Well, so much for all our great ideas...... the insulation, the siding repairs, etc., etc., the ice is still there....will we have more leaks this year?
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Burned out igniter
Our heating system has presented with some definite challenges for a brand new system.......
Back in March 2008, we had no hot water, Tom tried to trouble shoot the problem with no luck. Called the company we got the furnace from & they gave him the name of a repair man. The igniter had burned out...not even two years old!!!! The repair man said they had problems with this system & just plan on replacing the igniter every year. Great-just great!
We decide we're going to replace it every year before the winter season begins, you know when you change your smoke detector batteries, just before we leave for Fl, etc., etc.. We decide not to replace it in Oct '08 since we just replaced it in March, we wait until Oct. '09-just a preventative measure...(I know you're just waiting for the other shoe to drop aren't 'cha?). No problem.
Until Friday evening, January 8, 2010..........it's 6:30, the temp outside is in the 20's & the furnace is down. Tom tried switching the igniter he pulled in Oct (yes...he saved it-it wasn't broken), but it didn't work. Called the furnace repair guy ( I really need to get his name) who agreed with Tom that it was probably the igniter, didn't really see any need for him to come over until we found out that wasn't it. Let's hope the plumbing & heating store is open on
Sat.! In the meantime that beautiful fire place is about to go to work.......the temps are dropping outside & it won't take long for the house to start to cool down. With the ceiling fans running & the fireplace going all night, ('cause somebody kept stoking the fire..hmmm...I wonder who?) I can't say we were toasty warm, but we certainly weren't uncomfortable.
Back in March 2008, we had no hot water, Tom tried to trouble shoot the problem with no luck. Called the company we got the furnace from & they gave him the name of a repair man. The igniter had burned out...not even two years old!!!! The repair man said they had problems with this system & just plan on replacing the igniter every year. Great-just great!
We decide we're going to replace it every year before the winter season begins, you know when you change your smoke detector batteries, just before we leave for Fl, etc., etc.. We decide not to replace it in Oct '08 since we just replaced it in March, we wait until Oct. '09-just a preventative measure...(I know you're just waiting for the other shoe to drop aren't 'cha?). No problem.
Until Friday evening, January 8, 2010..........it's 6:30, the temp outside is in the 20's & the furnace is down. Tom tried switching the igniter he pulled in Oct (yes...he saved it-it wasn't broken), but it didn't work. Called the furnace repair guy ( I really need to get his name) who agreed with Tom that it was probably the igniter, didn't really see any need for him to come over until we found out that wasn't it. Let's hope the plumbing & heating store is open on
Sat.! In the meantime that beautiful fire place is about to go to work.......the temps are dropping outside & it won't take long for the house to start to cool down. With the ceiling fans running & the fireplace going all night, ('cause somebody kept stoking the fire..hmmm...I wonder who?) I can't say we were toasty warm, but we certainly weren't uncomfortable.
The shop was opened on Sat, it was the igniter & all is well that ends well. Just so you know....that was the last straw....Tom had a discussion with that same shop where he bought the system based on their recommendation, we'll be replacing it in the spring. You can't have a system that you can't trust if you're going to travel.
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