Loan program helping weatherize local homes
May 22, 2012 | YORK, Maine — Southern York County homeowners are invited to apply for a unique home weatherization loan program available in Kittery, Eliot, York, South Berwick, Ogunquit and North Berwick. Loan funds, which are provided through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, can be used for an energy audit, new insulation and
chimney sealing, as well as new
furnaces and boilers, programmable thermostats and furnace controls in... Between now and April 30, Seacoast Energy Initiative, a local community organization, is offering low-interest loans for home insulation, new fuel-efficient furnaces, solar hot water systems, and other energy efficiency measures. Loan amounts are offered up to $15,000 with no closing fees and a reduced energy audit fee of just $350. 5 percent for the remaining term — up to 10 years) available to help local residents weatherize their homes. SEI has a limited number of low-interest loans (0 percent for the first three years, and 3.
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Where can I find a replacement heat exchanger for a 27 year old York furnace?
Nov 02, 2006 by steve v.
I can not replace the whole furnace due to limited budget and mostly attic access problems. So I need to find a heat exchanger that I can replace the cracked one with. York furnace model #P1HGD15N10001a (1980ish). Or can it be retrofitted with a newer heat exchanger. Is there a creativeway to do that?
Thank you,
Freezing near Detroit.
I wouldn't even think about replacing the heat exchanger in a 27 year old furnace. Even if you could find one for that furnace, you would still have a 27 year old furnace that is going to cause you more problems down the road. Companys do offer financing for replacement of heating and air conditioning products. No you can't "retofit" a newer heat exchanger of a different brand or even a York brand. Sorry. Any question feel free to email me.
My York electric furnace is blowing cold air. I have replaced a connector and it worked for a bit.?
Feb 22, 2007 by didischoe
My husband replaced the connector, the thermostat and the limit switch. It blows hot air for about a minute, and then goes cold. Does anyone have any idea what is wrong with it? It is a York electric furnace.
Connectors burn off because of heat due to poor connections.Dirty filters will also open limits as well as cause the strips to over heat.Are the supply air registers open and free of obstructions?Also if you put in those cut to size filters that go into the supply registers take them out.They are a big no no.If the unit is connected to an a/c and if your able to see if the indoor coil is plugged up clean it with a wire brush.Over all concentrate on air flow.One last thing make sure the blower is moving enough air.Some times the run capacitor connected to the blower gets weak.It's the silver oval component mounted on or close to the blower housing.Most likely 2 brown wires connect it to the motor.You need a voltage meter that reads MFD's for that.My advise is to call a HVAC contractor to diagnose the problem."shotgunning" every part in your heater is costly.