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My fiance and I recently moved into a house that has a 3-zone heating system - forced hot water (one for basement, one for the 1st floor, and one for the 2nd floor). However, we do not get any heat on the second floor, and the heating on the 1st and the basement run continously (and get overheated) to compensate the lack of heat on the second floor. We had a heating guy come out and checked it out, and he assumed the valves were broken, so he replaced some valved and put in a new pump for the second floor (thinking that it will solve the no-heat problem). Well, the basement and the 1st floor do not get overheated any longer, but we still have no heat on the 2nd floor. The heating guy then went on to conclude that there must be a blockage or a kink somewhere in the piping for the 2nd floor, and he doesn't know where the blockage is. His solution to the problem is to completely disregard the current heating system that is in place for the 2nd floor and put it brand new furnace in the attic and pipe new ducts for the second floor. He estimates that this will cost $2,400 USD.
Is this correct? This just seems like a hodge-podge solution. Can there be alternative solutions to our problem? Why would there be a blockage in the piping? And why couldn't one just use a compressor to blow it out like one does with a sprinkler system. And does anyone know if we have any recourse action against the seller since this problem seemed to have been pre-existing and there was no disclosure about it during our closing.
We appreciate any advice anyone might have.... Thank you very much!
My fiance and I recently moved into a house that has a 3-zone heating system - forced hot water (one for basement, one for the 1st floor, and one for the 2nd floor). However, we do not get any heat on the second floor, and the heating on the 1st and the basement run continously (and get overheated) to compensate the lack of heat on the second floor. We had a heating guy come out and checked it out, and he assumed the valves were broken, so he replaced some valved and put in a new pump for the second floor (thinking that it will solve the no-heat problem). Well, the basement and the 1st floor do not get overheated any longer, but we still have no heat on the 2nd floor. The heating guy then went on to conclude that there must be a blockage or a kink somewhere in the piping for the 2nd floor, and he doesn't know where the blockage is. His solution to the problem is to completely disregard the current heating system that is in place for the 2nd floor and put it brand new furnace in the attic and pipe new ducts for the second floor. He estimates that this will cost $2,400 USD.
Is this correct? This just seems like a hodge-podge solution. Can there be alternative solutions to our problem? Why would there be a blockage in the piping? And why couldn't one just use a compressor to blow it out like one does with a sprinkler system. And does anyone know if we have any recourse action against the seller since this problem seemed to have been pre-existing and there was no disclosure about it during our closing.
We appreciate any advice anyone might have.... Thank you very much!
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