Article: Old furnace may be on its last legs

Your old forced-air gas furnace is making noises and your home just doesn't seem as warm as it used to be when the furnace was young, even when you turn up the thermostat drastically. Do you fix the old furnace, or just a new one?

Unless it gives up the ghost and won't work at all, repairs might be best. Chances are it will respond well for several additional years.

If you're getting on in years and seem to feel cold more often than when you did when you were much younger, it might not be the furnace's fault.

But if a heating/cooling professional crosses himself when he gets a first look at the furnace, you might as well resign yourself to getting a new one. Then the question arises: ...

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