Cracked Heat Exchanger: What CO Detectors Won’t Catch

Cracked Heat Exchanger: What CO Detectors Won't Catch

Last February, I got a call from a homeowner in a panic. A contractor had just told her she needed a new $6,800 furnace — same day, emergency replacement — because of a “severely cracked heat exchanger leaking carbon monoxide.” She was scared, her kids were home, and the contractor was pressuring her to sign … Read more