Hello,
I had my oil furnace serviced yesterday by my oil comany. During th servicing the nozzle and filter were replaced and the flue was cleaned After the repairman left I noticed a strong odor of oil in the heate air which was not present before he worked on it and I thought this wa just from stirring things up in the furnace and flue and that it woul go away soon.
Well, next morning the smell was still very strong so I called and th repairman came back for a look. When he looked he found a large crac in the side of the combustion chamber. The chamber will cost $1500 t replace according to this guy.
This left me feeling as though I'm being taken advantage of. Shouldn' a crack in the combustion chamber been detected during the maintenace? The crack was in a remote location, so I can understand how he woul not have seen it directly on his first visit, but he did take CO2 stack temp, and draft measurements and I think this problem should hav been caught.
Now I know very little about oil furnaces, so I'm hoping I can get little advice or opinion on this situation. I still haven't decided i I'm going to replace the combustion chamber. I was thinking I might b able to epoxy the crack. I'd like to know if this is possible so tha I can save myself a lot of money. Of course, I need to be sure tha the solution is also safe.
Thank
-- Romwar