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Furnace Failure...UGH!
Hi Gene, My mentor has used a Southern Burner heater for more than 30years, still
heating. We have had two for over 10yrs & have had to replace the Thermo-couple on each. $11.00 shipped overnight. Not sure of the BTU's but g/h sizes are 10 x 24 & 10 x 20 with varying heights to 10feet. We have the model that has a chimney & one has to purchase the upright pipes from Home Depot about $4 each. I paid about $400 for the heater but the price must be higher by now. http://www.southernburner.com/ -- Cheers Wendy Remove PETERPAN for email reply Gene Schurg wrote: If I had hair I would have pulled it out by now. A week ago my 4 winters old Modine HotDawg natural gas heater stopped working. It would not fire. Luckily it's been warm enough to keep the greenhouse warm with house heat so I am not too concerned. If this had happened in January I would have been frantic. After numerous phone calls to the manufacture and their rep I was told that any HVAC company should be able to work on it. I called a local company who took their good old time coming out and the repairman took two hours to figure out what was wrong ($255.00). The squirrel cage that exhausts the heater has rusted and fell apart. The HVAC company took the part and today 4 days later called to tell me the part was going to cost $650.00. I was shocked since the whole heater only costs $550 online at numerous sites. Once again I called the manufacturer's rep who told me the part lists for $141.00. The HVAC company says too bad that their price is $650....plus installation. Now I'm thinking about cutting my losses and just getting a new heater. I need 45,000 BTUs and it has to hang from the ceiling. The Modine Rep said the greenhouse environment is why the furnace failed after 4 years. He says the new ones that vent air from outside are better because they don't have the humid air of the greenhouse rotting the insides. The ones vented from the outside are double the price of the model I have now. I thought I'd ask the experts in here what their experience is with gas furnaces. How is your greenhouse furnaces holding up? Would you recommend it? I'm hesitant about making another investment in a Modine product. Good growing, Gene |
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