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| tom446
|  "Re(1):Furnace Exhaust Fumes"
, posted Mon 3 Mar 18:28  
You have a serious problem and should have a professional look at it. Call for service !
If in doubt call a pro !
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| | mojo1970
| "Re(2):Furnace Exhaust Fumes" , posted Tue 4 Mar 09:32
Thanks, I will get someone to take a look at it. Correcetion on the Furnace it is a Consolidated Industries Furnace.
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| | dwcaveney
| "Re(3):Furnace Exhaust Fumes" , posted Fri 7 Mar 02:39
Tentative deal in furnace lawsuit
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
November 25, 2001
A tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES which manufactured 190,000 faulty furnaces installed in California homes between 1983 and 1994.
The settlement isn't expected to cover the total cost of a home's furnace replacement -- about $1,600 to $2,000 -- but similar settlements netted homeowners hundreds of dollars.
The problem: Steel rods were installed above the burners in the gas furnaces to reduce nitrogen-oxide emissions, an alteration made to meet California air-quality standards.
But these "NOx rods" can heat up to the point of cracking the furnace casing and letting flames escape.
All the furnaces, which are mounted in attics, were made by Consolidated but were sold under dozens of brand names, including Trane, Kenmore and Amana.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission was negotiating with Consolidated to repair or replace the furnaces. But the negotiations dragged on for years, and before any agreement could be reached, Consolidated filed for bankruptcy and liquidated its assets, leaving homeowners holding the bag.
The tentative settlement against Consolidated and another against Addison Products Co. could reimburse homeowners about $600.
For information on both of these cases, contact the law firm of Rob MacDonald and Richard G. White at (408) 808-1410.
In July, the Consumer Product Safety Commission launched a recall of 30,000 suspect furnaces carrying the labels Amana, American Best, American Standard, Bard, Comfort-Aire, Franklin Electric, GMC, Goettl, Goodman, Hamilton Electric, Janitrol, Johnstone, Liberty, Sunburst by Carrier Southern California and Trane.
Homeowners with these models could be reimbursed about $450. For information, call (877) 347-6456 or see www.furnaceinspect.com .
DW
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