I'd have to say, whoever this contractor is, that's probably the
furnace I'd buy. I've been getting estimates for about a year now,
and asking advice everywhere I can regarding brands, etc., and the
most consistent advice I've received is to choose the replacement
based on the contractor. The consensus seems to be that getting it
installed right and having solid servicing available for if/when there
is a problem should be the deciding factors.

By the way, cracked heat exchanger does not necessarily = leaking CO.
It is possible for there to be a crack that is not split apart, i.e.,
problem waiting to happen, but not a problem currently. I've even had
one of the inspectors/estimators tell me it's not unusual to see that
in relatively new units. Yes, I'm using detectors throughout the
house, yes they are the kind that display the history and aren't
battery-dependent, and yes, each and every one of them reads zero all
the time.

Jo Ann

On Feb 17, 9:46 am, "badgolferman"
wrote:
badgolferman, 2/16/2007,1:34:08 PM, wrote:

The gas company came this morning and confirmed the problem. He walked
in with his detector and it was beeping. He went to the furnace and
took some readings up there and the detector he used for that has an
LCD display that read 5. He also turned off the emergency switch and
said not to turn it back on. I showed him my quotes and he was
satisfied that I was acting to correct the problem. He told me to get
out my space heaters and use them.

I called one of the contractors and they are coming by today with extra
space heaters and to take measurements. This contractor is reputable,
has been around our area for a long time and has been recommended to me
by co-workers in the past. I have no reason to doubt my furnace is bad
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