Furnace.... or... My house sucks

[BrianS]

Woke up Sunday - no heat in the house.. Checked everything, got a guy to come out. $90 later, he relit the pilot... BUT, it brought our attention to something else.

A safety valve of some sort on my gas furnace must have exploded recently. We looked inside where the pilot tubes were and one of them looked like it burst, and was basically dripping molten metal down to the bottom of the pan which sits about 1/2" from wood. Not a good situation.

Its a crappy old magic chef furnace that should of never been installed in the first place and has long since been discontinued.

So.. this morning.. coldest day of the year, my furnace is being replaced. My wife just called and when they looked at it, he said it was WAY hot and the house probably would of burnt down if we waited another day.

There's another $2600 I wasnt expecting....But could of been MUCH Worse.
Ah the joys of owning a home.