In article , Paul M. Eldridge
says...

On 19 May 2008 15:22:50 -0700, Banty wrote:

In article , Paul M. Eldridge
says...

On 19 May 2008 10:49:54 -0700, Banty wrote:

I have oil heat (sticking with it since we don't get gas here; I'd have to do
another tank), but in that scenario I'd probably go with the gas. For one
thing, I haven't seen any oil-fired inline water heaters. Unless someone here
can point me to one..

Banty

Hi Banty,

For a general overview on water heating options, click on the "Hot
Water Answers" link he

http://www.conservens.ca/enerinfo/enerInfopublications

And although the pricing data may not be relevant to you, this table
could still be of some interest:

http://www.gov.ns.ca/energy/AbsPage....iteid=1&lang=1

OK - one source doesn't mention direct heat; the other only gas-fired direct
heat.

Why are there no oil-fired direct heaters?

Banty

Hi Banty,

I don't know of any myself. I'm familiar with direct-fired natural
gas and propane units such as this:

http://www.bradfordwhite.com/images/...heets/557B.pdf

but none made for oil. Perhaps the market is deemed too small for a
low-volume product like this (and with home heating oil selling at
$4.25+ a gallon, it's likely to contract a whole lot further).

I don't know about that - there's a huge installed base of oil-fired furnaces
and boilers, especially here in the northeast US, many (like mine) in places
without gas service. Plus, gas and oil have a history of see-sawing as far as
prices. There's lots of people around to tell woes of converting one way or the
other based on then-current prices, only to be burned.

Since these are reputed to be so efficiant, the oil prices should have customers
lining up.

Banty