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Shaners Senior Enthusiast

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I got back from dinner and the house was 66 degrees.  I messed around with the Lennox but didn't have any luck.  I called the service hotline and when the tech guy called back he said it would be $70/hour from the time he left his house till the time he got home.  I said no way and built a fire and plugged in the space heaters.  It is now 70 degrees in the house...

 

The bad thing is that I'm 98% sure it is the electronic ignition, and I know I'll have at least $250 in it.  The other bad thing is, I'm almost out of beer and I need to keep the fire stoked.

 

The good thing is we'll be OK until tomorrow morning because it is only in the 20's outside.  I'm also glad it crapped out now and not on Xmas...  (or $70/hour).  The other good thing is that the Steelers beat Tampa, and I stayed up for the whole game!!!    :jester:

HillHound Senior Enthusiast

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Bummer about the furnace.  I have a woodburner and a kerosene heater but the main heat is electric.  Amazing how fast the house gets cold when it's below 20 out and the heat cuts out.

 

Steelers looked pretty good, but Tampa Bay looked pretty bad too.  Looks like Pittsburgh is going to the end of the season with a little momentum, which is always good! :thumb:

 

Merry Christmas!

BlueRado Enthusiast

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Sorry to hear about the furnace, Shaners!  :cheers:

 

Been down that path as well.  2 Winters ago, our way undersized unit, which is about 15 yrs old now (legacy of the cheap previous house owner), wouldn't fire up, and of course it was the $300 control unit.

 

When I have to replace mine, I'm going to go w/ a high-end Carrier unit that also balances the in/out air flow (feed and circulation).

 

Good luck with it!! :(

SilveradoWV Senior Enthusiast

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Must be nice just having cheap parts go out! Our heat pump went down a few days ago, the guy came yesterday to check it and its trash! Looking at a couple grand for a new one. He is supposed to be back next week to install a new one :(  :cheers:
BlueRado Enthusiast

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Must be nice just having cheap parts go out! Our heat pump went down a few days ago, the guy came yesterday to check it and its trash! Looking at a couple grand for a new one. He is supposed to be back next week to install a new one :(  :cheers:

Ouch!!  Sorry to hear about that, man!

 

So much for more turck mods, eh?  :D

Shaners Senior Enthusiast

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It's fixed!!!  :thumb:

 

Believe it or not it was something stupid...  High efficiency furnaces create alot of condensation, and the drain for the furnace had become plugged and the furnace couldn't draw enough air.

 

The good news is that it only cost $59.00 for the service call and a few pieces of PVC pipe.  That's alot better than the $200-$300 I was figuring on.

Roofer Senior Enthusiast

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Glad you got it fixed. These new furnaces condensate enough to fill a 5 gallon bucket in 12 hours. It's unreal. I was going to suggest cleaning the pilot with some steel wool, as I have seen that problem before.  One problem I had with electronic ignition is that it would start the pilot and then go out. Turned out the ignition was a tad too far from the pilot.

 

Have a good Christmas!  :(

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The bad thing is that I'm 98% sure it is the electronic ignition, and I know I'll have at least $250 in it.  The other bad thing is, I'm almost out of beer and I need to keep the fire stoked.

Is this a common problem with Lennox furnaces??

I just had one installed in our house last year along with central air .

The install guy ran a drain line right into our drain basin in the garage and it does run a lot . I would hate to try to track down the clog in our line .   :(

Shaners Senior Enthusiast

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E!,  I don't think there is anything wrong with Lennox furnaces.  The tech guy cleared the drain line with compressed air and it has been working great since.

 

My furnace was installed in 1987 and I've been living in this house for 5 1/2 years, and all I've had to do until now was change the filter...

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