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DiFerris1
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We have a Carrier 58SX Deluxe Gas-Fired Condensing Furnace. Our home was built in 1987 and we've been here since '02.
For a couple of years, our furnace has made a strange whining sound. We've had it looked at, and no one could find the reason. We were finally told that there was probably something thing in the duct work making this sound.
On Wednesday, the noise seemed a bit louder. Then on Thursday morning, I came home after being gone a couple of hours and I thought our house was on fire. Distinct smell of smoke and burning -- coming from the furnace.
Turned the furnace off and called repair. I was told the motor wires were burning. They replaced the motor and told me that would give me about a month before we'd need to replace the entire furnace. That our furnace is really over it's 15 year life expectancy.
I've searched all over the internet, trying to find out if this is really the life expectancy of this type of furnace but have found nothing.
Any opinions? Should our furnace really need to be replaced or should replacing the motor give us a few more years?
Also, the repair man told me that his company wouldn't be able to replace our furnace for a month or two, but he had a friend that could do it, and he gave us his friends business card -- that sounded fishy to us.
For a couple of years, our furnace has made a strange whining sound. We've had it looked at, and no one could find the reason. We were finally told that there was probably something thing in the duct work making this sound.
On Wednesday, the noise seemed a bit louder. Then on Thursday morning, I came home after being gone a couple of hours and I thought our house was on fire. Distinct smell of smoke and burning -- coming from the furnace.
Turned the furnace off and called repair. I was told the motor wires were burning. They replaced the motor and told me that would give me about a month before we'd need to replace the entire furnace. That our furnace is really over it's 15 year life expectancy.
I've searched all over the internet, trying to find out if this is really the life expectancy of this type of furnace but have found nothing.
Any opinions? Should our furnace really need to be replaced or should replacing the motor give us a few more years?
Also, the repair man told me that his company wouldn't be able to replace our furnace for a month or two, but he had a friend that could do it, and he gave us his friends business card -- that sounded fishy to us.