Anyone Replace A Gas Furnace Lately

There is a furnance union. In their contract they are required to quit functioning at the most inconvenient time.

The first house I owned...the furnace went out during a below-zero-cold- snap. I don't remember what the problem was but I do remember it was a crack in something that made it dangerous to use. So I keep the heat below 60 until I could get a new one installed. I do not remember what I paid.

The next time I had furnace problems (two houses and one marriage later) it was on Christmas Eve when all my family were staying with us. At least there were plenty of people to huddle together and share body heat :rolleyes: :rolleyes: ;) . The repairman came as we were sitting down to eat. I remember we invited him to join us.

Sorry I don't remember prices. My mind tends to shut out details of painful situations.... :D ;) :D

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Originally Posted by caseysmom

I was going to suggest space heaters also, I just couldn't get warm the other night even with the heat blasting so I turned one of those on.

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Aren't those heaters neat. You really get a lot of heat out of them.
As long as you sit in one place, it feels great. :)

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Originally Posted by Edwina's Secretary

Sorry I don't remember prices. My mind tends to shut out details of painful situations.... :D ;) :D

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Good story about Christmas eve, with no heat but the relatives. :)

Oh, and I know my whole experience will one day be only a bad dream. :)

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Originally Posted by lizbud

. On reinspection, my furnace is 15 (1993) instead
of 13 yrs old, so a new unit is the better way to go.

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Yikes - our furnace has to be 22 years old. It's still cranking out the heat but on Saturday (which was really cold) it didn't seem that the temp. ever got to what we set it at. All I could think of was whether it was on the verge of going out.

Pile them two dogs in bed with you tonight (and a couple of cats) to keep warm.

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Originally Posted by Rachel

Yikes - our furnace has to be 22 years old. It's still cranking out the heat but on Saturday (which was really cold) it didn't seem that the temp. ever got to what we set it at. All I could think of was whether it was on the verge of going out.

Pile them two dogs in bed with you tonight (and a couple of cats) to keep warm.

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We've had a long streak of those days where the furnace seems to run constantly & that's what finally did this one in. :( Yes, the pups always
keep me warm, bless their furry little selfs.

Hey, Liz. Have you cranked that new furnace up yet?

Hey Rachel. :) Yes, they had it up and running by lunch time and
I'm so happy it's all over with. My sensitive soul, Smokey, was traumatized
by having so many strange men coming & going all day. :( He & Maggie
are napping right now. :)

Thanks for all the help & advice. I really appreciated it. :)

I'm so glad to hear it's all taken care of and you now have heat:D What a crappy time for the heater to quit :rolleyes: