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Posted by Garman on December 21, 2008, 2:33 pm
I have a multi unit apartment complex.
I've noticed the stack coming off the furnace units, carry a lot of heat to
the outside.
Can I just disconnect these stacks and my water heater stacks, to harvest
the heat?
Seems like an awful lot of energy is being directed to the outside.
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on December 21, 2008, 2:46 pm
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> I have a multi unit apartment complex.
> I've noticed the stack coming off the furnace units, carry a lot of heat =
> the outside.
> Can I just disconnect these stacks and my water heater stacks, to harvest
> the heat?
> Seems like an awful lot of energy is being directed to the outside.
carbon monoxide poisioning, its a killer.
you can upgrade to new high efficency furnaces and water heaters and
cut that waste substantially.
who pays for the fuel? you or the tenant?
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Posted by Zz Yzx on December 21, 2008, 3:02 pm
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>Can I just disconnect these stacks and my water heater stacks, to harvest
>the heat?
You might be able to harvest the heat with some sort of heat exchanger
that doesn't impede the exhaust. I've seen them on wood-burining
stove exhaust stacks.
-Zz
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on December 22, 2008, 8:43 pm
The older funaces needed the hot exhaust, to carry the fumes up the chimney.
A stack blower would cool the exhaust, and then the exhaust would remain
inside the building.
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>Can I just disconnect these stacks and my water heater stacks, to harvest
>the heat?
You might be able to harvest the heat with some sort of heat exchanger
that doesn't impede the exhaust. I've seen them on wood-burining
stove exhaust stacks.
-Zz
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Posted by ransley on December 21, 2008, 3:13 pm
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> I have a multi unit apartment complex.
> I've noticed the stack coming off the furnace units, carry a lot of heat =
> the outside.
> Can I just disconnect these stacks and my water heater stacks, to harvest
> the heat?
> Seems like an awful lot of energy is being directed to the outside.
Sure go ahead, harvest away, can you give us your name so everyone
can take out a life insurance policy on you.
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> I've noticed the stack coming off the furnace units, carry a lot of heat =
> the outside.
> Can I just disconnect these stacks and my water heater stacks, to harvest
> the heat?
> Seems like an awful lot of energy is being directed to the outside.