- Approximate cost of services:
- $500.00
Excellent Company! Honest and Excellent Service
Thank you so much for the valuable feedback. Enjoy the many years of service from your new waterheater and remember if you have any concerns about this or other projects give me a call.
George
I'm sure that your installation and set-up of the furnace was done well hopefully pricing was comparing all aspects of the job. We will be here to honor warranty and continue our high level of service of your new unit as well.
George
Shower valve replacement and toilet bowl fix
Simon, it was great to speak with you the other day, and thanks for bringing this to my attention.
The original call was for a leaking shower valve, and a toilet leaking at the floor. The house heat had failed and the lines were frozen.
Our approach to the toilet was to try the easy fix first (that is, to lift and reseal it) rather than assuming it had frozen and cracked, which is in fact what had happened. We would usually write off the seal and time to try this approach if a new toilet were purchased.
With regard to the shower valve, the cartridge had broken off in the back of the valve due to age (and, maybe in no small part, the frozen lines). Instead of just replacing the valve, Jason made the effort to remove the broken cartridge and salvage the valve rough-in which is inside the wall. Doing so avoided the further cost that would have been incurred by damage to the tile and surrounding wall.
We’ll certainly do our best to communicate more clearly to avoid this confusion in the future.
This was a complex service call, and I’d like to take care not to oversimplify it.
When Jeff arrived on the weekend, he first tested the inducer motor only to find that it was not getting power. The motor’s power comes from the circuit board after the call for heat. Jeff replaced the board, at which point the inducer motor began to run. However, it failed to run at the speed required to close the next circuit that tells the hot surface ignitor to start. Each problem was not detectable until the prior stage was fixed. In such a situation, we don’t like just changing out everything; sometimes the existing parts are OK. This approach saves money whenever possible.
Additionally, the furnace was in a poor state of maintenance, not having been properly cleaned or serviced for a very long time. This aggravated the diagnosis of the unit.
Jeff should have informed you of the need for the inducer motor and clearly explained why it failed. If you like, please call me (George) to discuss a remedy for you. We appreciate your business.
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