tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192913928006796095.post2966093803404950479..comments2023-06-30T09:08:48.565-05:00Comments on Retired Rod: Furnace periodic maintenance.Rod Ivers http://www.blogger.com/profile/11622769861928590585noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192913928006796095.post-59312106750003072272012-01-10T11:17:40.055-06:002012-01-10T11:17:40.055-06:00I know your peace of mind doesn't match up wit...I know your peace of mind doesn't match up with your body's willingness to improve, but hang in there. You are getting stronger and that is what counts right now. And it's always something - either with the RV or with the house. All of them are money pits.Jim and Sandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108729200561576870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192913928006796095.post-79146504450579211782012-01-10T10:37:26.431-06:002012-01-10T10:37:26.431-06:00Sounds as if you are itching to get back south, me...Sounds as if you are itching to get back south, me too. The weather is good here at Dogpound North but better at the south ranch. Stopped in at the new "Five Guys" burger place here yesterday. Not a bad burger but the fries were quite unremarkable. See you at Fuddruckers.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016073653349776611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192913928006796095.post-15402857913776474852012-01-10T09:06:04.875-06:002012-01-10T09:06:04.875-06:00Furnaces always seem to go out on the coldest day ...Furnaces always seem to go out on the coldest day of the year. Happened couple years ago we have an electric furnace and it has a sequencer that puts power to the heating coils one or two at a time, there are eight, so you don't get 200amps of current into the furnace at once. The day it quit was below zero and yes it proved to be the coldest day of the year, we had a roaring wood fire going just to keep the house from freezing pipes. Be safe out there. Sam & Donna..Sam&Donna Weibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405315775347233295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192913928006796095.post-15281883557500849362012-01-10T06:31:18.289-06:002012-01-10T06:31:18.289-06:00Service calls are so pricy..but what choice do we ...Service calls are so pricy..but what choice do we have and the vendors know that :(....glad to see you are regaining your strength...one day at a time Rod...hope you don't get a call bob :)....Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13697546364119777641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192913928006796095.post-30992262733689978102012-01-10T05:46:53.083-06:002012-01-10T05:46:53.083-06:00Eek! That's a lot to spend on "maintenan...Eek! That's a lot to spend on "maintenance" in that short a time period. I guess I need to consider ourselves lucky. Our "new" boiler (we have hydronic heat back home) has been in since 1994, and I've only had two repairs. One was $900 (and just about cr*pped my pants), for a new "automatic vent damper", which decided to crap out about a year after the warranty expired, and a second repair that was $250 for a new "thermocouple". It's actually called something slightly different, but I don't recall. That one was because I couldn't get the part to do it myself and had to call someone. grrr. The young lad had a flat rate manual, and $250 was the CHEAPEST call out that he could find. Couldn't charge me for diagnostic though, since I told him what I needed.<br />Since then I have a few spare parts hanging about, just in case. <br />Servicing home heating systems is a gold mine!<br />You watch, now that I've said something, I'll get a call from home that the house is cold!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523653271715366168noreply@blogger.com