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Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
Get ffu tips here!
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Date: October 14, 2018 05:37PM
Winter is closing in quickly. It's time to notice if things aren't going quite right.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
(75;($;4
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Date: October 14, 2018 05:47PM
Yes.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
No worries...
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Date: October 14, 2018 06:23PM
It was 64 in the sunroom this morning, so I flipped the heat on. It was 69 in no time.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
Trane Rocks
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Date: October 14, 2018 07:35PM
My Trane was turned on a 6:30 this morning to bring the temp inside my place from 65 to 68 degrees. It took no time at all. Glad I have a Trane.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
Millennial Furnace
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Date: October 14, 2018 07:42PM
Mine still lives in my basement.
Lazy fuck.
Lazy fuck.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
Off.The.Grid
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Date: October 14, 2018 07:48PM
No, but my firewood for the season arrived 3 weeks ago...
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
boiler=better:)
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Date: October 15, 2018 02:24AM
Hydronic gas boiler based heat is the best :) :) Super efficient. Doesn't blow dust everywhere.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
Dustman
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Date: October 15, 2018 02:47AM
It stinks the first time you turn on the heat.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
frugal 1
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Date: October 15, 2018 05:04AM
Furnaces are for faggots. Real men use heat pumps.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
its a gas
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Date: October 15, 2018 05:39AM
Colonial Pipeline may blow up on me, but at least my house is toasty warm.
My last house was all electric, including the heat- bye $700 a month electric bills in winter. Now it's more like $150-180 max (and I run servers and have fishtanks so I am ok with this).
My last house was all electric, including the heat- bye $700 a month electric bills in winter. Now it's more like $150-180 max (and I run servers and have fishtanks so I am ok with this).
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
Who knows what the future holds
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Date: October 15, 2018 09:34AM
But a gas-fired boiler and circulating baseboard heat has been a great option for the past 70 years. These days you can get endless household hot water from the deal as well.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
Huh???
()
Date: October 15, 2018 10:10AM
frugal 1 Wrote:
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> Furnaces are for faggots. Real men use heat pumps.
I guess no stool pushers live north of VA then because a heat pump is woefully inefficient and costly when temperatures get below freezing.
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> Furnaces are for faggots. Real men use heat pumps.
I guess no stool pushers live north of VA then because a heat pump is woefully inefficient and costly when temperatures get below freezing.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
u9fxm
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Date: October 15, 2018 10:58AM
Trane Rocks Wrote:
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> My Trane was turned on a 6:30 this morning to
> bring the temp inside my place from 65 to 68
> degrees. It took no time at all. Glad I have a
> Trane.
I about guarantee you many if not all parts of your new Trane are poorly made imports (compared to pre-globalism standards).
It's the installation that makes or breaks the unit.
How many years (also consecutive years) of maintenance free trouble free operation can you claim?
Anyhow, Trane might pick the foreign parts but the installation team also picks parts - so it's not necessarily a "Trane" to begin with.
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> My Trane was turned on a 6:30 this morning to
> bring the temp inside my place from 65 to 68
> degrees. It took no time at all. Glad I have a
> Trane.
I about guarantee you many if not all parts of your new Trane are poorly made imports (compared to pre-globalism standards).
It's the installation that makes or breaks the unit.
How many years (also consecutive years) of maintenance free trouble free operation can you claim?
Anyhow, Trane might pick the foreign parts but the installation team also picks parts - so it's not necessarily a "Trane" to begin with.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
ftfmc
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Date: October 15, 2018 11:01AM
Who knows what the future holds Wrote:
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> But a gas-fired boiler and circulating baseboard
> heat has been a great option for the past 70
> years. These days you can get endless household
> hot water from the deal as well.
your lying
while such a system does last and is fairly maintenance free: the hot water heater does get regularly replaced no matter which brand
70 years is several times the lifetime of a hot water heater
TROLL POST
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> But a gas-fired boiler and circulating baseboard
> heat has been a great option for the past 70
> years. These days you can get endless household
> hot water from the deal as well.
your lying
while such a system does last and is fairly maintenance free: the hot water heater does get regularly replaced no matter which brand
70 years is several times the lifetime of a hot water heater
TROLL POST
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
Rubbing sticks together
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Date: October 15, 2018 11:01AM
I just use my kerosene heater all winter. Just coming in and going out is enough ventilation.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
6hwep
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Date: October 15, 2018 11:03AM
Millennial Furnace Wrote:
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> Mine still lives in my basement.
>
> Lazy fuck.
Your going to pay for your abuse of republicans. You'll see.
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> Mine still lives in my basement.
>
> Lazy fuck.
Your going to pay for your abuse of republicans. You'll see.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
Who knows what the future holds
()
Date: October 15, 2018 11:33AM
ftfmc Wrote:
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> your lying
You meant "you're", I assume.
> while such a system does last and is fairly
> maintenance free: the hot water heater does
> get regularly replaced no matter which brand.
Residential hot water is heated by the same boiler that serves the main heating system. Extra elements in this case involve four sets of basic thermostats and pumps. These are easy and cheap to replace when their time eventually comes.
> 70 years is several times the lifetime of a hot
> water heater.
"These days" is not 70 years ago. That was when the first gas-fired boiler was installed. It's been replaced every 30 years since, the last two new ones being at the center of dual-purpose systems.
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> your lying
You meant "you're", I assume.
> while such a system does last and is fairly
> maintenance free: the hot water heater does
> get regularly replaced no matter which brand.
Residential hot water is heated by the same boiler that serves the main heating system. Extra elements in this case involve four sets of basic thermostats and pumps. These are easy and cheap to replace when their time eventually comes.
> 70 years is several times the lifetime of a hot
> water heater.
"These days" is not 70 years ago. That was when the first gas-fired boiler was installed. It's been replaced every 30 years since, the last two new ones being at the center of dual-purpose systems.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
Not Michael and sons
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Date: October 15, 2018 01:35PM
I have a 3 bd 2 bath near Edison without a basement but concrete floor crawl space.
I built a mass rocket heater and literally burn $4 of wood per week.
Total cost to build:
$120
I built a mass rocket heater and literally burn $4 of wood per week.
Total cost to build:
$120
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
hvac goyem
()
Date: October 15, 2018 03:21PM
u9fxm Wrote:
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> Trane Rocks Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > My Trane was turned on a 6:30 this morning to
> > bring the temp inside my place from 65 to 68
> > degrees. It took no time at all. Glad I have
> a
> > Trane.
>
> I about guarantee you many if not all parts of
> your new Trane are poorly made imports (compared
> to pre-globalism standards).
>
> It's the installation that makes or breaks the
> unit.
>
> How many years (also consecutive years) of
> maintenance free trouble free operation can you
> claim?
>
> Anyhow, Trane might pick the foreign parts but the
> installation team also picks parts - so it's not
> necessarily a "Trane" to begin with.
Trane are decent units but they are not the best value. You're paying a lot for the brand and all the overhead and marketing behind it. If you need parts, get the lube ready because Trane parts are EXPENSIVE as fuck.
I used Goodman because they are cheap and I haven't had issues with them.
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> Trane Rocks Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > My Trane was turned on a 6:30 this morning to
> > bring the temp inside my place from 65 to 68
> > degrees. It took no time at all. Glad I have
> a
> > Trane.
>
> I about guarantee you many if not all parts of
> your new Trane are poorly made imports (compared
> to pre-globalism standards).
>
> It's the installation that makes or breaks the
> unit.
>
> How many years (also consecutive years) of
> maintenance free trouble free operation can you
> claim?
>
> Anyhow, Trane might pick the foreign parts but the
> installation team also picks parts - so it's not
> necessarily a "Trane" to begin with.
Trane are decent units but they are not the best value. You're paying a lot for the brand and all the overhead and marketing behind it. If you need parts, get the lube ready because Trane parts are EXPENSIVE as fuck.
I used Goodman because they are cheap and I haven't had issues with them.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
Different units
()
Date: October 15, 2018 08:33PM
Who knows what the future holds Wrote:
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> ftfmc Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > your lying
>
> You meant "you're", I assume.
>
> > while such a system does last and is fairly
> > maintenance free: the hot water heater does
> > get regularly replaced no matter which brand.
>
> Residential hot water is heated by the same boiler
> that serves the main heating system. Extra
> elements in this case involve four sets of basic
> thermostats and pumps. These are easy and cheap
> to replace when their time eventually comes.
>
> > 70 years is several times the lifetime of a hot
> > water heater.
>
> "These days" is not 70 years ago. That was when
> the first gas-fired boiler was installed. It's
> been replaced every 30 years since, the last two
> new ones being at the center of dual-purpose
> systems.
My hot water heater and boiler/baseboard systems are separate, both gas based. Boiler is about 30 years old; I expect to get another 60 years out of it, and that's only because I'm the one who will be dying. Boilers if well taken care of will last forever.
Hot water heaters on the other hand don't last nearly as long. You're pretty lucky if you get 15 years out of em.
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> ftfmc Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > your lying
>
> You meant "you're", I assume.
>
> > while such a system does last and is fairly
> > maintenance free: the hot water heater does
> > get regularly replaced no matter which brand.
>
> Residential hot water is heated by the same boiler
> that serves the main heating system. Extra
> elements in this case involve four sets of basic
> thermostats and pumps. These are easy and cheap
> to replace when their time eventually comes.
>
> > 70 years is several times the lifetime of a hot
> > water heater.
>
> "These days" is not 70 years ago. That was when
> the first gas-fired boiler was installed. It's
> been replaced every 30 years since, the last two
> new ones being at the center of dual-purpose
> systems.
My hot water heater and boiler/baseboard systems are separate, both gas based. Boiler is about 30 years old; I expect to get another 60 years out of it, and that's only because I'm the one who will be dying. Boilers if well taken care of will last forever.
Hot water heaters on the other hand don't last nearly as long. You're pretty lucky if you get 15 years out of em.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
hot water heater ??
()
Date: October 16, 2018 04:56AM
Different units Wrote:
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> Who knows what the future holds Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > ftfmc Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > your lying
> >
> > You meant "you're", I assume.
> >
> > > while such a system does last and is fairly
> > > maintenance free: the hot water heater does
> > > get regularly replaced no matter which brand.
> >
> > Residential hot water is heated by the same
> boiler
> > that serves the main heating system. Extra
> > elements in this case involve four sets of
> basic
> > thermostats and pumps. These are easy and
> cheap
> > to replace when their time eventually comes.
> >
> > > 70 years is several times the lifetime of a
> hot
> > > water heater.
> >
> > "These days" is not 70 years ago. That was
> when
> > the first gas-fired boiler was installed. It's
> > been replaced every 30 years since, the last
> two
> > new ones being at the center of dual-purpose
> > systems.
>
> My hot water heater and boiler/baseboard systems
> are separate, both gas based. Boiler is about 30
> years old; I expect to get another 60 years out of
> it, and that's only because I'm the one who will
> be dying. Boilers if well taken care of will last
> forever.
>
> Hot water heaters on the other hand don't last
> nearly as long. You're pretty lucky if you get 15
> years out of em.
Most people have water heaters. Why the fuck would you need a hot water heater? If the water is already hot it would not need to be heated. You are making no sense. You have just proven that you are an ignorant fuck.
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> Who knows what the future holds Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > ftfmc Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > your lying
> >
> > You meant "you're", I assume.
> >
> > > while such a system does last and is fairly
> > > maintenance free: the hot water heater does
> > > get regularly replaced no matter which brand.
> >
> > Residential hot water is heated by the same
> boiler
> > that serves the main heating system. Extra
> > elements in this case involve four sets of
> basic
> > thermostats and pumps. These are easy and
> cheap
> > to replace when their time eventually comes.
> >
> > > 70 years is several times the lifetime of a
> hot
> > > water heater.
> >
> > "These days" is not 70 years ago. That was
> when
> > the first gas-fired boiler was installed. It's
> > been replaced every 30 years since, the last
> two
> > new ones being at the center of dual-purpose
> > systems.
>
> My hot water heater and boiler/baseboard systems
> are separate, both gas based. Boiler is about 30
> years old; I expect to get another 60 years out of
> it, and that's only because I'm the one who will
> be dying. Boilers if well taken care of will last
> forever.
>
> Hot water heaters on the other hand don't last
> nearly as long. You're pretty lucky if you get 15
> years out of em.
Most people have water heaters. Why the fuck would you need a hot water heater? If the water is already hot it would not need to be heated. You are making no sense. You have just proven that you are an ignorant fuck.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
FFRes24
()
Date: October 16, 2018 12:07PM
My house has a 45 year old original Electric furnace. If I sell the house as is, how much to subtract from the "sell figure" considering a replacement up-to-date furnace?
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
Different units
()
Date: October 16, 2018 02:17PM
Water Heater vs Hot Water Heater. Interchangeable: https://www.acehardware.com/departments/plumbing/water-heaters
Ace Hardware calls them "hot water heaters" in parts of this page too. Chill out.
hot water heater ?? Wrote:
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> Different units Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Who knows what the future holds Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > ftfmc Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > your lying
> > >
> > > You meant "you're", I assume.
> > >
> > > > while such a system does last and is fairly
> > > > maintenance free: the hot water heater does
>
> > > > get regularly replaced no matter which
> brand.
> > >
> > > Residential hot water is heated by the same
> > boiler
> > > that serves the main heating system. Extra
> > > elements in this case involve four sets of
> > basic
> > > thermostats and pumps. These are easy and
> > cheap
> > > to replace when their time eventually comes.
>
> > >
> > > > 70 years is several times the lifetime of a
> > hot
> > > > water heater.
> > >
> > > "These days" is not 70 years ago. That was
> > when
> > > the first gas-fired boiler was installed.
> It's
> > > been replaced every 30 years since, the last
> > two
> > > new ones being at the center of dual-purpose
> > > systems.
> >
> > My hot water heater and boiler/baseboard
> systems
> > are separate, both gas based. Boiler is about
> 30
> > years old; I expect to get another 60 years out
> of
> > it, and that's only because I'm the one who
> will
> > be dying. Boilers if well taken care of will
> last
> > forever.
> >
> > Hot water heaters on the other hand don't last
> > nearly as long. You're pretty lucky if you get
> 15
> > years out of em.
>
>
> Most people have water heaters. Why the fuck would
> you need a hot water heater? If the water is
> already hot it would not need to be heated. You
> are making no sense. You have just proven that you
> are an ignorant fuck.
Ace Hardware calls them "hot water heaters" in parts of this page too. Chill out.
hot water heater ?? Wrote:
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> Different units Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Who knows what the future holds Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > ftfmc Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > your lying
> > >
> > > You meant "you're", I assume.
> > >
> > > > while such a system does last and is fairly
> > > > maintenance free: the hot water heater does
>
> > > > get regularly replaced no matter which
> brand.
> > >
> > > Residential hot water is heated by the same
> > boiler
> > > that serves the main heating system. Extra
> > > elements in this case involve four sets of
> > basic
> > > thermostats and pumps. These are easy and
> > cheap
> > > to replace when their time eventually comes.
>
> > >
> > > > 70 years is several times the lifetime of a
> > hot
> > > > water heater.
> > >
> > > "These days" is not 70 years ago. That was
> > when
> > > the first gas-fired boiler was installed.
> It's
> > > been replaced every 30 years since, the last
> > two
> > > new ones being at the center of dual-purpose
> > > systems.
> >
> > My hot water heater and boiler/baseboard
> systems
> > are separate, both gas based. Boiler is about
> 30
> > years old; I expect to get another 60 years out
> of
> > it, and that's only because I'm the one who
> will
> > be dying. Boilers if well taken care of will
> last
> > forever.
> >
> > Hot water heaters on the other hand don't last
> > nearly as long. You're pretty lucky if you get
> 15
> > years out of em.
>
>
> Most people have water heaters. Why the fuck would
> you need a hot water heater? If the water is
> already hot it would not need to be heated. You
> are making no sense. You have just proven that you
> are an ignorant fuck.
Re: Does your furnace work?
Posted by:
xtcd9
()
Date: October 16, 2018 09:32PM
Different units Wrote:
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> Who knows what the future holds Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > ftfmc Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > your lying
> >
> > You meant "you're", I assume.
> >
> > > while such a system does last and is fairly
> > > maintenance free: the hot water heater does
> > > get regularly replaced no matter which brand.
> >
> > Residential hot water is heated by the same
> boiler
> > that serves the main heating system. Extra
> > elements in this case involve four sets of
> basic
> > thermostats and pumps. These are easy and
> cheap
> > to replace when their time eventually comes.
> >
> > > 70 years is several times the lifetime of a
> hot
> > > water heater.
> >
> > "These days" is not 70 years ago. That was
> when
> > the first gas-fired boiler was installed. It's
> > been replaced every 30 years since, the last
> two
> > new ones being at the center of dual-purpose
> > systems.
>
> My hot water heater and boiler/baseboard systems
> are separate, both gas based. Boiler is about 30
> years old; I expect to get another 60 years out of
> it, and that's only because I'm the one who will
> be dying. Boilers if well taken care of will last
> forever.
>
> Hot water heaters on the other hand don't last
> nearly as long. You're pretty lucky if you get 15
> years out of em.
ok i believe you. older unit quality parts. thicker tank that isn't rusting like the under side of a truck.
i question you don't even need a new burner after 70 years and still have a blue flame - not even a regulator. the new ones rust quickly enough.
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> Who knows what the future holds Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > ftfmc Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > your lying
> >
> > You meant "you're", I assume.
> >
> > > while such a system does last and is fairly
> > > maintenance free: the hot water heater does
> > > get regularly replaced no matter which brand.
> >
> > Residential hot water is heated by the same
> boiler
> > that serves the main heating system. Extra
> > elements in this case involve four sets of
> basic
> > thermostats and pumps. These are easy and
> cheap
> > to replace when their time eventually comes.
> >
> > > 70 years is several times the lifetime of a
> hot
> > > water heater.
> >
> > "These days" is not 70 years ago. That was
> when
> > the first gas-fired boiler was installed. It's
> > been replaced every 30 years since, the last
> two
> > new ones being at the center of dual-purpose
> > systems.
>
> My hot water heater and boiler/baseboard systems
> are separate, both gas based. Boiler is about 30
> years old; I expect to get another 60 years out of
> it, and that's only because I'm the one who will
> be dying. Boilers if well taken care of will last
> forever.
>
> Hot water heaters on the other hand don't last
> nearly as long. You're pretty lucky if you get 15
> years out of em.
ok i believe you. older unit quality parts. thicker tank that isn't rusting like the under side of a truck.
i question you don't even need a new burner after 70 years and still have a blue flame - not even a regulator. the new ones rust quickly enough.