The HVAC guy just left ... says the "roll-out" (resettable high limit breaker on the draft inducer) was tripped ... he reset it and the furnace ran, bringing the temp in the house up 7 degrees.
I think this guy might be the owner (he's older), but not sure.
That same breaker was tripped last night, the wife reset it, and the furnace would still not come on after multiple tries (including about 9 that I did myself) ...
Dude sez the draft inducer is making noise and might need to be replaced (he's commented on this before) ... so I asked:
What are we talking ?
He sez probably around $500 or so for the part alone ...
I just checked online and it looks like I can pick one up for $250 or less.
I asked this guy to pick up 16" 90 degree elbow the other day, so I could complete plumbing in the woodburner to the central heat ductwork.
The backstory on that is, when the company was out several years ago to replace he heat exchanger on the gas furnace, the owner actually came out to check the service tech's work and see why it was taking so long. We got to talking about the woodburner and I told him I wanted to plumb it in but needed the sheet metal for the top (edges needed formed with a brake), a start collar, another 90 elbow (I had already installed one in the existing furnace duct) and some 16" round duct.
Owner sez fine, no problem ... give a week or two for it to slow down and we'll hook ya up.
Never happened.
Anyways, talking to the current dude last time he was here (a week or so ago), I relay the above story (including telling him that I want it
plumbed in) - after he comments on his way out
"You just need a little more and you'll have it hooked up ... probably be fine if you just stick another 90 elbow on there" (leaving the 90 elbow hanging in mid-air, unconnected ...)
I sez
"Well, it's rather ironic that you would say that ... considering ..."
Zero reaction/response from him - after being told that his company (under the previous ownership) had failed to deliver on a commitment ... he just kept movin' for the door ... and doesn't volunteer to provide the parts - which I am completely willing to pay for (assuming a reasonable cost)
So we get upstairs and before he gets out the door I ask him if he can get the parts I need to hook up the wood burner when he picks up the gas valve. He says he'll check into it.
Takes over a week for them to get the gas valve ... from Cincinnati ... via UPS ... he ordered it on Nov 22 (Saturday before Thanksgiving) ... they installed it last night.
And the tech brought a 16" 90 elbow ... no start collar, no pipe, no sheet metal ...
Looking at the invoice this morning I see that the tech noted that he "installed" the 16" elbow ...
What he did was stick it into the existing 90 degree elbow and leave it hanging there ... didn't even drill it and screw it in ...
The charge for the elbow - which I could have ordered online for $23 ... along with the other parts that are needed - was $45 ...
Awhile back I was discussing the nature/character of the burner flames with this older guy (who might be the owner) ... which seem somewhat erratic, particularly on the 2nd burner. I suggested that perhaps that when the former company (now under different ownership) replaced the heat exchanger, perhaps the guy that did it, screwed up/missed something/didn't do it quite right etc.
This guy immediately dismissed that possibility ...
as though there was no way it was even remotely possible ...
What is wrong with these people ?
