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My inducer (exhaust blower) froze on my own furnace at my home last year. I was able to get it to run temporarily by manually spinning it to get it started.

My brother helped me and we just replaced the furnace because:
1) I couldn't find an inducer locally and the order was going to take a few days, and
2) My furnace was 30+ years old anyway, and
3) The motor I found was going to cost $200 and I just decided that it didn't make sense to put $200 into a 30+ year old furnace in an attempt to limp it along for a few more years when it was ultimately going to need replaced anyway, and
4) Unlike the inducer to fix the old one, the new furnace was readily available, and
5) The new one is more efficient so my gas bill dropped.

Yeah, I am about at that point now. I can see a new furnace on the horizon in the next couple of years. However, I am first replacing the hot water heater with a tankless unit. I think that the savings in propane alone, will just about pay for it in a couple of years. 

Yeah, I am about at that point now. I can see a new furnace on the horizon in the next couple of years. However, I am first replacing the hot water heater with a tankless unit. I think that the savings in propane alone, will just about pay for it in a couple of years.

I had a tankless (Bosch) lasted 12 yrs(4 yrs ago) before i would have to put about 300-700 dollars depending what really had to be replaced.I was going to go tankless again but the a-holes just can't help themselves overcharging.It was over 2 grand.From everything I had read(some contractors website) that in the 1st 10 yrs there was statistically 20% chance that some components could go bad.Factoring in my luck and the rising prices(because they can) I went back to a 40 gallon tank.The savings in gas wasn't better than the cost ratio(to me). But N.O.B. you could get a good unit that statisically is very possible then you can save on propane.I know when i was looking them up Navien(Korea) & Rinnai (Japan) were the two highest rated MFGs.Just keep up on recommended maintenance - like descaling the heating coil.Make sure you have valves installed to isolate the unit to do just that.If I recall correct I could have removed the unit by like 3-4 connections and slap a new one in but the price got in the way - good luck

I had an independent guy but he retired RJ Heating/Cooling did my instalation back in '09 and they've been good. How are you feeling after surgery SM?

God speed my friend,keep the doctor up to date and us posted.You have family in the area correct?

Jeebis - you had to go to all of those places?

Yeah, keep us up to date on the surgery/recovery.

Ok Cleveland area guys. I went through a couple years of HVAC issues, which was incredibly annoying because my house was only 6-7 years old.

I tried out Sals Heating and Cooling, Haberak and Luxury Heating out of Elyria. I had a poor experience with all three of them. I stumbled upon K&K Heating and cooling, who have serviced my house for 4 years now and replaced my entire HVAC system last summer and the difference is shockingly better. I went through enough local big names to know that just stumbling on K&K is a big win.

I'm in Medina and I had another furnace issue yesterday (at a rental) the guy who came out to fix it is the grandson of the guy who did Furnace repair for my dad 50+ years ago.