engineer update....need advice

We had the engineer in to look at the house we might buy. Basically everything was fine except there is a broken manifold on the oil burner and there was something that caused a back puff. They basically said that there is a chance that it's a $2000 fix or the chance that a new oil burner and lines to the baseboards.

I've already called a company to come out but they only sell new ones. A repair person probably won't test anything because they don't want to be liable especially since we don't own the home.

What do I do? urgh!

Re: engineer update....need advice

Personally, if testing it is that risky, I would price around on a new one

then you and DH have to decide if this is a deal breaker or not

We are dealing with a similar situation on the house we bid on. Oil tank is underground and we want to test it; hopefully we can wait on getting a new one above ground, but we dont know


good luck!

Re: engineer update....need advice

Most likely we will replace the burner. I guess what worries me mostly is the lines to the base boards. I wonder if they are ok.