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GoinAllTheWay · 11-22-2006, 11:48 AM

That really suprises me to hear that. My main envy of the houses owned by various friends is their furnace is waaaaaaaaay newer than mine. I live in a house built around the time where gas was cheap as hell so there is certainly nothing efficient about it. When it fires up, it's pretty quiet and the air comes out at a reasonalbe rate I suppose but when I go over to a buddies house who has one of the new high effciency furnace, the air is ROCKETING out of the vents so hard that it is almost blowing the vents out of the floor, air is really warm too. I would LOVE to have a new furnace but my God those things are pricy. Yes, I know it will pay for itself over the long run but I don't plan on being in my current house long enough for that to happen.

Perhaps you got a bad one? A new furnace should not take that long to heat your house.

While we are on the subject, anyone ever had their vents & ducts cleaned? Seems like some vents in the house have air coming out at a good rate while others it kinda trickles out, can't imagine what could possibly get into a vent to block it but is it a worth while endevour?

11-22-2006, 11:48 AM	#4
GoinAllTheWay Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Not sure Exp:	That really suprises me to hear that. My main envy of the houses owned by various friends is their furnace is waaaaaaaaay newer than mine. I live in a house built around the time where gas was cheap as hell so there is certainly nothing efficient about it. When it fires up, it's pretty quiet and the air comes out at a reasonalbe rate I suppose but when I go over to a buddies house who has one of the new high effciency furnace, the air is ROCKETING out of the vents so hard that it is almost blowing the vents out of the floor, air is really warm too. I would LOVE to have a new furnace but my God those things are pricy. Yes, I know it will pay for itself over the long run but I don't plan on being in my current house long enough for that to happen. Perhaps you got a bad one? A new furnace should not take that long to heat your house. While we are on the subject, anyone ever had their vents & ducts cleaned? Seems like some vents in the house have air coming out at a good rate while others it kinda trickles out, can't imagine what could possibly get into a vent to block it but is it a worth while endevour? Last edited by GoinAllTheWay; 11-22-2006 at 11:53 AM.