notice any moisture nor do I see any damage to the sheet rock

3) Can basic interior paint be used (e.g. ceiling / flat paint)?

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How to Add and Manage Multiple Accounts on Instagram

Instagram has now released one of its most requested features.

The ever-popular photo sharing app announced that following the release of version 7.15 for iOS and Android users will have the ability to switch between multiple accounts.

This news is sure to make power users and social media managers jump with joy as managing multiple accounts for brands (or your pets) has been a time-consuming task up until now.

Here's a super-quick guide on how to add and manage multiple accounts on Instagram.

Adding and switching between multiple accounts

Once the feature is live (it's being rolled out to all users gradually this week), you can manage up to 5 Instagram accounts without having to login and out to switch between each account.

To add an account, head over to your profile page, click the settings cog in the top right corner and look for the 'Add Account' option:

From here you'll be taken to a login screen to connect another account. Once you have multiple accounts connected, you can switch between them by tapping on your username at the top of your profile screen and then tapping on the account you'd like to manage:

You can also switch between accounts by holding over the profile icon in the bottom right of the screen from anywhere within the Instagram app:

Once you hold down the profile image, you'll then see a list of your connected accounts, and from here you can choose which account you'd like to manage:

Instagram will show the profile photo of the account you're managing throughout the app to make it easier to see which account you're active on at all times.

How to remove an account

To remove an account, first switch to the profile you'd like to remove and head over to your account settings and tap Log out of [username]:

Bonus: A new way to engage with images

This update also brings with it a great new way to like and comment on images as well as share their them via DM.

When you're looking at a post in the grid view (on someone's profile or search results), you can tap and hold to expand the image and also like, comment and share:

Over to you

Do you manage multiple Instagram accounts? If so, I'd love to hear from you in the comments. How much time will this update save you? How had you been managing all your accounts previously?

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Gas smell direct vent gas fireplace

We have a Vermont Castings direct vent gas fireplace (converted to propane) in our living room. Every time I am in that room, I smell propane down by the hearth. I don't have to be close to the pilot to smell it. Three (yes three) different gas and fireplace technicians have come over, checked the fireplace and lines and insist there's no leak. I still smell it; it's not subtle. Some details:

We have a gas oven as well, and I never smell propane there.

I smell it whether or not the fireplace is lit.

The only way to get rid of the smell is to turn the propane to the fireplace off completely, under the unit itself (which I have done).

The smell persists regardless of how much propane is in our tank--it is currently 3/4 full.

The fireplace is about 13 years old. I first noticed this last winter.



Does anyone have any ideas as to what might be causing this and how I can get it repaired? We'd really like to use the fireplace, but the chemical odorant in the propane is quite distinctive, and I'm not willing to gamble with my family's lives. Thank you so much.

Gas boiler won't stay fired up, pilot stays lit

So the boiler won't stay fired up yet the pilot stays on. If I pull out the big red cable in the 3rd picture, from the "Honeywell S86E Intermittent Pilot", the pilot does not go out, however once I plug it back in the boiler suddenly fires up.



Sometimes I do that once and it'll stay going fine for the rest of night or even several days. Other times it takes a few times.



Let me know if any more information is needed. As you can tell from my technical lingo, "big red cable", I have no idea what I'm doing.

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