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Our house is staying at 65 degrees despite our furnace working overtime. That's 2 whole degrees more than last year's cold snap thanks to some insulation and air sealing I did last year!
My furnace is not kicking on, but will turn on and run if I go downstairs and restart it manually. So I’m doing that every hour or so. The furnace guy says he will come when he can, but that there were four or five calls ahead of me. I’m trying not to let the abject terror of the situation take over, but I’m only barely keeping it together/
My upstairs is frigid, and I used space heaters the first year, but I can tell you that since then, I have transitioned to electric blankets in each bedroom (we are really only upstairs at night), and I much prefer the blankets to the space heaters. Targeted, cozy heat for sleeping with a lower electric pull.
Thanks, I hope the same for you. 🙂
So, the issue persisted the next night. Then my boyfriend came over and noticed that my air filter was filthy. I guess changing that air filter is not something that is done with the annual cleanings. I don’t know how old it was but it was in bad shape. He went and bought a new one and put it in, and I have had no issues ever since. I’m not sure if the CAD sensor even needed to be replaced; maybe it was the clogged-up air filter all along. I have no idea how long it’s been since it’s been replaced. I’ve owned this house for three winters, and before me it was owned by a little old lady who used this same furnace guy (who apparently never checks the air filters).
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They came and changed the CAD eye sensor. It seems to be working ok now. Keeping my fingers crossed, as it’s supposed to be -5 tonight.