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Posted by Jim Elbrecht on March 25, 2009, 10:57 am
As much as I hate to get rid of an old, simple friend, my 25 yr old
furnace is due for replacement.
There is no natural gas in the future of where I live. Electric is
16-18cents a KWH. I have a propane space heater- but want to stick
with oil for heat.
The gubbmint is offering a tax credit of 30% up to $1500 for an oil
burner that is more than 90% efficient.
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_tax_credits#c3
As near as I can tell the only ones that fit the bill are the
condensing oil furnaces made by Adams Manufacturing in Ohio. [sold as
Adams, Dornback and Spartan brands]
http://downloads.energystar.gov/bi/qplist/oil_furnaces_prod_list.xls
Any opinions on these? I can only find some old trade magazine
articles on the Adams & no real life reviews. Nor can I find them
for sale anywhere to see if it makes economic sense to go to 95%
efficient, even with the rebate.
I probably head out to the local supplier later this week, but thought
I'd try for a range of opinions first.
Thanks,
Jim
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Posted by George on March 25, 2009, 8:18 am
Jim Elbrecht wrote:
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> As much as I hate to get rid of an old, simple friend, my 25 yr old
> furnace is due for replacement.
>
> There is no natural gas in the future of where I live. Electric is
> 16-18cents a KWH. I have a propane space heater- but want to stick
> with oil for heat.
>
> The gubbmint is offering a tax credit of 30% up to $1500 for an oil
> burner that is more than 90% efficient.
> http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_tax_credits#c3
>
> As near as I can tell the only ones that fit the bill are the
> condensing oil furnaces made by Adams Manufacturing in Ohio. [sold as
> Adams, Dornback and Spartan brands]
> http://downloads.energystar.gov/bi/qplist/oil_furnaces_prod_list.xls
>
> Any opinions on these? I can only find some old trade magazine
> articles on the Adams & no real life reviews. Nor can I find them
> for sale anywhere to see if it makes economic sense to go to 95%
> efficient, even with the rebate.
>
> I probably head out to the local supplier later this week, but thought
> I'd try for a range of opinions first.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
Condensing oil burners just seem wrong. I have two friends who have
liquid fuel/burner businesses and neither reported good results with
models they have used.
Now condensing gas is a different story. Gas burns nice and clean so
there is nothing but water in the condensate.
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Posted by ransley on March 25, 2009, 8:43 am
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> As much as I hate to get rid of an old, simple friend, my 25 yr old
> furnace is due for replacement.
> There is no natural gas in the future of where I live. =A0 Electric is
> 16-18cents a KWH. =A0 I have a propane space heater- but want to stick
> with oil for heat.
> The gubbmint is offering a tax credit of 30% up to $1500 for an oil
> burner that is more than 90% efficient. =A0http://www.energystar.gov/inde=
x.cfm?c=3Dproducts.pr_tax_credits#c3
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> As near as I can tell the only ones that fit the bill are the
> condensing oil furnaces made by Adams Manufacturing in Ohio. [sold as
> Adams, Dornback and Spartan brands] =A0http://downloads.energystar.gov/bi=
/qplist/oil_furnaces_prod_list.xls
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> Any opinions on these? =A0 I can only find some old trade magazine
> articles on the Adams & no real life reviews. =A0 =A0 =A0Nor can I find t=
hem
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> for sale anywhere to see if it makes economic =A0sense to go to 95%
> efficient, even with the rebate.
> I probably head out to the local supplier later this week, but thought
> I'd try for a range of opinions first.
> Thanks,
> Jim
www.heatinghelp.com is where some good pros are, alt.hvac is where
some good hacks are at.
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Posted by Bubba on March 26, 2009, 7:48 am
On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:43:17 -0700 (PDT), ransley
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>> As much as I hate to get rid of an old, simple friend, my 25 yr old
>> furnace is due for replacement.
>> There is no natural gas in the future of where I live. Electric is
>> 16-18cents a KWH. I have a propane space heater- but want to stick
>> with oil for heat.
>> The gubbmint is offering a tax credit of 30% up to $1500 for an oil
>> burner that is more than 90% efficient.
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_tax_credits#c3
show/hide quoted text
>> As near as I can tell the only ones that fit the bill are the
>> condensing oil furnaces made by Adams Manufacturing in Ohio. [sold as
>> Adams, Dornback and Spartan brands]
http://downloads.energystar.gov/bi/qplist/oil_furnaces_prod_list.xls
show/hide quoted text
>> Any opinions on these? I can only find some old trade magazine
>> articles on the Adams & no real life reviews. Nor can I find them
>> for sale anywhere to see if it makes economic sense to go to 95%
>> efficient, even with the rebate.
>> I probably head out to the local supplier later this week, but thought
>> I'd try for a range of opinions first.
>> Thanks,
>> Jim
>www.heatinghelp.com is where some good pros are, alt.hvac is where
>some good hacks are at.
Ahhh now. Was that nice ransley?
Bubba
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> furnace is due for replacement.
>
> There is no natural gas in the future of where I live. Electric is
> 16-18cents a KWH. I have a propane space heater- but want to stick
> with oil for heat.
>
> The gubbmint is offering a tax credit of 30% up to $1500 for an oil
> burner that is more than 90% efficient.
> http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_tax_credits#c3
>
> As near as I can tell the only ones that fit the bill are the
> condensing oil furnaces made by Adams Manufacturing in Ohio. [sold as
> Adams, Dornback and Spartan brands]
> http://downloads.energystar.gov/bi/qplist/oil_furnaces_prod_list.xls
>
> Any opinions on these? I can only find some old trade magazine
> articles on the Adams & no real life reviews. Nor can I find them
> for sale anywhere to see if it makes economic sense to go to 95%
> efficient, even with the rebate.
>
> I probably head out to the local supplier later this week, but thought
> I'd try for a range of opinions first.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim