Carbon Monoxide Scare

Momoko had smelled something like gas in our carport. Kit Kat narrowed the source down to a PVC pipe on our patio. Kit Kat thought it was the dryer exhaust vent. Momoko and I determined it was the furnace exhaust vent. We scheduled a technician to check it out. Little Kat manned the house. The technician came and same carbon monoxide was being emitted and was dangerous. Some cracks in the furnace were the source. He shut the thing off.


Time to replace the furnace and A/C. I checked the top 10 picks for HVAC professionals in the are per Yelp. Some of them did not answer their phone. Others did not have insurance for our area. I had two firms come out to look at the setup and give me an estimate. One of those companies seemed to want to wait until after Christmas to deliver the quote. Come on man. The family is freezing. I decided to go with the other company. They were cheaper too.


The kids picked up an extra space heater. We did not want them to use the dangerous one with exposed flame. It was still cold overall in the house. I had my brother write a check for the deposit on the work, plus another one for the balance. Kit Kat manned the house while the company came and removed the old equipment.


Now the company plans to return in 2 days to install the new system. I was happy I found this company. Their pricing was very reasonable. They also are providing exactly what I want, and not upselling my anything more. The lesson learned here is to not delay getting old systems replaced. Next up - our roof has reached the end and I must research options from local contractors.