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Posted by geojr on October 31, 2007, 8:10 pm
> On Oct 30, 10:20 pm, jwal...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Yeah, the Trane is a great furnace until the motor goes out. I was
>> quoted $1000 plus labor to replace the motor. That's One Thousand
>> Dollars! Yow, that hurts. The disappointing thing is the motor
>> probably failed about 3 or 4 years ago... when it was still under
>> warranty. But we didn't notice that is was no longer capable of
>> anything but the low speed given the mild climate in Oregon. Now that
>> the motor works properly we can see that it hasn't been this way in
>> years. It was installed 7 years ago so no luck on the warranty. The
>> good new is that the replacement motor is guaranteed for a whole
>> year... One Whole Year! Wow.
>>
>> Nothing Runs like a Trane wreck.
>>
>> I wish I had done the due diligence seven years ago. There would
>> certainly not be a Trane in my basement today had I done so.
>>
>> Live and learn.
>
> Ha, the worst furnace I ever owned was a new Trane (in my old house).
> The best furnace I've had is my current Bryant, go figure. Maybe I
> just got a lemon or maybe it was mis-adjusted, it short cycled
> constantly in heat mode, made a loud "poof" whenver it lit up, pretty
> scary, and my chimney condensate increased greatly after it was
> installed dripping down wall under the clean out hatch, and needed
> several repair calls. Whereas the Bryant has been one dependable and
> quiet little workhorse.
>
It was your dumbass installer not the trane furnace- I'll take a trane or
american standard anyday.
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