that was my igniter two Christmas's ago. err errr errr (then nothing) and then again, and it might catch and might not. There was something else with it, and I think the previous fix up was about $200 something. This time it was determined that it was wiser to get a new one. I hope you can get away at least once with a fix. We did that route about 3 times. (had the place since 1990).
On Tue, 27 Jan 2009, Claudia wrote: > Hi All, > > For those of you handy people out there, what might it mean if the furnace > has trouble turning on, after it's been off for a little while? > We've noticed that our furnace will turn on, turn off, turn on, turn off, > etc. It doesn't even stay on for a few seconds. Finally, after several > times of doing this, it does eventually turn on and stays on for a time, so > the good thing is that the house is warm and it's still heating properly, > when on. > We have the utility company coming out to look at it, but I just wondered > what some opinions on this might be. > > I just also found out that our light and gas bill increased significantly; > the gas portion was $358, and the electric was $183. Normally, our electric > is about $70, so I asked that they come out and read the meter for us. > This sounds way too out of range! > > > Claudia > > Join either of my groups; the first is for visually-impaired women, while > the other is for people wishing to discuss homemaking issues. > [email protected] > [email protected] > >
