On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 02:21:20 GMT, Bubba
wrote:

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:16:47 -0600, (m Ransley)
wrote:

call a pro !!!!

Hey webtv trailer bitch. Your getting better. This is THE ONLY advice
you should be giving on hvac equipment.
Bubba

If only that were always true.

For years, I had to service my GE low pressure oil furnace because I
couldn't find a local pro who knew how to service them.

I got the factory manual from Sid Harvey/Metro and successfully
serviced it myself for over ten years. That was over 25 years ago.
Since then I've serviced dozens of heating systems at properties I
own.

I've never blown up myself or a tenant.

Of course, I have had over 35 years of experience in electronics and
marine systems, including Aalborg auxilary boilers aboard ships that
were larger than a house.

One winter, when I was out of the country, my GE furnace shut down.
A relative called a "pro" who diddled with it.
It blew apart three days after he touched it, blowing the stack pipe
off and filling the house with 1/4" of oily soot. Since the house was
temporarily unoccupied, no one noticed the problem until all the
window glass became opague.

My insurance company started proceedings to sue the "pro" and his
company but eventually felt it wasn't work the bother. Admittedly, the
fact that my house was unoccupied weakened the claim.

Since then I've had about a dozen bad experiences wtih "pros".

It seems like in my area, all the decent HVAC techs leave residential
service for commercial accounts.

But a question remains, if you "pros" do not want to handle consumer
questions, why are you hanging out here on alt.home.repair?

You could be over on alt.HVAC simply insulting each other.

Humm, maybe I will starting posting "The PRO screw up of the week"
over on alt.HVAC. I could do a weekly story for about 6 months
regarding local "pro" screw ups. Sound like a good idea??

Doug