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Time to buy a new furnace. Advice neeeded. smith_bp101 12-12-2006
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Posted by on December 12, 2006, 8:47 pm


Hi, well today my furnace went out. It's a natural gas forced air. I
believe the valve for the gas probably malfunctioned, as the ignitor
tries to "light" the burners, but then goes out. It's 13 years old
(same with the AC) so I believe it's time to probably replace them
both.

Any advice on brands?


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Posted by CJT on December 12, 2006, 9:03 pm


smith_bp101@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi, well today my furnace went out. It's a natural gas forced air. I
> believe the valve for the gas probably malfunctioned, as the ignitor
> tries to "light" the burners, but then goes out. It's 13 years old
> (same with the AC) so I believe it's time to probably replace them
> both.
>
13 years isn't very old, IMHO. Our furnace is nearly twice that old and
still going strong.

> Any advice on brands?

Not one that's going to die after only 13 years.
>


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Posted by DK on December 12, 2006, 9:39 pm



>smith_bp101@hotmail.com wrote:
>> Hi, well today my furnace went out. It's a natural gas forced air. I
>> believe the valve for the gas probably malfunctioned, as the ignitor
>> tries to "light" the burners, but then goes out. It's 13 years old
>> (same with the AC) so I believe it's time to probably replace them
>> both.
>>
>13 years isn't very old, IMHO. Our furnace is nearly twice that old and
>still going strong.
>
>> Any advice on brands?
>
>Not one that's going to die after only 13 years.
>>

Yeah But.... If he gets a new one with high efficiency, he can
save money on his utility bill.




Posted by HeyBub on December 13, 2006, 6:30 pm


DK wrote:
>
> Yeah But.... If he gets a new one with high efficiency, he can
> save money on his utility bill.

How can gas furnaces vary much in efficiency?

It's a gas flame, no matter the brand. Same amount of heat, etc.



Posted by Todd H. on December 13, 2006, 7:49 pm



> DK wrote:
> >
> > Yeah But.... If he gets a new one with high efficiency, he can
> > save money on his utility bill.
>
> How can gas furnaces vary much in efficiency?
>
> It's a gas flame, no matter the brand. Same amount of heat, etc.

You're kidding right? If not you must be getting confused with
electric heating.

I just replaced a 60% efficient gas furnace with a 94% efficient
model. How much heat gets lost up the chimney vs used to heat the
living space varies wildly by furnace design. Modern high efficiency
models are so efficient they vent out PVC pipe out the side of the
home and the exhaust is quite cool.

Best Regards,
--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

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