March 4, 201511 yr Any experts out there? Sunday it was extremely warm in our place and I looked and it was 81 degrees. We usually keep it set just below or at 70. I played with the thermostat a little and no change. I turned the heat off on the thermostat and still no change, the furnace kept running. Only way to get it to turn off was to go to the circuit breaker. From reading online, so far I have changed the air filter and I actually replaced the thermostat as well. It was outdated and needed replaced anyway. Hopefully I hooked all that up correctly. Last night, new thermostat, same issue. Set at just below 70 and it got up to 82 degrees in the middle of the night. Any ideas?
March 4, 201511 yr Author My buddy down the street said he had the exact same issue a week or two ago. Did everything I did and then all of a sudden, his wouldn't put heat out at all. He had two companies come look and they both tried to tell him he had 3-4 different things wrong and he'd be better off getting a whole new furnace. He contacted one last person that he new through a friend who came and turned out that he needed to replace the heating element, which this guy said he could do at a fraction of the cost of the two companies. I'm probably going to give the guy a call today, but wanted to see what the minds of BGP thought. Anyone that is knowledgeable, does that sound about right? Thanks!
March 4, 201511 yr Wish I could help. Please keep us posted on the outcome. I have an electric heat pump and the "relays" were an issue that kept mine from working properly...they seem to be very sensitive to shorting out, then must be replaced. Not as expensive as the rest though.
March 4, 201511 yr Thermocouple ? Again not an expert but I think if a thermocouple is bad it prevents a gas furnace from lighting.
March 4, 201511 yr My buddy down the street said he had the exact same issue a week or two ago. Did everything I did and then all of a sudden, his wouldn't put heat out at all. He had two companies come look and they both tried to tell him he had 3-4 different things wrong and he'd be better off getting a whole new furnace. He contacted one last person that he new through a friend who came and turned out that he needed to replace the heating element, which this guy said he could do at a fraction of the cost of the two companies. I'm probably going to give the guy a call today, but wanted to see what the minds of BGP thought. Anyone that is knowledgeable, does that sound about right? Thanks! Call the guy - he sounds like a good tech without an agenda. On the bolded above - they always want to sell you a whole new system - even for minor problems. Getting good techs in the HVAC who care about fixing the issue at hand can be difficult. But when you find them - keep their number. The big guys who do all the advertising seem to always want to sell you a new unit. Especially if its the old standards. Around the Bluegrass area I have found Bernie Hartung and Marty Smith good. Independents are usually good to deal with. You should almost never really need to 'replace the whole system'. They make their money on new systems so they push them. If you have a SEER-13 they will tell you its going to go away or you wont be able to get the refrigerant for it, etc. etc. All not true. The government has made the lower level stuff more expensive to punish you for not buying new stuff. But it still available. They also do not tell you the higher SEER ratings are higher pressure and break down due to that more often. So be careful with the 'brand name' guys. Good luck.
March 4, 201511 yr Author Called him. He couldn't make it tonight, which I didn't expect but can tomorrow. Thanks for the advice and things to think about ya'll.
March 5, 201511 yr Author Electric or gas furnace? Electric. I live in a condo that I bought in 2012. It was built in 2005.
March 5, 201511 yr Electric. I live in a condo that I bought in 2012. It was built in 2005. It seems like it is going to be something really simple, like I said earlier a relay is my guess. Unlike your buddies, it sounds like it has no problem getting hot, so that should eliminate the element.
March 5, 201511 yr To jack up the temp like with an electric unit that would mean the backup (EMER) is probably running. For a heat pump with electric backup that means the electric coils would probably be pulling hard.
March 6, 201511 yr Electric. I live in a condo that I bought in 2012. It was built in 2005. So you are responsible for the maintenance? I always thought that was one of the main reasons to buy a condo, everything was taken care of. Maybe I'm just thinking of the yard work.
March 6, 201511 yr Author So you are responsible for the maintenance? I always thought that was one of the main reasons to buy a condo, everything was taken care of. Maybe I'm just thinking of the yard work. Basically the HOA covers everything outside of your walls. They take care of yardwork, snow removal, and etc.
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