Armstrong sx 90 draft inducer is getting water in it.

First try turning off the switch, unplugging it, replugging it in and flipping the switch to restart it. If this doesn't work, the first thing I would check is the draft inducer(looks like blowdryer) and the pressure switch which looks like a flying saucer. If you flip the switch, the first thing you should hear is the draft inducer blowing. If it blows and then stops, jump out the pressure switch and try to relight. If that works, it's the pressure switch.Replace it. There are other safety devices like roll-out switches and hi-limit switches that may be bad. Also, your flue pipe could be clogged, or your vent on the draft inducer may be clogged. Those will set of a safety switch because of overheating. That may be the ticking you were hearing.This is especially likely if your water heater is located in the laundry room because of all the lint floating around. If you've never troubleshot low voltage electric circuits before, you are better off hiring a service mechanic.

The problem is excessive down draft or condensation. Air flow is important in combustion appliances. Too much airflow down the chimney can blow the pilot out. This is readily apparent when it gets cold and there is air rushing down the chimney in the winter. There may be an air leak in the room with the water heater. While there should be a combustion air supply that is sufficient, there should not be a place for the air coming down the cold chimney to go. That would eliminate the draft. Another thing is if a furnace is in the same room and does not have enough air to supply the burners. IF it is an older furnace without a combustion exhaust fan or has its own flue, the air being drawn into the furnace burners may be blowing the pilot out. Last but not least is the condensation issue. When cold water enters the tank it can cause water to condensate on the outside and drip down into the burner and put the pilot out.

If the draft inducer is bad then that will cause your system to go into lock down and will not work. You will need to check your vent pipe and everything all the way to make sure that there are no blocks or anything going on. If everything checks out ok, then you will need to replace the inducer motor and the system will work properly

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Sounds like you're not getting enough combustion air.
If you have a draft motor or blower make sure it is running.

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try to remove pipe you could have a clog water,ice,nest. also you may have a bad pressure swith hose find the hose and **** to see if it will fire
also if you take your pipe of you make turn on to see if you get fire you can not run for more then 30 sec with this off co. will fill the house.

You are OKAY!!!
If the inducer connot run the gas valve will not turn on.
You will be fine till morning the way you are.
Just be sitting down when they tell you the price of a new inducer...

Heatman101

Any exhaust air coming from the gas water heater is potentionally life threating. I would get it fixed. Do you have a CO2 meter close by the water heater? If it is leaking air back into the house that has CO2, after a certain amount the alarm will go off. If you dont have one get one. A must have with gas appliances.

A draft inducer blower is used to create a proper draft in a chimney or exaust pipe from your water heater or furnace. In a high efficiency furnace or water heater, there is not enough heat expelled from the unit to the chimney to create a proper draft. The toxic carbon monoxide gas which is expelled through the chimney from your appliance is normally carried upward due to the rising hot air in the chimney. When appliances got more efficient (putting more heat into the water tank and less going out the chimney), manufacturers had to add this blower to help get the gases out the chimney since there wasn't enough hot air to create a draft.
Hope this helps.