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Perhaps, but you get a brand new furnace FOR FREE to replace one that is likely 20-30 years old. That can tide you over for awhile.
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There’s a massive potential debate regarding this, but personally I would rather be saddled with the potential repair bill than be saddled with a crappy furnace, crappily installed. I’ve lived with lousy major appliances (ask me about my Viking built-in fridge some time!) and lousy installations and both are not worth their freebie value. You wouldn’t believe how noisy and inefficient a bad furnace can be; you wouldn’t believe how problematic a bad installation can be. Water heaters are about the only major appliance that I would take a freebie on; the installations are so simple, the codes are so strict, and the appliances are so uniform, that I would trust even a freebie doofus to install one.
In that vein, and back to the original topic: I hope Mr. sd92128 does not cheap the repiping. Badly done, it can be a real detriment to the house; well done, and it is a real addition to the house’s value.
