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Posted by Stormin Mormon on February 25, 2007, 7:36 pm
Some brands of parts are hard to find online. They are only sold
through the dealers. Lennox and Trane come to mind.
I've not done much Lennox service, so I'm not sure what the
prices are like. But that does sound high. Did you get it fixed?
Or find another company?
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Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
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: Hi,
:
: My heat stopped working yesterday, I've got a 5 year old lennox
G40
: furnace. He tells me the problem is the draft induction blower
motor,
: and that it's fried and needs to be replaced. I believe that
b/c it
: jsut hums when the heat is turned on, and thats as far as the
cycle
: goes.
: I'm already paying him $160 for coming out on the weekend and
he
: quotes me $1330.00 to fix it. After prodding a bit I found out
that
: the price for the work is "inflated a little" b/c it's a
weekend call
: (Saturday night). I pay him the $160 charge for coming out and
say "no
: thanks" to the rest of the work quoted.
: After some research on the web, I noticed that draft induction
: assemblies for this system average around $125. Unreal! I'm
furious.
:
: My questions are:
:
: 1) Do all Heating and Air companies overcharge this much on the
: weekends? Is this normal? It does not seem right. (The company
is
: Hibner Heating and Air)
:
: 2) What is the average price to fix this, on a weekday...under
normal
: circumstances?
:
: Thanks for any help.
:
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Posted by on February 25, 2007, 10:13 pm
It's an 80% unit by the way. And yes, I'm in Memphis so it's a good
thing the lowest this week will be 39 at night. A ceramic portable
heater can handle the 1500 sq foot house just fine for
now...especially in the master bedroom.
This happened yesterday...tomorrow is Monday so I'll start making some
phone calls in the morning. I've found it on several websites anywhere
between $80 and 4150. I just need to check the serial numbers and
exact model of the furnace (Lennox G40..http://www.lennox.com/products/
overview.asp?model=G40) then I'll see how long it will take to get the
part.
To be honest, I'll probably call a couple of local Lennox dealers in
the area and tell them that I'm 90% sure it's the draft induction
blower/motor and see what it's gonna take for them to come out, bring
the part... and get it fixed.
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Posted by on February 25, 2007, 10:16 pm
and yes, arnoldservice.com is by far the best place I can find on the
internet that explains how the entire system works. His advice helped
me fix my own issue about a month ago...the site could use a little
work to make it easier to read, but I am grateful for his information.
I could not find any details/tips on his site about replacing this
particular part though.
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