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cold_right_now
Jan 21, 2011, 07:27 AM
We have oil in the tank
Checked the bleeder and oil runs out
Changed the air filters less than a month ago
Tired the reset button, would start up but won't kick over

Any advice?

Don't want to freeze

smoothy
Jan 21, 2011, 08:36 AM
Call a furnace repairman. You already did the basic stuff you should check first. And you NEED the heat with a child that young.

cold_right_now
Jan 21, 2011, 09:29 AM
Thank you smoothy. I will call around and see what they would charge me.

Hopefully not too much due to buying formula and diapers

:)

smoothy
Jan 21, 2011, 09:35 AM
If it was a 5 year old it might be different (you could just bundle them up)... but you did take all the steps I would have done... and I grew up in a house with oil heat.

Could be something as simple as a thermocouple or a clogged nozzle. But those are beyond what you can do. Best to save time at this point.