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Posted by Noon-Air on January 19, 2008, 7:18 pm
> Noon-Air wrote:
>>> Noon-Air wrote:
>>>
>>>>> The furnace in question is the one in my house. The house is a
>>>>> repo, so I didn't get as much of the minor documentation as one
>>>>> might expect with a more typical real estate purchase.
>>>>
>>>> All you need to know is where the filter is anod how to change it
>>>> on a regular basis.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your professional opinion. I must admit I find it to be
>>> condescending.
>>
>> And I find you wanting to get a free ride....
>>
>>> Frankly, I'm probably at least as smart as you. I'll be the one that
>>> decides what jobs will require a professional like yourself, and
>>> what jobs I'll learn to do myself. What I don't know today, I
>>> reserve the right to learn tomorrow.
>>
>> Its your furnace and your home and your family.... its your choice....
>>
>>>>> Why is the owner's manual a state secret? I've had no trouble
>>>>> finding owner's manuals for just about anything else on many
>>>>> manufacturer's web sites. Including the house water heater, which
>>>>> is made by Richmond (same company as Ruud / Rheem, I believe).
>>>>
>>>> Richmond is not the same as Rheem/RUUD.
>>>
>>> http://richmondwaterheaters.com/content/richmond/about_us.shtml
>>>
>>> You learned something today. :-)
>>
>> No problem... I don't do plumbing anyway.
>>
>>>> There is a reason that furnace manuals are not in the public domain.
>>>> There are many places where it is ILLEGAL for a homeowner to work on
>>>> thir own furnace.
>>>>
>>>> FWIW, your furnace is a 2 stage, variable speed model... this is
>>>> *NOT* your Dads furnace. You will need a *QUALIFIED* tech to do any
>>>> repairs on it and make sure that its correctly adjusted. Most all
>>>> of the Rheem "Top Contractors" and/or "Top Technicians" will have
>>>> the training, and special tools to correctly make repairs and
>>>> adjustments to this furnace.
I need the serial number.... on further investigation, they made that
furnace in 2 configs...
One is a "fitz-all", the other is the 2S/VS
>>> That is interesting, I've never noticed the blower running at more
>>> than one speed. Should the difference be obvious?
>>
>> If it was installed correctly, you should never even be aware that
>> its even running. If there is no change when its running, then its
>> one of 2 things... either the demand is not there to kick in the
>> second stage, or it was hacked in by the lowest bidder and neither
>> furnace or controls were set up correctly, in which case, all bets
>> are off.
>>> Last question, could you say roughly what this furnace sold for when
>>> it was new?
>>
>> The sale price?? If it was done by a competent contractor, the
>> *INSTALLED* price should have been around $3500 plus applicable sales
>> tax.
>
> Does Rheem have a single speed for both high / low fire rates? Goodman /
> Amana does [single speed for both firings], Carrier doesn't. Just
> curious.
Normally the Rheem 2 stage stuff has an ECM blower motor, and runs seperate
speeds on both the main blower and the inducer blower
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