Exhaust Fan Runs With No Power at All!

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How can my furnace exhaust fan run with the power off, the thermostat off, and the breaker off?!

Best Answer

Some furnaces have more than one breaker

Well, most honestly.

  • The Air Conditioning unit has a breaker
  • If present, electric heating elements (e.g. emergency heat) have one or more breakers
  • The blower will have its own breaker, typically shared with the electronics on a gas furnace
  • A built-in humidifier or dehumidifer may have its own breaker
  • Depending on location, the 24V thermostat transformer may be on yet another breaker

Unrelated, the radon venting system has its own breaker.