polkanut
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My parent's house had a Williams oil furnace that lasted until March, 1980. They replaced it with a Milwaukee Stove Co. natural gas furnace that is still going strong nearly 34 years later.
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norgeway
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Milwaukee
That was another good one, Milwaukee Thermoflow, Metzger Engeneering Co.
That was another good one, Milwaukee Thermoflow, Metzger Engeneering Co.
My grandma's house had a Norge oil furnace, looked like the one in the ad as I recall, but I never saw her using it. Guess oil got too expensive. She stayed pretty much in her kitchen/dining area and used a potbellied coal stove supplemented by an electric heater.
norgeway
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I would like to FIND!
A Norge oil furnace, I would clean it up, install new gaskets and put it right in my basement!
A Norge oil furnace, I would clean it up, install new gaskets and put it right in my basement!
polkanut
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That's it, Milwaukee Thermoflo. Not Milwaukee Stove Co. I remember it was installed by Brummond Heating & Cooling now long out of business.
polkanut
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That's it, Milwaukee Thermoflo. Not Milwaukee Stove Co. I remember it was installed by Brummond Heating & Cooling now long out of business.
found this. has some cool videos. if you poke around you can find some rather interesting explosions!
https://www.google.com/search?q=old...fficial&client=firefox-a&channel=np&source=hp
https://www.google.com/search?q=old...fficial&client=firefox-a&channel=np&source=hp
This is an overly cool site (pun intended). Our Canadian friends were no slackers when it came to developing refrigeration. Great pictures and I want a Norge Rollator!
http://www.hvacrheritagecentre.ca/default.aspx
http://www.hvacrheritagecentre.ca/default.aspx
Be sure to take the knowledge test. I scored a whopping 64%!
whirlaway
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I dont Believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got 100!!!!! and after it tallies your score it says with fireworks! Stop the presses,You my friend are an early technology X-pert! I have to laugh!Im going to continue taking Mega-red. I usually go in a room and cant remember why Im there! I only took it one time just now.Funny what you remember!
I got 100!!!!! and after it tallies your score it says with fireworks! Stop the presses,You my friend are an early technology X-pert! I have to laugh!Im going to continue taking Mega-red. I usually go in a room and cant remember why Im there! I only took it one time just now.Funny what you remember!
Whirl, all I got was a big hand!
Interesting Test
I got 100% also, So Bobby I guess we both know more than we need to know about old refrigeration parts, LOL.
It is an easy type test the way they give you the possible answers over and over again, it would be hard to get less than 50%, I had never even seen many of the parts pictured.
I got 100% also, So Bobby I guess we both know more than we need to know about old refrigeration parts, LOL.
It is an easy type test the way they give you the possible answers over and over again, it would be hard to get less than 50%, I had never even seen many of the parts pictured.
Oh sure, you both did it sober. Wait, did I just say that? I meant SOMBER.
abcomatic
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test
I took the above test and received a 71%. I would never have thought that I would ever get a score like that.
I took the above test and received a 71%. I would never have thought that I would ever get a score like that.
Got an 86.
arbilab
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Buenos griefos! Mira que tiene cosa! I got 86% just from peering inside HVAC, never working on it.
I don't work on HVAC gear as a trade either,just a "taste" of it-at my workplace a building engineer works on the HVAC and other building matters.Just know how it is supposed to work.
norgeway
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No but..
I sure have worked on a bunch of 1940s and 50s York Heat hot air furnaces, my hometown is full of them..York Heat and Waterbury were in in my opinion, the best furnaces ever built, quiet, clean burning and last forever!
I sure have worked on a bunch of 1940s and 50s York Heat hot air furnaces, my hometown is full of them..York Heat and Waterbury were in in my opinion, the best furnaces ever built, quiet, clean burning and last forever!
Old Household System
Here's what's in the basement of a large 1931 house that's for sale in the neighborhood.
The rest of the basement is equally impressive, with full kitchen and 1958 stove, wine cellar, Spanish themed bar (The Rams Club) and lounge with fireplace all designed by a noted architect of the period. It's all original except for the stove, which probably landed down there as a result of a bad '80s kitchen remodel. Except for the kitchen, the whole house has been untouched and well maintained.
Here's what's in the basement of a large 1931 house that's for sale in the neighborhood.
The rest of the basement is equally impressive, with full kitchen and 1958 stove, wine cellar, Spanish themed bar (The Rams Club) and lounge with fireplace all designed by a noted architect of the period. It's all original except for the stove, which probably landed down there as a result of a bad '80s kitchen remodel. Except for the kitchen, the whole house has been untouched and well maintained.
Great stuff!
Black kitty
I know! I didn't notice her/him the first time I looked at that shot.
No surprise. The wife that lives there feeds a bunch of strays too. There are several bowls scattered about on their front lawn.
That boiler is a true contraption. Including the ones for gas I counted ten valves, and those are just the visible ones.
I know! I didn't notice her/him the first time I looked at that shot.
No surprise. The wife that lives there feeds a bunch of strays too. There are several bowls scattered about on their front lawn.
That boiler is a true contraption. Including the ones for gas I counted ten valves, and those are just the visible ones.
What's the black cylendar thing with the valve handle on it, between boiler and water heater?
Cylinder
The rusty thing? I have no idea, but it appears that there was some re-piping work done and that piece was retained. It must still be doing whatever it was intended to.
I was thinking I could go back and get a better shot of it since the place has been on the market for a while with price reductions and no takers, but just checked the web site and it appears there may be a pending sale, so access via open house events on alternate Sundays may be over.
I'll cross my fingers that new money types aren't busily planning a gut job along with transforming the basement bar and lounge into a media room with all the charm and craftsmanship of a suburban cineplex.
http://1191emory.com/
The rusty thing? I have no idea, but it appears that there was some re-piping work done and that piece was retained. It must still be doing whatever it was intended to.
I was thinking I could go back and get a better shot of it since the place has been on the market for a while with price reductions and no takers, but just checked the web site and it appears there may be a pending sale, so access via open house events on alternate Sundays may be over.
I'll cross my fingers that new money types aren't busily planning a gut job along with transforming the basement bar and lounge into a media room with all the charm and craftsmanship of a suburban cineplex.
http://1191emory.com/
I think maybe it could be an older expansion tank. My boiler has an Amtrol Extrol expansion tank with a safety valve as a just in case it heated too much.
gusherb
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Brent
That is one of my favorite video's to watch. Just love watching that burner flashover! Reminds me of the 1960 Carrier Weathermaker furnace my grandmother used to have heating the room addition in her home, it was so oversized and ran so hot you could probably literally have roasted marshmallows over the registers. It sadly met it's fate after 48 years due to a flood that engulfed the basement from floor to ceiling. Even sadder yet is the heat exchanger was in perfect condition and the furnace would still be in service if it weren't for that flood. I don't think the new Trane will last even 1/3rd as long as that Carrier did.
That is one of my favorite video's to watch. Just love watching that burner flashover! Reminds me of the 1960 Carrier Weathermaker furnace my grandmother used to have heating the room addition in her home, it was so oversized and ran so hot you could probably literally have roasted marshmallows over the registers. It sadly met it's fate after 48 years due to a flood that engulfed the basement from floor to ceiling. Even sadder yet is the heat exchanger was in perfect condition and the furnace would still be in service if it weren't for that flood. I don't think the new Trane will last even 1/3rd as long as that Carrier did.
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