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2021 L2501 Loader, Backhoe, LandPride Grapple, Tiller, Forks, Quick Connect
Elderly Lady (80) calls me yesterday in a panic because her old furnace as she described it had stopped working. Stated husband installed system in 83 when they built the house, he passed so time ago. First guy that worked on it for years, passed. Second guy will not return her calls. I'm slammed with work, but I just cannot turn away older folks. Go over open furnace room and .......... damn, what is that thing!!! Never seen a monster like that before, especially in a house in North Carolina!! They moved from Minnesota, husband had it shipped here, built the house around it. Sure, some of you folks are laughing saying that's a common furnace around here!! Asked if she possible had any paperwork. BAM lays out binder with everything. Start troubleshooting, find blower wheel pulley shattered, gas valve winding bad, and wires melted (from poor connections) in limit switch. Gathered parts, everything easy except pulley, it was aluminum. Found a steel pulley that matched, BAM she got heat. She is now my customer, got to go back and clean up the rat's nest of wires. Don't like the limit switch cut into the access door of the cooling coil either. When it fires, on LP gas now husband used coal and firewood, it runs 15 minutes before it gets limit switch hot enough to energize blower. Probably why asbestos liner missing at corner of heat exchanger, not good! Think I will wire blower from limit switch to a time delay that will bring it on sooner but still be protected by the limit switch.
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