Carrier OEM Upgraded Replacement for Furnace Flame Sensor LH680014 (Original Version)

The furnace I own is a Carrier 58PAV090-16, house was built in 1994, furnace is original to house (25 years old), I moved in in 2017. This product did not fix my furnace problem, and I think I may know why. The image that I attached is an attempt to show that the angle on the original flame sensor (left) is different from the angle on the replacement flame sensor (right). Note that this picture is taken on brown desk, and those two grooves in it form a right angle. The original sensor seems straight relative to the bottom hook-up, whereas the replacement bends to the left. After installed in the furnace, this difference produces a different outcome: the original is directly in the middle of the burner and completely engulfed by the flame, while the replacement is on the top right edge of the flame. I could try bending the replacement, but I know this is not advised. I still give 4 stars because I don't know if the seller is to blame for the following 2 reasons: (1) It is possible a previous owner bent the original, causing me to perceive the replacement as abnormal when really the original is the abnormal one, and (2) I may have just ordered the wrong part. The lesson here is not don't buy this replacement, but rather really do your research before ordering.

I don't see anything saying it's an oem Carrier product. Just in a plastic ziplock. Could be a Chinese made replacement. No numbers on the sensor like the oem.

It works

Dislike the fact that the old one failed to work.Liked - It was easy to find. No model # needed. It worked very well.

Easy installation