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Posted by rmcaskey@comcast.net on December 15, 2006, 7:13 pm
I have a Trane XR90 Condensing Furnace that was installed in a newly
constructed house in mid-2003. The ignitor (or "igniter, depending on
who is spelling) has been a constant problem. I've had it replaced it
once year. The first two times were blamed on gas supply being
interruptions and the ignitor gettting heated up and cooling down
repteadly. This time there has been no supply interruption. The ignitor
is just "bad". I get no satisfactory explanation for this, especially
when this type of ignitor (silicon nitride) is supposed to last for
years.
To compound the aggrevation, this time the part is out of stock. So
while I wait in the chill air of my den for Monday to roll around, I
started surfing the web to see how hard the part (Trane's part number
IGN00117) is to find and how much it costs. Last year I was charged
$336 for the part and $99 for installation. It appears to me that the
price for the part was grossly overstated. But before I go all
ballistic on some hard working service tech, I'd like to know if I am
right.
Anyone with any thoughts ??
Martin
Millers Island, Maryland
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Posted by Noon-Air on December 15, 2006, 7:36 pm
>I have a Trane XR90 Condensing Furnace that was installed in a newly
> constructed house in mid-2003. The ignitor (or "igniter, depending on
> who is spelling) has been a constant problem. I've had it replaced it
> once year. The first two times were blamed on gas supply being
> interruptions and the ignitor gettting heated up and cooling down
> repteadly. This time there has been no supply interruption. The ignitor
> is just "bad". I get no satisfactory explanation for this, especially
> when this type of ignitor (silicon nitride) is supposed to last for
> years.
>
> To compound the aggrevation, this time the part is out of stock. So
> while I wait in the chill air of my den for Monday to roll around, I
> started surfing the web to see how hard the part (Trane's part number
> IGN00117) is to find and how much it costs. Last year I was charged
> $336 for the part and $99 for installation. It appears to me that the
> price for the part was grossly overstated. But before I go all
> ballistic on some hard working service tech, I'd like to know if I am
> right.
You don't want to go ballistic on the tech anyway.....he's liable to further
disable your furnace and walk out.
If you have issues with the price, then take it up with the owner of the
company, and let him explain to you how much it cost to stay in business and
make a small profit after paying salaries, insurances, paid days off,
vacation time, 401K, medical, dental, trucks, training, advertising,
phones, buildings, supplies, inventory, taxes, and all of the other
associated costs with operating a profiable business.
I don't know what the costs are there to keep a business open, or what the
salaries are there.... I am in a part of the country where the cost of
living is very low and so are the salaries. My flat rate installed price for
that HSI is just a little bit less.
> Anyone with any thoughts ??
>
> Martin
> Millers Island, Maryland
>
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Posted by Bob_Loblaw on December 15, 2006, 7:50 pm
> If you have issues with the price, then take it up with the owner of
> the company, and let him explain to you how much it cost to stay in
> business and make a small profit after paying salaries, insurances,
> paid days off, vacation time, 401K, medical, dental, trucks,
> training, advertising, phones, buildings, supplies, inventory, taxes,....
boats, fishing gear, sports cars, the twin sisters who live down the
road...
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Respectfully, Bob
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Posted by on December 15, 2006, 9:47 pm
wrote:
>
>>I have a Trane XR90 Condensing Furnace that was installed in a newly
>> constructed house in mid-2003. The ignitor (or "igniter, depending on
>> who is spelling) has been a constant problem. I've had it replaced it
>> once year. The first two times were blamed on gas supply being
>> interruptions and the ignitor gettting heated up and cooling down
>> repteadly. This time there has been no supply interruption. The ignitor
>> is just "bad". I get no satisfactory explanation for this, especially
>> when this type of ignitor (silicon nitride) is supposed to last for
>> years.
>>
>> To compound the aggrevation, this time the part is out of stock. So
>> while I wait in the chill air of my den for Monday to roll around, I
>> started surfing the web to see how hard the part (Trane's part number
>> IGN00117) is to find and how much it costs. Last year I was charged
>> $336 for the part and $99 for installation. It appears to me that the
>> price for the part was grossly overstated. But before I go all
>> ballistic on some hard working service tech, I'd like to know if I am
>> right.
>
>You don't want to go ballistic on the tech anyway.....he's liable to further
>disable your furnace and walk out.
>If you have issues with the price, then take it up with the owner of the
>company, and let him explain to you how much it cost to stay in business and
>make a small profit after paying salaries, insurances, paid days off,
>vacation time, 401K, medical, dental, trucks, training, advertising,
>phones, buildings, supplies, inventory, taxes, and all of the other
>associated costs with operating a profiable business.
>I don't know what the costs are there to keep a business open, or what the
>salaries are there.... I am in a part of the country where the cost of
>living is very low and so are the salaries. My flat rate installed price for
>that HSI is just a little bit less.
Figures. Fucking rapist.
Now you're gonna tell him about how he needs you to come
install it or his warranty is automatically voided on the whole
system, right ?
>
>> Anyone with any thoughts ??
>>
>> Martin
>> Millers Island, Maryland
>>
>
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Posted by Noon-Air on December 15, 2006, 10:03 pm
> wrote:
>
>>
>>>I have a Trane XR90 Condensing Furnace that was installed in a newly
>>> constructed house in mid-2003. The ignitor (or "igniter, depending on
>>> who is spelling) has been a constant problem. I've had it replaced it
>>> once year. The first two times were blamed on gas supply being
>>> interruptions and the ignitor gettting heated up and cooling down
>>> repteadly. This time there has been no supply interruption. The ignitor
>>> is just "bad". I get no satisfactory explanation for this, especially
>>> when this type of ignitor (silicon nitride) is supposed to last for
>>> years.
>>>
>>> To compound the aggrevation, this time the part is out of stock. So
>>> while I wait in the chill air of my den for Monday to roll around, I
>>> started surfing the web to see how hard the part (Trane's part number
>>> IGN00117) is to find and how much it costs. Last year I was charged
>>> $336 for the part and $99 for installation. It appears to me that the
>>> price for the part was grossly overstated. But before I go all
>>> ballistic on some hard working service tech, I'd like to know if I am
>>> right.
>>
>>You don't want to go ballistic on the tech anyway.....he's liable to
>>further
>>disable your furnace and walk out.
>>If you have issues with the price, then take it up with the owner of the
>>company, and let him explain to you how much it cost to stay in business
>>and
>>make a small profit after paying salaries, insurances, paid days off,
>>vacation time, 401K, medical, dental, trucks, training, advertising,
>>phones, buildings, supplies, inventory, taxes, and all of the other
>>associated costs with operating a profiable business.
>>I don't know what the costs are there to keep a business open, or what the
>>salaries are there.... I am in a part of the country where the cost of
>>living is very low and so are the salaries. My flat rate installed price
>>for
>>that HSI is just a little bit less.
>
> Figures. Fucking rapist.
>
> Now you're gonna tell him about how he needs you to come
> install it or his warranty is automatically voided on the whole
> system, right ?
I didn't say how much was "a little bit less".....
You can get off your ass, strap on leather an go fix the fucking thing for
free, I really don't give a rats ass.
If you got a problem with the way I do business, then get your ass down here
and show me how to do it your way and still make a living. Until then, bite
me.
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