Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:36:30 -0500, Home Guy wrote:
HeyBub wrote:
"Replacing an aging furnace could cost homeowners thousands of
dollars more after May 1, when new federal energy efficiency
standards take effect for northern states, including New Jersey.
Because the sale of single-stage (regular efficiency) furnaces will be
prohibited - right?
The new energy-efficient natural gas furnaces arent that much
more expensive themselves,
Really?
Condensing furnaces (with their extra heat exchanger, sensors,
electronics, condensate handler, etc) isin't much more expensive than a
regular efficiency furnace?
What's condensing in a furnace?? Never heard of that before.
The water in the flue gases.
The requirement for new gas boiler installations to be condensing types was
introduced in England+Wales back in 2005. However over here, there are
exemptions available if it is impractical (ie impossible or unreasonably
costly) to provide a flue for it - one of the more likely examples will be a
row of terraced houses with centrally positioned back-boilers (in a
fireplace) where the costs of moving all the plumbing to the front or back
walls would be unfeasible.
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