Heating

Would you pay for a warranty heat exchanger swap when nobody can actually find a crack?

So my furnace is about 9 years old, nothing fancy, and during this fall's tune-up the tech said the carbon monoxide rea...

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posted by lee.vance

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How big a job is swapping my own furnace really?

Been in industrial maintanence close to 20 years, so I'm comfortable with tools, wiring, piping, all of it. My home fur...

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posted by cporter34

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Is 0.68 static pressure too high for the ECM blower on my new two stage furnace?

Just had a 80k two stage furnace put in last week and I've been poking through the diagnostics menu on the new thermost...

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posted by Alex_Aspen

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Replace a 15 year old furnace before it quits, or run it until it dies?

Just closed on a house in Ohio and the furnace dates back to 2010. No service records from the previous owner, and the...

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posted by tgrant12

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How do you pick a heating company when the quotes are all over the place?

First winter in our house and the furnace is old enough that I'm starting to side-eye it. Had three diferent companies...

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posted by dtate

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Thoughts on getting a second opinion after a tech red-tags your furnace?

Had an HVAC guy out for routine maintanence this morning, and things went south fast. He scoped the unit, told me there...

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posted by Max_Flint

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Spent the weekend testing temps after my neighbour put their heat pump right opposite my AC

Was sweating bullets last week when the HVAC crew dropped my neighbour's new heat pump unit barely eight feet away from...

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posted by GraniteRunner

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A quick guide to shared venting for your furnace and water heater

Seeing your furnace and water heater tied together into a single chimney liner freaks a lot of folks out, but common ve...

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posted by bharper_1950

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Is it normal to condemn a furnace over 100 ppm flue CO without seeing a crack?

Just had an HVAC tech out for a routine tune-up on our 2016 Goodman (GMSS920803BNAA), and he ended up telling us not to...

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posted by steve.lowry

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Is it normal for two techs to give completely opposite furnace diagnoses like this?

Took advantage of one of those cheap $29 promotional tune-ups last week just to prep for winter. The tech was barely th...

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posted by Russ_Torque_1973

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Does a rusted bolt inside the furnace really mean I need a whole new unit?

Had an HVAC company come out yesterday for a routine pre-winter tuneup on our 18-year-old Lennox. The tech ran a scope...

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posted by CliffOwl_1952

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Spent the morning having our ancient gas furnace inspected and learned a ton

Just had an independent HVAC tech out to do a full safety check on our ancient olive green Rheem furnace. I was honestl...

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posted by MesaKnot

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Can I just tape over the seam where the duct meets my furnace?

I was checking on my system while it was running today and felt a distinct draft blowing right out of the seam where th...

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posted by russ.hughes_1966

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Is it normal for outdoor heat pump wiring to be left exposed like this?

Had a heat pump put in recently, and the outdoor connection is giving me some serious anxiety. My tech swore it’s total...

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posted by FlintFinder

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Why would a tech tell me I can't run my furnace if it was heating fine?

Had an HVAC company out this morning just for a standard pre-winter tune-up, and the tech ended up shutting the whole s...

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posted by ktate29

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