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Re: URGENT Furnace stoped working! said by BillRoland:said by SuperNet9:Update:
Furnace guy came out, he said he really does not think it is the gas valve.. He said there is a generic circuit board that he thinks is going bad but he can't say for sure..
So now what?
Is it the same one they replaced on 1/29/08? Yes, why?
He said he can't say for sure and does not want to replace anything and he be wrong.
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^^^ In that case, limp till the summer when no one is buying furnaces and have it replaced then, not in the dead of winter |
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I was thinking that, but I was talking to my co-workers and they said a furnace from 1999 isn't that old... I should just fix it.. I don't know what to do.. grrrr
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 DraimanLet me see those devil horns in the sky
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Did you check into federal, state, or utility rebates? You might only have to pay for 50-60% of the cost making it worth replacing now.
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said by guppy_fish:^^^ In that case, limp till the summer when no one is buying furnaces and have it replaced then, not in the dead of winter
Then those same technicians are booked solid fixing Air Conditioning systems in 100 degree heat.  |
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BobAccount deleted
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Just fix it. |
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said by Draiman:Did you check into federal, state, or utility rebates? You might only have to pay for 50-60% of the cost making it worth replacing now.
Yea I believe i can get upto $2,600.00 back if I replace the AV,Furnace
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said by SuperNet9: I was thinking that, but I was talking to my co-workers and they said a furnace from 1999 isn't that old... I should just fix it.. It's not and unless it's a lemon and you've already dumped "a lot" of money into it for frequent repairs, fix it. |
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| said by Hall:said by SuperNet9: I was thinking that, but I was talking to my co-workers and they said a furnace from 1999 isn't that old... I should just fix it.. It's not and unless it's a lemon and you've already dumped "a lot" of money into it for frequent repairs, fix it. Previous owner did all the repairs. OP just bought the place.
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said by SuperNet9:I was thinking that, but I was talking to my co-workers and they said a furnace from 1999 isn't that old... I should just fix it.. I don't know what to do.. grrrr
Do you have or can you afford $5-10K to replace the furnace and A/C? If so, have it it. Otherwise I'd probably wait and just repair it knowing in the next 3-5 years you are probably due to replace them and save up. Major appliances are like a car... it's worth to just fix it up to a point.
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said by Draiman:Previous owner did all the repairs. OP just bought the place. It was more of a general statement or if he knew the service/repair history (which he does a bit from the service tag), it may be indicative that it's done well, is junk, etc, etc. |
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| said by Hall:said by Draiman:Previous owner did all the repairs. OP just bought the place. It was more of a general statement or if he knew the service/repair history (which he does a bit from the service tag), it may be indicative that it's done well, is junk, etc, etc. The control board shouldn't be going bad every 5 years. That's a red flag if the board needs to be replaced again now.
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| said by Draiman:said by Hall:said by Draiman:Previous owner did all the repairs. OP just bought the place. It was more of a general statement or if he knew the service/repair history (which he does a bit from the service tag), it may be indicative that it's done well, is junk, etc, etc. The control board shouldn't be going bad every 5 years. That's a red flag if the board needs to be replaced again now. That's what I was thinking as well.
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Is it true that the gas value would work or not? Unlike the issue I am having?
I am just trying to figure out if he just wants me to buy new stuff or what.
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| said by SuperNet9:Is it true that the gas value would work or not? Unlike the issue I am having?
I am just trying to figure out if he just wants me to buy new stuff or what.
You could put a voltmeter onto the solenoid valve's leads to see if the furnace is still supplying power to it when it FIRST stops working. If it does then the valve is closing by itself. If the power dies at the same moment the gas shuts off, then the valve is doing as it's told.
You have to catch it at the moment it just turn off, though, as it would be normal for the flame detector to note the lack of flame and then turn off the power to the valve. It's seeing what order those happen in that's the key. |
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You should also factor in the cost of running the unit. If you're running an older unit and your gas bills (winter) and electric bills (summer) are through the roof, then it makes economic sense to replace it. Here in New England, I'd definitely take anything to save energy as our electric and gas rates are higher than the national average. |
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said by IowaCowboy:My heat is electric baseboards. If those die, they're easy and cheap to replace (but wonderfully expensive to run). My grandma just had to have her oil-fired boiler serviced as one of the pressure relief valves started leaking. That is something I could have fixed myself with my talent for fixing things but since a pressure relief valve is a safety device, I decided for the safety of my grandma to let a licensed HVAC contractor take care of it. If a pressure relief valve fails or is improperly installed, that boiler could explode and reduce the house to a pile of rubble and send the occupants to the cemetery.
The pressure switch would also have to fail.
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So, I got another company out.. They said it is the board...
$450.00 to install..
So do I get a new furnace or just the board.. hrmm
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Did you get a quote for a new boiler/furnace?
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Board. |
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