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History, Manuals, Error Codes, Contact Information for HVAC actually made by Resco, Carrier, Intertherm, York or others

This article provides Coleman Heaters HVAC company information, history, free PDF downloads of service manuals, and contact information for service and repair.

In addition to its famous Coleman lanterns and the Coleman gas stove that was a staple of heavy-camping trips for decades, the company produced electric and gas-fueled heating equipmen including an electric furnace and gas furnaces.

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Coleman Heating Equipment

Data tag for a Coleman Electric Furnace Model 3500-818 designed for use in manufactured or modular housing. (C) InspectApedia.comHistory of Coleman Lanterns, Stoves, and HVAC

The original Coleman company was founded Oklahoma in the U.S. by W.C. Coleman in 1900. Coleman's first product and its most famous was a line of lanterns that by 1914 were sold widely in the U.S. Coleman camp stoves were introdued in the 1940s, first as a portable or "pocket" stove used by soldies during WWII.

Coleman HVAC (Coleman heating and air condtioning equipment) originated in 1958, was purchased by MacAndrews & Forbes in 1989, then was sold on to Beacon International (Canada), also titled Beacon Capital Corporation, in 1990, when the company was renamed Evcon Industries.

Evcon was purchased by York International in 1994.

Active brand: Coleman Evcon.

Currently (1999-2022) Coleman® Air Conditioning is a residential cooling system line produced and sold by York's Unitary Products Group which is, in turn, owned by Johnson Controls.

Photo: data tag for a Coleman Central Electric Furnace designed for use in manufactured and mobile housing and for installation on a combustible floor and in an alcove or closet.

More about this specific furnace is at ELECTRIC HEAT BASEBOARD DIAGNOSE REPAIR.

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Coleman Furnace Error Codes

Coleman Furnace Error Codes
Flashing Light Significance
Slow Green Normaloperation
Slow Amber Normal operation, call for heat
Rapid Flashing Amber Low flame sense current
Clean flame sensor
Check adequate gas supply
Solid Red Control failure
Rapid Flashing Red

Twinning error
24VAC Wiring error
Slow Single Red Flash Gas leak
Flame present, gas is off
Check gas valve
Slow Double Red Flash Pressure switch stuck closed
Miswired pressure switch
Faulty pressure switch
Slow Triple Red Flash Pressure switch stuck open
Check for faulty draft inducer
Check for blocked vent
Check for leaky pressure switch hose
Replace pressure switch
Four Red Flashes

Limit switch stuck open
Check/replace dirty air filter
Check blocked, undersized ducts
Check blower speed setting
Repair blower fan
Five Red Flashes Flame rollout switch stuck open
Manually re-set roll out control
Check draft inducer
Check heat exchanger for damage
Six Red Flashes Locked out pressure switch
Furnace will lock itself off
for 1-hour, then auto-reset
Seven Red Flashes Ignition lockout
Excessive re-tries
Check for bad flame sensor
Check for stuck gas valve
Check / replace surface igniter
Check burner for blocks, leaks
Eight Red Flashes

Ignition Lockout
Repeated power cycling on/off
Check for low gas pressure
Check defective flame sensor
Check defective gas valve
Nine Red Flashes Power ground or polarity error
Check wiring polarity
Ten Red Flashes Gas valve not closing when
no call for heat
Check gas valve
Check gas valve wiring

Notes to the table above

The flashing light error codes in this table apply to modern Coleman furnaces. Be sure to check the specific manual for your Coleman furnace model.

Coleman, Carrier & Resco HVAC Age Decoder

Typical Carrier serial number decoder:

WWYYA12345 where WW = Week and YY = year and A is an alphabetic character not part of the manufacturing date code.

or

YYMM12345 where YY = Year and MM = Month and note that there is no alphabetic character in the serial number

See details at the Intertherm and York links given above, and also for Coleman HVAC whose manual or label indicates Resco, see details at the decoding guide for Carrier HVAC serial numbers

at CARRIER AIR CONDITIONERS BOILERS FURNACES AGE MANUALS

 


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Question: find a capacitor for an old Coleman Evcon A/C unit

I am seeking to identify compressor model I have in an old Coleman Evcon air conditioning unit. I need to identify a capacitor and capacitor is bad and compressor model number info is not shown. I have air conditioning unit model number and serial number. - Anonymous by private email 2022/07/31

Moderator reply:

Look for the data tag on your equipment, then see

CAPACITOR SIZE DETERMINATION for ELECTRIC MOTORS

Where you'll see general guidelines for motor start/ru capacitor selection when exact motor details are not known.

Also if you can, post photos here of your Coleman Evcon air conditioner and of any data tags you can find.

 


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