So we just bought a new furnace. If it had lasted only 7 days longer we may not have noticed its condition until next fall. But alas it was not in the cards. What do you ask can be done when a furnace decides to call it quits? In our case the call was at 6am literally. I got a call, the furnace was giving off a burning smell and the third shift tenant, returning home at that time, was justifiably concerned. I visited immediately to make sure all were safe and to assess the situation.
The blower motor on the furnace had seized and the unit was overheating, far beyond what I would call safe or what I would imagine as a suggested range. The access panel was too hot to handle. I was able to shut it down by cutting both gas as well as AC power to the unit.
2 estimates later we were looking at anywhere from 2200-3500 for a new furnace installed next day. 80% to 95% efficient. We also had to make a choice regarding the chimney and its continued use for the water heater exhaust. The new furnace and chimney liner (required to choke down the chimney as less heat will be escaping that way) came to $2500 or about.
All said a pleasant experience. It cost less than I would have expected and was a repair I knew we were going to face in the not too distant future. In retrospect I may have spent the $700 for a new power vent water heater (that does not use the chimney) in lieu of the $300 for the chimney liner. Or maybe not.
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