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Posted by Olie Young on July 25, 2008, 8:14 pm
Going to replace an ancient oil furnace. My first preference is
electric & would appreciate advice/opinions on installation. Old
furnace to be demo'd from the skin out as the ducts are not suitable for
electric.
Does electric differ from other fuels in installation procedures, ie: is
Schedule (??) needed & what is it? What does it accomplish?
1927 house recently re-wired for 200A. 2 duct runs easily acessable in
basement.
Trane was suggested because "Nothing runs like..." I would hope to find
one NOT made in China.
Thanks for any advice & hope this doesn't open a big can of worms. 8^)
Mary
ps: Not posted to HVAC group.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on July 25, 2008, 11:11 pm
> Going to replace an ancient oil furnace. My first preference is
> electric & would appreciate advice/opinions on installation. Old
> furnace to be demo'd from the skin out as the ducts are not suitable for
> electric.
>
> Does electric differ from other fuels in installation procedures, ie: is
> Schedule (??) needed & what is it? What does it accomplish?
If the price of oil is not high enough for you, the change to electric is a
good idea. You won't have to worry about having money left over at the end
of hte month.
Rates vary, but oil in my area would have to be about $5.20+ for electric to
be as cheap. My electric is 18.3¢ and rising
Installation is m uch different in some areas, but the same for ducting.
I'm not sure what you are looking for there, especialy the Schedule
question.
> ps: Not posted to HVAC group.
>
I'm sure they'd be happy to help.
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Posted by Red Green on July 26, 2008, 12:47 am
>
>> Going to replace an ancient oil furnace. My first preference is
>> electric & would appreciate advice/opinions on installation. Old
>> furnace to be demo'd from the skin out as the ducts are not suitable
>> for electric.
>>
>> Does electric differ from other fuels in installation procedures, ie:
>> is Schedule (??) needed & what is it? What does it accomplish?
>
>
> If the price of oil is not high enough for you, the change to electric
> is a good idea. You won't have to worry about having money left over
> at the end of hte month.
>
> Rates vary, but oil in my area would have to be about $5.20+ for
> electric to be as cheap. My electric is 18.3¢ and rising
>
> Installation is m uch different in some areas, but the same for
> ducting. I'm not sure what you are looking for there, especialy the
> Schedule question.
>
>
>
>> ps: Not posted to HVAC group.
>>
>
> I'm sure they'd be happy to help.
>
>
>
> My electric is 18.3¢ ...
Wow Edwin. That is relatively high.
> ...and rising
I would have never guessed :-)
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on July 26, 2008, 12:09 am
In many areas of the country, natural gas, propane, or oil are a lot
cheaper, over the life of the furnace.
I'd suggest to call several companies local to you. Hire the one which is
polite, and whose answers you can easily understand. While replacing
furnace, often they have a package deal to get central AC also.
Oil furnace are a royal PIA, and are very messy. full of black soot. The
newer ones not as bad. Since you have the oil tank and oil line, maybe newer
oil furnace? I've put central AC in oil fired systems, it can be done.
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Going to replace an ancient oil furnace. My first preference is
electric & would appreciate advice/opinions on installation. Old
furnace to be demo'd from the skin out as the ducts are not suitable for
electric.
Does electric differ from other fuels in installation procedures, ie: is
Schedule (??) needed & what is it? What does it accomplish?
1927 house recently re-wired for 200A. 2 duct runs easily acessable in
basement.
Trane was suggested because "Nothing runs like..." I would hope to find
one NOT made in China.
Thanks for any advice & hope this doesn't open a big can of worms. 8^)
Mary
ps: Not posted to HVAC group.
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Posted by Olie Young on July 26, 2008, 3:42 am
(Stormin=A0Mormon)
In many areas of the country, natural gas, propane, or oil are a lot
cheaper, over the life of the furnace.
I'd suggest to call several companies local to you. Hire the one which
is polite, and whose answers you can easily understand. While replacing
furnace, often they have a package deal to get central AC also.
Oil furnace are a royal PIA, and are very messy. full of black soot. The
newer ones not as bad. Since you have the oil tank and oil line, maybe
newer oil furnace? I've put central AC in oil fired systems, it can be
done.
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Thanks for your polite response. In my area of the country electriciy
is prdoced by hydro & is one of the lowest rates in the nation. Looking
to the future, with all the alternative sources being explored, I feel
electric is the best choice, however oil is not out of the qeustion
I have dealt with the same supplier (oil) for many years & they will,
I'm sure, be very helpful to me as they deal in all sources, ie: gas,
oil, electric, heat pumps, etc. A/C is neither wanted nor needed , by
me at least, in our moderate climate. Future owners can make their own
decisions.
Only posted here to help me understand what a "Schedule
"something-or-other" is for & if needed with electric. Present old
beast is probably 75-80 years old with those huge, round duct pipings.
I'm just assuming they aren't suitable for any new furnace, whatever the
power source, & would like to get rid of them in any event.
I see the worms are already starting to crawl out of the can. If I
don't get any more helpful advice will probably not post again which
would make the nay-sayers happy especilly as I'm using the dreaded
WebTV. Best to all. Mary
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