Long story short, I hired a big HVAC company to tune up my gas boiler a few days ago. But the technician came in for about 10 minutes, then started shutting down the boiler!! He pointed out the rust outside the boiler is very unsafe; he also pointed out one/two burners inside the boiler also has a little bit of surface rust; and he said one pipe on the left hand side should be extended all the way to be a few inches from the floor and the one pipe shouldn't be going into the floor, it is not supposed to be done like that!! He told me he will send their sale representative to come in to quote me a new boiler, I said NO!! He left a ticket and shut down my boiler!!
Anyways, I was so lucky to find Boss Mechanical Inc. on Homestars! The technician, Joe came on time. Joe was very knowledgeable to run a thorough diagnostic of the gas boiler. He checked the carbon dioxide level, it is fine. For the rust on the top, he said it is not a safety concern. There was a small pea sized hole on the case, he brought in a piece of metal from his truck and patched it up. All the other issues brought up by the previous company's technician was not a safety concern for him. Joe said the gas boiler is 29 years old, but it still runs well, so it doesn't deserve a death sentence yet!
Thank you so much, Joe, you really saved my day!
- Approximate cost of services:
- $158.00