How long did your electric heater last in your home?

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12 years and counting

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Have you had any repairs on it baw?

Does the home warrant last that long?

Well I may just be dumb but for some reason I though my you meant it was bought in April 7 years ago.




I mean I probably am that dumb, but I'm not sure.

they use simple relays to turn the elements on individually in a times sequence either 2 or 3 sets of heating coils.

your relay went out, they cost about $12 but they charge around $50 for them plus labor on service calls.

the heater parts arent expensive or hard to replace at all so "heaters" never go bad as far as having to buy new ones, they get replaced when the a/c coils go bad in them because those are expensive, and sometime you can no longer get "cost effective" replacements for them.

gas heaters can go bad if the exchangers crack and let co2 mix into the ductwork air

i worked 35 years as htg & a/c tech

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Get up there and relight the pilot. Simple fix.

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Had one of the heating elements go out when I bought my house several years back. Unit was 12 years old then. I replaced my entire system 2 summers ago due to the Compressor going out on the outside unit.

My parents house is from the early 70s. Worked for years until recently. They have had to replace the new ones 5 times. All junk. They don’t even bother with it anymore.