Would you replace your furnace, simply based on age, even if its working fine?

[Jillpie]

OP here, thank you everyone! So surprised to see all these responses, for some reason I didn't get any email notifications. So in reading them, it sounds like the consensus is to keep it for now. It is forced hot air to answer that question. And we're having no issues with it. This was so helpful, thank you!

 

[QueenIsabella]

OP here, thank you everyone! So surprised to see all these responses, for some reason I didn't get any email notifications. So in reading them, it sounds like the consensus is to keep it for now. It is forced hot air to answer that question. And we're having no issues with it. This was so helpful, thank you!

Good luck to you--fingers crossed that you get through the winter just fine! It wouldn't hurt to start saving (okay, maybe wait until Jan.)

 

[blackpearl77]

My parents just got a new furnace last week! It was 60 something years old! Their house was built in the fifties and it was the original furnace. Finally broke down. So they can last a long time!

 

[Terapin]

My furnace motor failed Xmas Eve.... oh the agony!

Called furnace guy Xmas morning.... He suggested waiting AFTER the weekend and holidays as a "double rate" visit was pointless in trying to get parts for a 10 year old furnace. Moved into a motel that night as temperatures were just below freezing. Went looking for portable heaters the next morning when stores were open. 5 days after the breakdown, furnace guy shows up when the parts warehouse was open. So happy to see it fixed. The portable heaters and luck was enough kept the pipes from freezing.

See? This was my nightmare situation. Things only go wrong on Fridays, I am convinced

 

[longboard55]

A little OT but there is a huge market in replacing old units, air conditioners last about 25 years, if you have one of those kids seeking employment direction, that is my tip. Google HVAC in craigslist, a little JC education is a good way to start.