Bought this house last June. Had the furnace inspected; tech said it was OK. Furnace is pretty old; it's a carrier 58ssb080-bc. (Though tech said it had some new parts put in, so maybe it would last a few seasons.)
The inducer motor squeals for a minute or two when it first comes on. It's worse the longer the furnace has been off.
Would it be worth it to have this part replaced as preventive maintenance, or is the squealing not that big a deal? It doesn't get that cold here (I'm in metro DC area), but the wife wouldn't be very happy if we were w/o heat for a couple days waiting for the repair.