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Retrofit existing gas furnace with power vent? shreeves 08-25-2007
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Posted by on August 25, 2007, 2:46 pm
Long story short, I'm curious to know if a home-owner and or a
proffessional can retrofit an existing, approximately 20 years old,
Weil-McLain gas-fired boiler with a power vent so that it can be
disconnect from the chimney. I have no idea if power vent systems can
be installed on any relatively modern boiler or if the boiler needs to
have certain equipment or meet certain specifications before power
venting is an option. The boiler continues to run very well and I
don't intend to replace it so that I can remove it from the chimney.

Thanks for any help/advice


Posted by on August 25, 2007, 2:57 pm

> Long story short, I'm curious to know if a home-owner and or a
> proffessional can retrofit an existing, approximately 20 years old,
> Weil-McLain gas-fired boiler with a power vent so that it can be
> disconnect from the chimney. I have no idea if power vent systems can
> be installed on any relatively modern boiler or if the boiler needs to
> have certain equipment or meet certain specifications before power
> venting is an option. The boiler continues to run very well and I
> don't intend to replace it so that I can remove it from the chimney.
>
> Thanks for any help/advice


This can be done, however, it is something that needs to be done by a
trained professional.




Posted by on August 25, 2007, 3:02 pm
On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:46:09 -0700, shreeves@gmail.com wrote:

>Long story short, I'm curious to know if a home-owner

        No way.

> and or a
>proffessional

        Possibly - you need to have one visit and inspect the
installation.

> can retrofit an existing, approximately 20 years old,
>Weil-McLain gas-fired boiler with a power vent so that it can be
>disconnect from the chimney. I have no idea if power vent systems can
>be installed on any relatively modern boiler or if the boiler needs to
>have certain equipment or meet certain specifications before power
>venting is an option. The boiler continues to run very well and I
>don't intend to replace it so that I can remove it from the chimney.
>
>Thanks for any help/advice

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Posted by U-Hate-Me on August 25, 2007, 4:17 pm

> Long story short, I'm curious to know if a home-owner and or a
> proffessional can retrofit an existing, approximately 20 years old,
> Weil-McLain gas-fired boiler with a power vent so that it can be
> disconnect from the chimney. I have no idea if power vent systems can
> be installed on any relatively modern boiler or if the boiler needs to
> have certain equipment or meet certain specifications before power
> venting is an option.

Sure you can.


> The boiler continues to run very well and I
> don't intend to replace it so that I can remove it from the chimney.


The above sentence doesn't make any sense.

Maybe we can get Tony to decipher it.............



Posted by Bob Pietrangelo on August 27, 2007, 6:07 pm
Whats wrong with your chimney?

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> Long story short, I'm curious to know if a home-owner and or a
> proffessional can retrofit an existing, approximately 20 years old,
> Weil-McLain gas-fired boiler with a power vent so that it can be
> disconnect from the chimney. I have no idea if power vent systems can
> be installed on any relatively modern boiler or if the boiler needs to
> have certain equipment or meet certain specifications before power
> venting is an option. The boiler continues to run very well and I
> don't intend to replace it so that I can remove it from the chimney.
>
> Thanks for any help/advice
>



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