View Single Post
  #5   Report Post  
Posted to alt.home.repair
[email protected][_2_] trader4@optonline.net[_2_] is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 6,399
Default Oil to Gas Heat Conversion

On May 3, 8:26*am, Larry Fishel wrote:
I have no info for you, but I can guess that the first two questions
you're going to get here a
What kind of heating do you have now?
What sort of chimney do you have?


+1 to that.

But in general it sounds like BS to me. Any heating
system you buy today is going to be a lot more
efficient than the one it replaces. And that should
mean cooler exhaust temps, not higher ones.
With a high efficiency condensing system, the
exhaust gases are so cool that 1 1/2" or 3" PVC
pipe is used to vent the unit directly outside
without a chimney.

Now it's entirely possible that he could have a
crap chimney that is in such a sorry state that
it won't pass inspection. That would prevent
any new unit, oil or gas from being installed.