Winter just started, work is slow and our furnace just gave up the ship. Cracked heat exchanger and other issues.Have been told to shut down the unit. At least we have a seperate unit upstairs and a few oil filled radiator type htrs. we can use downstairs. Ahhhh life is good.

tmctlt

Damn, that just sucks.

^ Yupper another one of lifes little surprises.

if the heat exchanger is cracked, don't use furnace.

^What he said, you run the risk of filling your house with Carbon Monoxide. Good luck in your search for a new one, hope it does not set you back too much.

Diver

^agreed. dead family members is not a good way to celebrate Christmas...ahhhhhhh, 8th grade memories all over again. my family was past the pinking stage. 50% blood CO and you are dead. after 1 hour of pure O2--thanks go out to the fire dept, they tested us--around 40% CO. lucky my sister woke up, puked, and fell down in front of my mom's bed at 7am...saturday noon, we would cease to be.

My first apartment had an old furnace in it. When I moved in a told the landlord I thought I smelled a little gas when I got near it. Luckily he called for service and it had a cracked heat exchanger. Too expensive to fix, so I got a new more efficient furnace. Ever since that time I always have at least one carbon monoxide detector in the house at all times.

That Carbon Monoxide probably saved my life a few years later. We had a major power outage in the winter so I got a gas generator and jump it into the breaker box. It was outside and I sealed up the window where the power cord came in. The wind must have been blowing just right because about 15 minutes after I fire it up the carbon monoxide detector went off. Don't run the furnace and get a carbon monoxide detector.

We got "sort of" lucky about two months ago when ours went out. Cold snap hit for a few days, mama says lets turn it on and take the chill outta the air. No such luck. Same thing the heat exchanger, so I feel for you.

Burgess, very close call my man. I lost my grandfather to a faulty furnace. He ,his wife and dog all perished.

Furnace has been shut down since early this morn. so no worries, and thanks to all for support 🙂

tmctlt

I guess we got lucky too, were all still here.

some risks are worth taking, some not. sorry to hear about your grandparents. i have found candles add more heat than expected. in a pinch, do that.

also, a bathtub of hot water and a fan are very efficient ways to heat a good sized area.

At least you made pacman feel better !!!!

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Careul with candles,danger of fire.

Matches !