Anyone Replace A Gas Furnace Lately

[smokey the elder]

I don't have gas, I have oil, but I have an Energy Kinetics System 2000 that I paid 5K installed with hot water inline 6 years ago. EK systems are also made in gas burning varieties. They are expensive, but they are also overbuilt and will last a long time.

Here's their web site: http://www.energykinetics.com/s2000.html

[Freedom]

Lizbud hasn't posted today yet. Wonder if hey froze overnight, or moved out to a friend's, relative or hotel?

[lizbud]

Lizbud hasn't posted today yet. Wonder if hey froze overnight, or moved out to a friend's, relative or hotel?

Still no heat but, I decided to bite the bullet and buy a new unit. They
will install it tomorrow. On reinspection, my furnace is 15 (1993) instead
of 13 yrs old, so a new unit is the better way to go.

The cost does seem pretty reasonable considering. After discounts for
Senior citizen, service maintanence agreement and a sales coupon,
total price is 3,500. I can't wait. Do you know how hard it is to type
with frozen fingers?

p.s. Service guy just droppd off 2 space heaters to use till they come
back tomorrow with the new furnace. Thanks everyone for the help
and concern.

[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.

[lizbud]

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.

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.

[Edwina's Secretary]

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 . 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....

[lizbud]

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

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.

[Rachel]

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

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.

[lizbud]

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.

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.

[Rachel]

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

[lizbud]

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.