Any HVAC experts here?

[East_TN_Patriot]

We have a 1200 square foot townhouse that has a packaged gas/electric furnace and air conditioner.  The property is a rental and the property manager called tonight to say the heat isn't working.  He had his guy go out and he said that water had gotten into the furnace part, rusted out the burners, and shorted out the control board.  His guy quoted $2800 to replace it.  I'm having a couple of HVAC companies go out and look at it tomorrow, but I'm curious; do we need to replace the whole unit or just the furnace part?  What should I expect to pay because $2800 for an entire unit seems cheap to me.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Just the furnace part, unless the coil got damaged. Shop around. Control board should be in the furnace part and once

the furnace is replaced, the A/C should work, also. A furnace shouldn't cost $2800 in a house that size.

[glock55]

Is this a gas pack outside? The first issue is to find out where the water is coming from. No need to replace or repair and still have water issue. You can find a cheap unit for that price but probably not worth it in the long run. Repair vs replacement will most likely depend on the age of the unit. If unit is ten or more years in age your most likely better off replacing . I would guess that the heat exchangers are bad rather than the burners . You can replace a burner fairly cheaply but the heat exchangers are a different story. The term control panel can mean a lot of different things. Make sure your second opinion is very specific about which electrical parts are bad. Good luck and let us know how it turns out.

[Guest Riciticky]

Make sure you get someone who knows his buisness. Also invest in a 30 dollar carbon monoxide detector to be on the safe side. JMO.

[mike243]

If its a split system that's way too much if they are not replacing the condenser unit also, if its a complete furnace ,coil & condenser the Freon lines will need to be changed in order to make sure the new unit wont be contaminated from the r-22 .they make a flush but I haven't used it before & don't know how well it works, a 90+ furnace with a heat pump is the best alt to saving $ in the long run.that would be in the ball park for the price around here or was a while back ,get more than 1 estimate.

[Guest tdoccrossvilletn]

What brand is it and where do you live?

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