kdriven
12-05-2006, 09:29 AM
Ok, so maybe I just paid $500 to have my furnace fixed, well actually a control valve replaced and new thermostat put in...and you'd think I'd be more careful following that, but...
I knocked down a brick fireplace front in my basemnt and my furnace ate the dust up like it was on a mission. I didn't notice until about a day later when the house atarted to cool, it's 14 F outside, and I stopped to notice only the fan running. I went down and pulled out the filter, absolutley rock solid covered in dust. I also pulled of the return duct and used compressed air to blow through the heat exchager, first out towards the return and then in towards the blower box...it seems to have worked it out (new filter installed).
Question is, if I called out a pro would they clean that exchanger any differently? Also, do they make a comb or something for those fins. I think the last homeowner got a little aggressive on installing his filters!
I knocked down a brick fireplace front in my basemnt and my furnace ate the dust up like it was on a mission. I didn't notice until about a day later when the house atarted to cool, it's 14 F outside, and I stopped to notice only the fan running. I went down and pulled out the filter, absolutley rock solid covered in dust. I also pulled of the return duct and used compressed air to blow through the heat exchager, first out towards the return and then in towards the blower box...it seems to have worked it out (new filter installed).
Question is, if I called out a pro would they clean that exchanger any differently? Also, do they make a comb or something for those fins. I think the last homeowner got a little aggressive on installing his filters!