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Furnace repairs are costly - they
can easily cost hundreds of dollars.
Quite often, the cost of labor is
the biggest item on the invoice, if
not the only one! Meanwhile, you can
significantly reduce or even
completely avoid charges for furnace
repairs. It's quite easy, but you
need to do this before the repairman
comes.
Before actually coming to see the
furnace, a good
furnace repair contractor will
try to learn as much as possible
about the problem. He should call
you and ask you to do a couple of
basic checks on the furnace. If the
technician gets enough information,
he'll come with the part you need to
fix the problem, saving himself a
trip just to decide what part he
needs. Quite often, the problem is
just a blocked filter or an
accidentally turned off switch - you
can find this out right over the
phone.
So, when you're speaking to the
technician, he'll ask you to do some
routine checks. Don't worry, he
won't ask you to do anything unsafe
or difficult. Let's go through a few
possible scenarios.
Q. Do you feel air coming out of
the floor registers?
WA. (Wrong Answer) Yes, the air is
fine. The technician will come and
check the air for you. He may find
that the furnace (air handler)
switch was off and turn it back on
for you. Do you want to pay $100 for
that?
RA. (Right Answer) Just a second,
I'll check. (After checking a couple
of registers) Air flow is as usual,
or weaker than usual. (Whichever is
the case.) Now, he might be able to
figure out what the problem is, just
from that simple question.
Q. Is the filter clean?
WA. Yes, it's clean. The technician
can come and check the filter for
you, but is that really worth $100?
RA. I don't know. My husband usually
checks the filter, but he's not
home. The technician will explain
you where to find the filter, and
what to check.
And if your technician doesn't call
before coming? Well, you may be
dealing with the wrong company.
About
the Author. Boris Sherman is a
residential heating and air
conditioning contractor. His company
Cozy World installs furnaces, air
conditioners and heat pumps in the
Greater Toronto Area. Find your air
conditioner at
http://www.cozyworld.ca/.
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Rights Reserved Worldwide.
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