Furnace is not working :-(

[The Grizz]

$200 is not bad Tai, last yr our boiler went down on New Years Eve when it was -30, it controls all our heat for air exchanger, in floor & pool.

Damage was $1200 and it was just a gas valve that cost $25 the rest was labour.

[hillegom]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

$200 is not bad Tai, last yr our boiler went down on New Years Eve when it was -30, it controls all our heat for air exchanger, in floor & pool.

Damage was $1200 and it was just a gas valve that cost $25 the rest was labour.

That hurt!!

[mark]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

$200 is not bad Tai, last yr our boiler went down on New Years Eve when it was -30, it controls all our heat for air exchanger, in floor & pool.

Damage was $1200 and it was just a gas valve that cost $25 the rest was labour.

took a long time to figure out it was the gas valve?

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by hillegom

That hurt!!

Just about crapped my pants when I seen the bill.

Originally Posted by mark

took a long time to figure out it was the gas valve?

Not really, after hrs call out, first guy had it figured in less then an hr but the part needed was the only thing he didn't bring. So they sent another guy out with the part & charged we for both guys. I argued about the bill for a couple weeks but obviously didn't win.

[Coleus]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

$200 is not bad Tai, last yr our boiler went down on New Years Eve when it was -30, it controls all our heat for air exchanger, in floor & pool.

Damage was $1200 and it was just a gas valve that cost $25 the rest was labour.

Ouch

[Nano]

Yikes thats Highway robbery!

[The Grizz]

Not to mention that who ever put in the boiler & piping did it all wrong & to get it redone correctly its $14k

[wingedfish]

I won't leave without payment on an after hours no heat call. I've pulled parts back out before. Been burned too many times.

Ps scratching a flame sensor won't hurt it. Might cause it to get dirty faster, but it will work fine no matter what you clean it with.

[The Codfather]

Originally Posted by wingedfish

Ps scratching a flame sensor won't hurt it. Might cause it to get dirty faster, but it will work fine no matter what you clean it with.

If you scratch the flame rod with sandpaper, you will change the ratio of 1:4, therefore the rectified flame signal will not be correct when it returns to the module and the furnace will lock out because it cannot prove flame. So, scratching the flame rod does make a difference, and I have no idea how scratching it would make it get dirtier faster.
Just my 2 cents.

[Delphinus]

Well FWIW, in my defense, when I suggested sandpaper, in my mind I was suggesting the black sandpaper of several-hundred grit like 400 or 600 or something. Admittedly, I didn't actually type it in because it was perfectly clear to ME what I meant and gosh darn it all aren't I a reel gud communicatorator? (Don't answer that plz. It's Christmas. Okthxbai.) Anyhow with that kind of sandpaper you're not going to scratch the metal.

I didn't realize you can burn your furnace out by being too late on replacing the filter. I thought maybe the consequence would have been dusty air or just less air turnover. I've learned something new..