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Posted by Logic316 on October 31, 2008, 11:45 am
What is it, he first says cast iron boiler, bubbass dreams up furnace,
now its a cast iron furnace? If cast furnace its 50-60% efficent, a
boiler maybe 65% overall, He should dump whatever it is and get a high
efficency unit, what a waste.
It's a boiler.
I'll agree it's a dinosaur that should be replaced, but for now I just want
to make the most of what I've got.
- Logic316
"...trusting the government with your privacy is like
having a Peeping Tom install your window blinds."
-- John Perry Barlow
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Posted by Steve on October 31, 2008, 12:37 pm
> What is it, he first says cast iron boiler, bubbass dreams up furnace,
> now its a cast iron furnace? If cast furnace its 50-60% efficent, a
> boiler maybe 65% overall, He should dump whatever it is and get a high
> efficency unit, what a waste.
> It's a boiler.
> I'll agree it's a dinosaur that should be replaced, but for now I just
> want to make the most of what I've got.
I bet your still driving a 60 year old car too just to make the most of what
you have.
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Posted by Logic316 on October 31, 2008, 2:27 pm
> I bet your still driving a 60 year old car too just to make the most of
> what you have.
You've got something against classic cars?
I do drive an older car, as a matter of fact (because I can do most of my
own repairs), though admittedly not anything quite that old. Anyhow, maybe I
just have a hardon for antique cast iron. It does look very pretty for a
boiler, and I consider it a piece of history that's too nice to be consigned
to a scrapyard. And if it works as well as it did last year, then I'll be
happy with it for now.
- Logic316
Expert:(n) from EX as in 'has been' and SPURT, 'a little drip under
pressure'.
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Posted by ransley on October 31, 2008, 12:42 pm
> What is it, he first says cast iron boiler, bubbass dreams up furnace,
> now its a cast iron furnace? If cast furnace its 50-60% efficent, a
> boiler maybe 65% overall, He should dump whatever it is and get a high
> efficency unit, what a waste.
> It's a boiler.
> I'll agree it's a dinosaur that should be replaced, but for now I just wa=
nt
> to make the most of what I've got.
> - Logic316
> "...trusting the government with your privacy is like
> having a Peeping Tom install your window blinds."
> =A0-- John Perry Barlow
What you have is something that is obsolete and will cost more to
replace if it fails when contractors are in high demand, when its real
cold out I bet you could cut cut your bill in half with a new unit,
run the numbers on a payback instead of guessing, its an investment.
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Posted by on October 31, 2008, 1:39 pm
On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:42:45 -0700 (PDT), ransley
>> What is it, he first says cast iron boiler, bubbass dreams up furnace,
>> now its a cast iron furnace? If cast furnace its 50-60% efficent, a
>> boiler maybe 65% overall, He should dump whatever it is and get a high
>> efficency unit, what a waste.
>> It's a boiler.
>> I'll agree it's a dinosaur that should be replaced, but for now I just want
>> to make the most of what I've got.
>> - Logic316
>> "...trusting the government with your privacy is like
>> having a Peeping Tom install your window blinds."
>> -- John Perry Barlow
>What you have is something that is obsolete and will cost more to
>replace if it fails when contractors are in high demand, when its real
>cold out I bet you could cut cut your bill in half with a new unit,
>run the numbers on a payback instead of guessing, its an investment.
Well, my situation was a little different - I heat with gas forced
air. My furnace was something like 30 years old when I decided to
replace it with a good high-tech non-condensing furnace.
My gas consumption DID NOT CHANGE AT ALL. What did go down was my
hydro bill - the new blower is a LOT more efficient (DC Direct drive).
Last time I had the old burner checked (about 5 years before I
replaced it) the tech could not believe how efficiently it was burning
(and I had set it up myself)
I could do whatever needed to be done on the dynasour. On the new
furnace things are a bit more complex, but I've already had to repair
the inductor fan because the dealer could not get one when mine got
noisy
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> now its a cast iron furnace? If cast furnace its 50-60% efficent, a
> boiler maybe 65% overall, He should dump whatever it is and get a high
> efficency unit, what a waste.
> It's a boiler.
> I'll agree it's a dinosaur that should be replaced, but for now I just
> want to make the most of what I've got.