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Default Why Do Furnaces Break On the Coldest Holiday Night of the Year?

On Jan 2, 2:45�pm, Big_Jake wrote:
On Jan 2, 12:27 pm, Tony Sivori wrote:

Meat Plow wrote:
On Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:45:22 -0500, Tony Sivori wrote:


The Internet. Secret lover. Fixer of furnaces at all hours and on
holidays too. Is there anything it cannot do?


Did you invoice yourself for the emergency service call?


I will now. What is a midnight holiday service run? $250 minimum?


--
Tony Sivori


A friend of mine called me on x-mas because a furnace was out at one
of her rentals. �I told her I had family obligations and couldn't look
at it. �She called a "medium" size local heating contractor. �The
issue? �Badly clogged Spaceguard filter. �Cost? �$225, without
changing the filter, just removing it. �Replacing it would have been
$50 more.

JK


lessons to be learned, have a alternative heat source always on site
for emergencies, have furnace serviced yearly as a preventive
maintence check.

newer furnaces require much more service

on thermostats i have a second thermostat in parrell with the one
upstairs, its normally set on 50 so if my fancy thermostat breaks
things wouldnt freeze.

also convenient for days like today working in shop