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Repair Or Replace

Name: tom  City:

Question: My oil fired furnace has a hole in the heat exchanger. should i repair or replace my heating system?

Name: Tommy | Date: May 28, 2006, 21:05
Answer: Lets see. If the unit is say 10 years old. Im sure its older. Has a cracked heat exchanger and you want to put one in that will carry only 1 year warranty from most places. Into a unit that has been running for 10 years plus. What else do you think can go wrong with it. Fan motor, Control boards, oil injectoors, rust. Its not a classic car your not going to get your money out of it when your ready to sell it. You however will be sinking it into a money pit with no warranty on it. You choose. Headache with empty wallet. Or no headache with empty wallet :) but it only empties it once.