Broken furnance Part II

My furnace picture, as promised
 

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ChicagoBlue2 said:
Now you get why I said that. This is not cheap to maintain.
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Right. From the looks of it, looks like it isn't too old or anything. Should last long time. Repairs make sense rather than replacing it but what do I know.

Glad things are back to normal for you now. Let's hope it doesn't break down again anytime soon.
 
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MangaReader said:
ChicagoBlue2 said:
Now you get why I said that. This is not cheap to maintain.
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Right. From the looks of it, looks like it isn't too old or anything. Should last long time. Repairs make sense rather than replacing it but what do I know.

Glad things are back to normal for you now. Let's hope it doesn't break down again anytime soon.
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The thing is at least 40 years old. It's a late 1970's/early 1980's furnace.
 
Well, I just found out that they are indeed going to replace the entire furnace with a brand new one, starting tomorrow, and lasting from 8 AM to 4 PM or so.
 
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whatdidyousay! said:
ChicagoBlue2 said:
I prefer cute, fluffy baby kitties, thanks. They warm up my heart. That, and baby duckies, too.
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Baby duckies grow up to be big ducks that can be nasty and poop nonstop.
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True, but I'm not talking real life-- baby duckie pictures will suffice.
 
That is one thing I like about my house is that we still heat it with a wood stove. Long as we keep the wood cut its always in working order. unless of course the wood gets wet haha. thats been known to happen a couple times. being cold just plain sucks
 
ChicagoBlue2 said:
Well, I just found out that they are indeed going to replace the entire furnace with a brand new one, starting tomorrow, and lasting from 8 AM to 4 PM or so.
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That should make things a lot more comfortable at your house. :)
 
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Reba said:
ChicagoBlue2 said:
Well, I just found out that they are indeed going to replace the entire furnace with a brand new one, starting tomorrow, and lasting from 8 AM to 4 PM or so.
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That should make things a lot more comfortable at your house. :)
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Yup. Replacing that isn't gonna come cheap, though. We're talking at least $10K to replace it, possibly more.
 
mountainman said:
That is one thing I like about my house is that we still heat it with a wood stove. Long as we keep the wood cut its always in working order. unless of course the wood gets wet haha. thats been known to happen a couple times. being cold just plain sucks
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We have a wood stove, too. Love it! So far, in all our years with the stove, we haven't had to buy any wood, so it's been a good deal. TCS cuts his own wood, and once a year we either rent or borrow a wood splitter to finish it.

In a pinch, if necessary, we could actually heat water or cook on the top of the stove, too. Usually we keep a pot of water there to add humidity to the room.
 
ChicagoBlue2 said:
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Yup. Replacing that isn't gonna come cheap, though. We're talking at least $10K to replace it, possibly more.
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At least you don't have to pay for it yourself.

When we have to replace our system (hopefully no time soon) it will come out of our pockets. Probably about $3,500 for the heat pump and $3,500 for the furnace. Ugh.
 
Reba said:
We have a wood stove, too. Love it! So far, in all our years with the stove, we haven't had to buy any wood, so it's been a good deal. TCS cuts his own wood, and once a year we either rent or borrow a wood splitter to finish it.

In a pinch, if necessary, we could actually heat water or cook on the top of the stove, too. Usually we keep a pot of water there to add humidity to the room.
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Being so close to the ocean, you humidify your house. Is that just in the wintertime?
 
Tousi said:
Being so close to the ocean, you humidify your house. Is that just in the wintertime?
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Definitely just in the winter if we're running the heater or using the wood stove. Otherwise, we have too much humidity. In the summer we have 90-100% humidity. Whew!
 
ChicagoBlue2 said:
Update: I am attempting to find out if the broken furnace has been repaired or not. If it hasn't, then a change of clothes and some personal needs are in order. Probably gonna need to collect some clothes and toss them in a suitcase or something.

My concern is that if they have to replace it, it's gonna cost between $10K to $20K to replace an entire furnace system.
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a brand new furnace is only around 1000 installed ( thats just replacing an old unit... they wont have to install all new duct work. Hell my entire system including all ducts/sheetmetal was only $6300 installed. Took 2-1/2 days.
 
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sonocativo said:
ChicagoBlue2 said:
Update: I am attempting to find out if the broken furnace has been repaired or not. If it hasn't, then a change of clothes and some personal needs are in order. Probably gonna need to collect some clothes and toss them in a suitcase or something.

My concern is that if they have to replace it, it's gonna cost between $10K to $20K to replace an entire furnace system.
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a brand new furnace is only around 1000 installed ( thats just replacing an old unit... they wont have to install all new duct work. Hell my entire system including all ducts/sheetmetal was only $6300 installed. Took 2-1/2 days.
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They are replacing the entire system in 8 hours. We have to be out of the house before they begin work. I'm gonna need to be up at 5:30 AM tomorrow to pack up a few things I'll need to keep busy. I also need to stop by the bank today to get what money I have left for lunch tomorrow.
 
sonocativo said:
a brand new furnace is only around 1000 installed ( thats just replacing an old unit... they wont have to install all new duct work. Hell my entire system including all ducts/sheetmetal was only $6300 installed. Took 2-1/2 days.
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I wonder if they're also charging for removing the old system? These days every time something has to be removed from a house and disposed of seems to increase the cost exponentially.
 
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