We have HEAT!

I was really starting to doubt whether the electrician would come out to fix my heat. Last week, my inspector walked me through the steps to troubleshoot my "broken" heater. When the fan wouldn't turn on (which isn't related to the furnace at all), he concluded that it was an electrical problem. Since the fan and heater were fine during inspection, he figured that the electrician had knocked something loose when he updated the wiring.

I have a home warranty, but the inspector recommended that I try to get the electrician to come back since he knew exactly what he did. Now that was a challenge! The electrician didn't leave a paper trail b/c he had done all the work as a favor to the previous owner.

So I reached out to my agent, to the listing agent, to the former owner, to the electrician. And they eventually did respond--after several warm, cold, and warm nights--that the electrician would email/call and come either Friday or Saturday.

I never heard anything, but thank goodness I was home tonight. It was the first time someone knocked unexpectedly, so I was a little spooked. But it was the electrician!! Now that's a real sign of character. Really, what kind of motivation did he have to come back?

He went at it and found the solution quickly. The internal switch in the furnace is constructed funny with wires all criss-crossed, so he had accidentally disconnected the wire to the switch! And lickety split, I have heat! Yay!!

So this is what home ownership is all about.