Furnace Maintenance Contract - Consensus

David Radlin · 2005-05-02T15:29:16+00:00

A guy from the gas company was at my home last week for a routine inspectionand while he was here he tried to upsell me on a maintenance contract for myfurnace to the tune of $10 (CAD) per month.Mine is a high efficiency furnace of about 12 years of age. It has cost menothing but replacement filter costs during this time. He sited a coupleitems that were due or likely to fail (exhaust blower, circuit boards,sensors), that if I were on the contract would be covered for materials andlabour to repair. His pitch basically was that if only the exhaust blowerneeded replacement at an approximate cost of $900 (CAD), the contract wouldbe justified for years to come.So, I solicit your opinions. What sorts of repair costs would be commonlyassociated in maintaining a furnace in the 10 to 20 year range of its life.Is such a contract a cash cow for the gas company, or something ofreasonable value to the consumer?Dave

May 02, 2005 21 Replies

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David Radlin 21 years ago

The serviceman explained that it is not just a motor, but an intergral blower and motor with stainless steel inners due to the corrosiveness of the flue gases.

Dave

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webmaster 21 years ago

Kinda like that drunk woman that paid you $100 to open her unlocked door?

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