Miller Furnace

[Betty]

First of All We havw a Miller Furnace and the mobile home is a 1977 Zimmer.We have only replace the Blower Motor and the lil electric box(Reset Box) and Transformer a few yrs. back.the furnace works fine except,We have to keep bleeding it,(It Will Fire Up And Run),But one morning (2days ago)We smell a lil Kerosene,so we check from the roof thing and some smoke ,not black smoke,come out,after running about 5 to 10 mins.Then when I cut it off and waited a few hrs. and turned the furnace on it will run,not fire up, and then cut off and we have to bleed it again.As Far as when furnace is Runnig it runs smooth,no problems.Does anyone have any suggestions on what to Do?

Miller Furnace-28 yrs.old

Thanks Betty

[Roy T. Bonney]

The nozzle in the furnace needs to be replaced. This is a minimal repair. It is clogged and not forming the required pattern of spray for the furnace.

[David Oxhandler]

The best place to find the information you seek would be the
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[Denise Lundgren]

http://www.recall-warnings.com

If you type in MILLER FURNACE RECALLS in the address bar of your internet explorer you will see that there is a recall on certain Miller Furnaces installed in Mobile Homes prior to 1979. There is the risk of Carbon Monoxide poisoning.
I have cut and pasted the notice below:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 1987
Release # 87-005


CPSC Warns of Carbon Monoxide Gas Hazard for Mobile Home Furnaces
WASHINGTON, DC -- Roof vent caps on certain HOME or MILLER brand gas-fired furnaces installed in mobile homes are being replaced free of charge by Lear Siegler, Inc., as a precaution against accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.

In voluntary cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the HOME Division of Lear Siegler, Inc., of Holland, Michigan, has initiated a program to replace the roof jack (vent) caps on as many as 250,000 gas-fired furnaces. The program covers furnaces manufactured prior to May 1979. Mobile home owners should first check their liquid propane (LP) or natural gas furnaces for the HOME or MILLER brand name on the furnace door. If you believe the furnace was installed prior to May, 1979, consumers should call the company's toll-free hotline at l-800-225-4168 for information about free replacement of the roof vent cap. Michigan residents should call Lear Siegler collect at l-616-394-0024.

In the 24 years since these furnaces were first produced, there have been 27 fatalities resulting from carbon monoxide poisoning where roof jack damage may have been a factor.

There have been no reports of incidents involving caps manufactured after 1975. However, for ease of 'identification, because the caps look . the same from the outside, and as a precautionary measure, Lear Siegler is including in this program the caps used on all gas-fired MILLER and HOME brand furnaces manufactured by the HOME Division of Lear Sieqler, Inc., and installed prior to May, 1979. The firm has agreed to replace the subject roof jack (vent) caps at no cost to the consumer.

There are two roof jack (vent) cap designs which look similar from the outside involved in this program. The roof jack (vent) caps on pre-1976 MILLER or HOME brand MMG, MGC, and AGC model gas-fired furnaces are being replaced because failure to detect roof jack cap corrosion or other damage may lead to blockage of the vent system creating a potential carbon monoxide hazard for the mobile home occupants. In total, approximately 250,000 furnaces manufactured from 1962 through, May 1979 are involved in this program, although it is unlikely that all of the furnaces still are furnaces and roof jack (vent) caps either as original equipment or as functional because of their age. The were sold for use in mobile homes replacement appliances.

CPSC reminds homeowners that all furnaces require periodic inspection and maintenance by qualified personnel to detect malfunctioning equipment, including roof vent tips which may corrode over a period of time. Consumers should contact their local heating contractor to arrange. such inspections.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission hotline number is 800-638- CPSC. A teletypewriter number for the hearing-impaired is 800-638-8270.
DL