"JRStern" wrote in message

a sign that the whole thing needs replacing, for about $10k. Plus,
the water heater looks like it's had a couple of leaks, might want to
replace it, too, for another $1,500.


IMO, he's giving you BS. If the water heater "had a couple of leaks" it
certainly did not repair itself. Replacements should be half or less that
what was quoted. If he is screwing you on the water heater, he is driving
in even deeper on the furnace.

Get another guy out there for a second opinion.