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I have a gas furnace that seems to get a lot of comments about the heat exchanger leaking (1990's Ruud 80% eff). I get annual or...

I'm having the techs comeout to check my furnace next week (don't really need heat anymore so I'm not calling them out on the weekend - I can wait).

Ruud 80% Gas Fur (UGLG-05EAUER).

Since its a...

ooops should have said electronic not UV (though that is out there too).

I read the spec again, it sounds more and more like the words that when with an air cleaner consumer reports shot down,...

Also ask them about their experience with repairing UVs. When I asked for the aprilaire 2400 (non UV), the service guy tried to talk me into aprilaire 5000 - I asked him, do they break alot, yes. ...

Did you go to some place like

http://www.aniline.com/products/Cimatec/as1000.html

Looks like MERV 7. I just had a Aprilair 2400 put in, I think its a MERV8 or MERV10, but......I got it to...

Duct cleaning = possible torn flex tube?? Just a thought

Irascible
Thanks for the link, I am a bit worried about my ducts, not for dirt, but for flex pipe going everywhere, no real trunks to speak of. I've got them in the attic and the crawl space. I...

I found the part at this link, it looks like the right part (and made of metal). It sure does look simple, maybe his "tricky" statement was the gaskets???
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Yup same company.

I live in a place of only about 4-5 HVAC companies. We had enough growth here that its probably a good market for those companies. I been having those companies come out and...

The model numbers are UGLG-05EAUER
They are now about 10 years old.

At the Ruud/Rheem web site, it looks like the model is still alive - differnt by 4th letter - bottom of the line 80% furnance....

I've got 2 Ruud 80% Gas Fur (UGLG-05EAUER).

The tech that did my recent service showed me that both draft inducers had cracks in the case. He told me that he has seen it in all Ruuds of the same...