
Serving Springville, IA and surrounding areas
In business since 1969
Emergency services offered
Credit card accepted
"I recently had a couple feet of water in my basement due to heavy rains. The bottom part of the furnace (containing the blower motor and a circuit board) was under water for several hours with the electricity off. The furnace was cleaned and dried, although there was not much visible debris to begin with. I scheduled an inspection with Foster's to get things checked out. They were able to fit me in on the same day. The office personnel were polite and professional. The service tech arrived and looked at the furnace (which I had already taken the panel off of to clean). He shined his flashlight on it from several feet and asked how high the water was. He then said, "Well, then all of that [in the lower part of the furnace] is going to need replacing. I'm just going to bill this as a regular maintenance call and write up a quote for the blower and circuit board". $75 later, he gives me a quote for $998 to replace the components. I consider myself rather handy, and in my frustration, I inspected the unit in detail. The bearings and magnets on the blower motor and all electrical connections which were free from corrosion or visible shorting. I *cautiously* powered on the unit and it has been working like a charm since. While replacing everything is the safe bet, I would prefer a service tech at least bend over and put some effort into an inspection. I didn't need to spend $75 to have someone tell me what I already know after 45 seconds of "work"."






























