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badgolferman

, 2/16/2007,6:00:43 PM, wrote:

On Feb 16, 1:34�pm, "badgolferman"
wrote:
My 17-year-old Carrier furnace has a cracked heat exchanger. I have
received three different quotes that I would like advice on please.

My house:
built in 1989, under 1700 sq. ft., rancher on slab, vaulted ceiling
in great room with two skylights, three bedrooms, 75,000 btu gas
furnace in attic

quotes:
- Amana AMS8 70,000 btu 80%, warranty 20, 5, 2 $3349 (the guy who
came on the service call)
- Lennox G40 70,000 btu 80%, replacement 2.5 ton evaporator coil,
same warranty, $3300
- York Choice or Trane XB, 20,5,1 warranty, $2400 or with
replacement 3 ton coil $3500

I plan on being in this house another 1-2 years.

The cost difference between a 80 + and a 90+ furnace will reward you
at resale since energy costs ALWAYS go up.

Are you CERTAIN the heat exchanger is cracked? This is a typical scam
statement by some HVAC companies

He shined a light into the the right side heating chamber and I could
see a hole and light through it in the seam at the end of it and plenty
of rust covering up the burner. The other two chambers were good.
Another guy told me a few years ago it was on the edge and wouldn't
last much longer.