My hot air furnace broke over the weekend. Its a 5 year old luxaire high efficiency unit. 98% i believe.
Called the company who installed it and they want either $2500 to fix it or $3000 to replace it wit ha 95% system.
The issue as I saw it was that the furnace was starting and stopping repeatedly. It was not heating. The guy came in an saw some burnt wires. Tried to replace the igniter. Then asked if I had any power outages recently. I told them that nothing unusual had happened. Then let the furnace run and noted that it did not lockout after restarting three times. He also noted that the motor was making a sound it shouldn't be. He said the main board must be bad because it should lockout. They said they would call me today.
So I got the call and they said nothing was under warranty and I should install a new luxaire. I told them I can't afford a furnace every 5 years, why would I buy another one??
So I guess I got ripped off 5 years ago and now the guy wants to rip me off again. Thinking I would make the same dumb mistake.
So I want to know why it would take $2500 to fix a furnace? Are luxaire parts that expensive? Is there warranty worthless? And is there a better brand I should go with if I chose to replace the system?
It's also matched up to my AC unit, so I guess I would have to replace that also if I switched brands?
Here is some info on my AC/Furnace system.
Product: Split System: Air-Cooled Condensing Unit, Coil with Blower
Outdoor Unit Model Number: AL6B036F3
Indoor Unit Model Number: FC/MC/PC43B+TXV
Furnace Model Number: L*9C*B12
Manufacturer: LUXAIRE BY JOHNSON CONTROLS
Trade/Brand name: ACCLIMATE
Called the company who installed it and they want either $2500 to fix it or $3000 to replace it wit ha 95% system.
The issue as I saw it was that the furnace was starting and stopping repeatedly. It was not heating. The guy came in an saw some burnt wires. Tried to replace the igniter. Then asked if I had any power outages recently. I told them that nothing unusual had happened. Then let the furnace run and noted that it did not lockout after restarting three times. He also noted that the motor was making a sound it shouldn't be. He said the main board must be bad because it should lockout. They said they would call me today.
So I got the call and they said nothing was under warranty and I should install a new luxaire. I told them I can't afford a furnace every 5 years, why would I buy another one??
So I guess I got ripped off 5 years ago and now the guy wants to rip me off again. Thinking I would make the same dumb mistake.
So I want to know why it would take $2500 to fix a furnace? Are luxaire parts that expensive? Is there warranty worthless? And is there a better brand I should go with if I chose to replace the system?
It's also matched up to my AC unit, so I guess I would have to replace that also if I switched brands?
Here is some info on my AC/Furnace system.
Product: Split System: Air-Cooled Condensing Unit, Coil with Blower
Outdoor Unit Model Number: AL6B036F3
Indoor Unit Model Number: FC/MC/PC43B+TXV
Furnace Model Number: L*9C*B12
Manufacturer: LUXAIRE BY JOHNSON CONTROLS
Trade/Brand name: ACCLIMATE
single use furnaces?
