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Furnace BTU output jay-n-123@verizon.net 10-05-2007
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Posted by Tony Hwang on October 5, 2007, 10:15 pm
jay-n-123@verizon.net wrote:

> I don't know the efficency of the old unit, and neither does the person
> I spoke with at Carrier.
> The new unit is 80%.
> The old one was made in 1985.
>
> J
>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I currently have a 20 year old Carrier Gas Forced Air furnace model
>>> number
>>> 58GP125-3 It says the INPUT is 125,100 BTU but the output field on the
>>> label is blank.
>>>
>>> An HVAC company wants to replace this with a Carrier model 58STA110. He
>>> says this will result in the same or greater output as my unit. Is he
>>> correct?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> J.
>>
>>
>> Probab;y, yes. Do some math...if your old furnace is 80% effcient the
>> output is 100,000 BTU. If the replacement is 90% or better you have
>> 99,000+ BTU, close enough for practical purposes. HTH
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
Hi,
Where do you live?

Posted by on October 5, 2007, 11:19 pm

> jay-n-123@verizon.net wrote:
>
> > I don't know the efficency of the old unit, and neither does the person
> > I spoke with at Carrier.
> > The new unit is 80%.
> > The old one was made in 1985.
> >
> > J
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I currently have a 20 year old Carrier Gas Forced Air furnace model
> >>> number
> >>> 58GP125-3 It says the INPUT is 125,100 BTU but the output field on
the
> >>> label is blank.
> >>>
> >>> An HVAC company wants to replace this with a Carrier model 58STA110.
He
> >>> says this will result in the same or greater output as my unit. Is he
> >>> correct?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> J.
> >>
> >>
> >> Probab;y, yes. Do some math...if your old furnace is 80% effcient the
> >> output is 100,000 BTU. If the replacement is 90% or better you have
> >> 99,000+ BTU, close enough for practical purposes. HTH
> >>
> >> Joe
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> Hi,
> Where do you live?

Why, you looking for a date?
I hear Stormy's available.



Posted by Tony Hwang on October 5, 2007, 11:36 pm
kjpro @ usenet.com wrote:
>
>>jay-n-123@verizon.net wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I don't know the efficency of the old unit, and neither does the person
>>>I spoke with at Carrier.
>>>The new unit is 80%.
>>>The old one was made in 1985.
>>>
>>>J
>>>
>>>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I currently have a 20 year old Carrier Gas Forced Air furnace model
>>>>>number
>>>>>58GP125-3 It says the INPUT is 125,100 BTU but the output field on
>
> the
>
>>>>>label is blank.
>>>>>
>>>>>An HVAC company wants to replace this with a Carrier model 58STA110.
>
> He
>
>>>>>says this will result in the same or greater output as my unit. Is he
>>>>>correct?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>J.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Probab;y, yes. Do some math...if your old furnace is 80% effcient the
>>>>output is 100,000 BTU. If the replacement is 90% or better you have
>>>>99,000+ BTU, close enough for practical purposes. HTH
>>>>
>>>>Joe
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>Hi,
>>Where do you live?
>
>
> Why, you looking for a date?
> I hear Stormy's available.
>
>
Hmmm,
I did not ask you. Local climate and energy cost are a factor in
selecting things like furnace.

Posted by on October 6, 2007, 12:33 am

> kjpro @ usenet.com wrote:
> >
> >>jay-n-123@verizon.net wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I don't know the efficency of the old unit, and neither does the person
> >>>I spoke with at Carrier.
> >>>The new unit is 80%.
> >>>The old one was made in 1985.
> >>>
> >>>J
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>I currently have a 20 year old Carrier Gas Forced Air furnace model
> >>>>>number
> >>>>>58GP125-3 It says the INPUT is 125,100 BTU but the output field on
> >
> > the
> >
> >>>>>label is blank.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>An HVAC company wants to replace this with a Carrier model 58STA110.
> >
> > He
> >
> >>>>>says this will result in the same or greater output as my unit. Is
he
> >>>>>correct?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Thanks,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>J.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Probab;y, yes. Do some math...if your old furnace is 80% effcient the
> >>>>output is 100,000 BTU. If the replacement is 90% or better you have
> >>>>99,000+ BTU, close enough for practical purposes. HTH
> >>>>
> >>>>Joe
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>Hi,
> >>Where do you live?
> >
> >
> > Why, you looking for a date?
> > I hear Stormy's available.
> >
> >
> Hmmm,
> I did not ask you. Local climate and energy cost are a factor in
> selecting things like furnace.


No shit, but that has nothing to do with the OP's original question.



Posted by The Freon Cowboy on October 5, 2007, 4:03 pm
the answer is yes

>I currently have a 20 year old Carrier Gas Forced Air furnace model number


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