Furnace broke

[docellis]

and it snows today.

Will it get warm and give me plenty of time to find out what is wrong and get a good price on fixing it? Or will we continue to get stupid weather into April?

[jim]

I'd personally get that fixed right away. The last thing you want is for a big cold snap to come in and start freezing pipes. Then you have a major problem on your hands.

[sighyoung]

How old is the furnace. And is this a gas or electric furnace?

I'm sure you've checked this, but I'll ask anyway, just in case: if it's a gas furnace, has the pilot light blown out?

[docellis]

It's electric, it's about 7-8 years old and the quote is $350 for a new motor (assuming it is a broken motor).

[Hungary Jack]

Sorry Doc. You are having a run of bad luck lately with the car situation and now the furnace. Can I offer to help?

[docellis]

Y.

[cardinalkarp]

I would think furnace motors/furnaces in general should have a longer life than 7 or 8 years shouldn't they?

[docellis]

I would think furnace motors/furnaces in general should have a longer life than 7 or 8 years shouldn't they?

Oh yeah, definitely. I just wonder how far technology has come in that time period. I mean, my energy bills are pretty high. I just wonder what is on the market now.

[cardinalkarp]

I would think furnace motors/furnaces in general should have a longer life than 7 or 8 years shouldn't they?

Oh yeah, definitely. I just wonder how far technology has come in that time period. I mean, my energy bills are pretty high. I just wonder what is on the market now.

Time for a trip to the Depot. I would think they sell furnaces don't they? Hell, I don't have a clue.

[Hudler]

You have a good memory. The car issues were almost a year ago...Feb of last year. So I guess I was just due for my yearly expensive break down.

I don't know about the furnace yet - I'm going to try a few things before replacing the motor.

Maybe even looking into what techology has done in the last 7 years in terms of efficiency. Maybe a new furnace would pay for itself within a year. Who knows.

Electric furnaces haven't come that far yet,unless you go with a heat pump and they are quite a bit more expensive. You'd probably be better off getting your current furnace fixed.