Called to get the $35 special to tuneup my older but well functioning furnace in winter. Salesman arrived and ""red tagged"" my furnace claiming it was unsafe and failed his safety inspection due to ""deficiating chambers."" (He claimed to have performed a ""light cleaning"" but we saw no evidence of this.) He terrified our tenants claiming that most CO detectors don't work, that the furnace was potentially dangerous and the heat must be turned off and the furnace replaced ASAP--despite no reaction from our detectors.
We then called a trusted professional referred by family to do a weekend replacement of the furnace ASAP since Action Plumbing had declared an emergency and our tenants would be without heat. He gave us a fair bid & took all the measurements for the furnace. However, in his inspection he told us there was NO SAFETY PROBLEM with our furnace and that it likely had years of useful life. We installed a 2nd brand new detector in the room NO SIGN OF PROBLEMS.
Having scheduled the furnace replacement and gotten the measurements, we chose to go ahead at this point and replace the furnace anyway with someone we trusted. However, this cost us thousands of dollars at a time when we really couldn't afford it--all because Action Plumbing had declared an emergency that a 2nd professional told us didn't exist.
Recommendation: Have a reputable company do your tuneups in summer so a company can't create an ""emergency"" and turn off your heat to strongarm you into replacing your furnace at high cost. If you want to pay $35 for a sales pitch and have your heat turned off unnecessarily in winter, call Action Plumbing
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