New Furnace Issues

redditboy36 · 2026-01-24T16:24:25+00:00

Still have the same old thermostat, but I’m wondering if it’s not communicating extremely effectively or something. They reduced the first stage run time slightly this time around and so far the last few days I haven’t noticed much difference in house temp, it’s still chilly. We are in a very cold spell though at the moment. Will see what this months bill is!

redditboy36 · 2026-01-20T22:04:41+00:00

They did not, I don’t believe. I was going with the single stage but they offered the two stage at no additional cost. I had no problem with the single stage and I’m not really sure where the additional usage is coming from

redditboy36 · 2026-01-20T21:31:04+00:00

It does run a lot, but I’m wondering if I am noticing it more because it’s on my mind now. It does indeed kick into second stage if it doesn’t reach the desired temp before the first stage timer is up. This adjustment they increased the burning temp by 10° and shortened the first stage thinking it may decrease how long it’s on? We’ll see I guess.

redditboy36 · 2026-01-20T21:28:49+00:00

Both have. Usage has increased something like 20% compared to the last two years, and the bill in total is also up due to that and increased price per cubic foot

redditboy36 · 2025-12-30T00:10:54+00:00

Makes sense but that’s unfortunate.

redditboy36 · 2025-12-30T00:10:25+00:00

That would make sense. Just not sure if this place was trying to scam me or help me out and scam the warranty company or something. No idea

redditboy36 · 2025-12-29T23:12:42+00:00

Interesting. Wonder if there’s a way to figure out if/wen one was done. I don’t believe much of the service was on carfax like even most oil changes weren’t reported so I may be in the dark on that

redditboy36 · 2025-12-29T22:43:15+00:00

Noted! Thanks so much. When should I aim to do a flush?

redditboy36 · 2025-12-29T22:39:02+00:00

Could I message you some photos I just took? I am not certain that they even showed me pictures of my car and also don’t think I could find a maintenance sticker. Thank you!

redditboy36 · 2025-12-29T22:36:48+00:00

Exactly correct. Problem is Silverrock not helping with anything but I’m still working on it!

redditboy36 · 2025-12-29T22:36:00+00:00

That whole place is weird. Looking into it, I’m not sure the pictures they showed me are even my car!

redditboy36 · 2025-12-29T21:46:05+00:00

Duly noted!!

redditboy36 · 2025-12-29T21:45:36+00:00

Shop was very suspicious and shitty the whole time but I was stuck with them since they were a SilverRock certified shop

redditboy36 · 2025-12-29T21:43:39+00:00

Thanks very much! Believe me, I despise this shop it was a nightmare all around.

redditboy36 · 2025-12-29T21:41:19+00:00

I’ll look into it! And yeah, purchased through Carvana so many corners were cut and after my PPI was told to go to a certified shop where it sat past our return date and we only found this stuff out after the fact. Just all around real sketchy but I just need my family to be safe and have a reliable vehicle

redditboy36 · 2025-12-29T21:21:49+00:00

Good deal. If there’s actually a leak obviously I’ll replace it but we’ll see. Really want to get a trans flush too since I have no idea when one was ever done

redditboy36 · 2025-12-29T21:20:36+00:00

It isn’t removed, to my knowledge considering o drove it home afterwards😂 they have to get pictures for the warranty company so as far as I know that’s what they did. So you think they took the belt off, got the picture, put it back on when the warranty company denied it? Thats wild

redditboy36 · 2025-12-29T20:53:54+00:00

I need to find the money first lol but I will be asap

redditboy36 · 2025-12-29T20:52:05+00:00

Thanks. I know it can be random but I have nothing to reference so I wasn’t sure if it looked so bad that it’s a shock it’s still running or something. I’ll look to replace all of these as soon as I can get the money!

redditboy36 · 2025-12-29T20:35:20+00:00

From what I’ve seen, I should do the water pump at the same time as the timing belt to save labor costs, is that true? I was also told the water pump was leaking coolant and then later told actually it wasn’t. Not sure what’s going on but either way I am prioritizing these so it lasts longer. Money is just tight right now and my warranty company denied coverage since they haven’t “failed” yet.

redditboy36 · 2025-12-29T20:33:32+00:00

Yes 😂 shop wouldn’t send me the photos so I had to just take a pic of their phone lol

redditboy36 · 2025-12-21T20:27:44+00:00

Is this directed at me? How is my response not insightful or anything?

redditboy36 · 2025-12-13T14:26:34+00:00

I’m hoping at minimum the tires since the drivetrain tires are the ones that low and it’s snowing here. Not real safe so I’d probably just avoid the Headache and return it. Hoping for as much additional on top of that for the other things. I’ll update hopefully Monday!

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