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Most furnace problems can be fixed by cleaning the flame sensor, which is like 5 minutes to do. It would be like $150+ to have someone come out, check for continuity, clean with a $10 tool, and check again.
I think a lot of people are too intimidated by not wanting to overcome their ignorance and possibly make things worse to even begin learning simple tasks that can save them loads of cash.
For me to call a professional means me deciding that a professional is cheaper than me buying specialized tools that I will rarely use again.
Or thermal couple.
This was the issue the one time we lost heat. Now the service is company replaces it every year regardless - it's a low cost part that can bring the whole system down.
Btw, it's "thermocouple" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermocouple
Haha yes you're right
About five years ago the exhaust fan on my furnace started making noise. It sounded like a bearing issue, so I figured out the correct replacement part, ordered it and installed it myself.
It cost a little under $200 all told. I know that the service call would have been at least $500.
So many of the things we own are made of generic parts that you can buy off of amazon for less than the cost of getting a guy to come look at it.