margog85
Nov 19, 2008, 08:11 PM
I have a Kenmore natural gas furnace that is about 15-20 yrs old, heats a house which is about 1600 sq ft. This morning there was an odor in the house (smelled like something burning)- and the furnace would kick on and off periodically, but nothing blew through the vents... started getting cold... Had a repairman out to look at it, he said that the problem was that there was a crack in the heat exchanger, that it was overheating, and shutting off-
He said this was something that couldn't be replaced, and that we'd need to get a new furnace installed- is this true? Is it an irreparable part?
If so, what would be a decent price for a new furnace installation in WNY? He gave us a price of $2,000 for the cheapest one we can get (which is what we need!)- do you think we could get someone to go lower than that by shopping around?
Any advice would be great... we're cold!
Thanks!
He said this was something that couldn't be replaced, and that we'd need to get a new furnace installed- is this true? Is it an irreparable part?
If so, what would be a decent price for a new furnace installation in WNY? He gave us a price of $2,000 for the cheapest one we can get (which is what we need!)- do you think we could get someone to go lower than that by shopping around?
Any advice would be great... we're cold!
Thanks!