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More contact with my Heating Contractor

Posted Fri, 09/14/2007 - 18:22 by heating-contractor

So, even though my HVAC guy scraped the slag off of the inside of my boiler, the flue gases still don't seem to be escaping adequately. Or, at least, my smoke alarms keep going off at random times. So now they're coming back to see if there's some sort of delayed ignition on the system. Frustrating.

I also had them look at one of the radiators that is leaking -- I was hoping that a bit of plumbers' putty would solve the problem. No luck -- they're suggesting a new 1 1/4-inch radiator valve. (Plus 1+ hours of labor to swap the valves out.)

The pleasures of getting your heating system ready for the winter....

Recent experience hiring a heating contractor

Posted Tue, 09/11/2007 - 21:03 by heating-contractor

I recently hired a heating contractor after my Weil-Mclain boiler kept setting off my smoke detectors. It was kind of a frustrating experience -- I never think about my furnace unless something goes wrong, and as a result, I don't have an HVAC contractor that I consistently use.

My first reaction was to call the company that sells me my heating oil. That worked out fine, but it got me to thinking about how I would find a contractor if I had to replace my boiler, rather than just getting it fixed. It seems to me that the key thing is to get estimates from multiple contractors. Ideally I would get estimates from several contractors that were recommended to me by friends and neighbors. But, if I couldn't find enough contractors that way, I would look online. Here are a few heating contractor resources that look promising:

Good luck!

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