My furance runs, but the Firebox is damaged with Rust. Furance company told me to get a new one. The furnace runs but I am not using it. Can the box be replaced? and Who would do such a repair if it's possible. Unit is from 95, and has an energy star label on it. Unit is only used for Heat, not hot water.
If this is a forced air furnace; I'll tell you a secret .....Furnace heat exchanger is probably still under warranty. Problem is that its a major job to replace because most of the time the furnace has to be pulled, completely disassembled, and then put back in place. The contractor is going to make his money either way and its going to be most of the cost of a new one anyway when you take all things into consideration. You will spend all that money and still have a 12 year old piece of equipment that has no warranty on any parts other than the heat exchanger. When you consider that a call to repair any other part is going to be several hundred by the time its done, sometimes its just good economics to replace it when you can buy a standard furnace that has a 10 year warranty on everything and just be done with the problem.
