Well #@%&! In reading my earlier post(reply 4) I see that I didn't bother to mention how old the furnace actually is. What good is that? So for anyone that cares the house was built in 1924 and that furnace has been there the entire time.
Speaking of OLD furnaces
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I think fuel oil has more BTU's per gallon than gasoline.
Thanks for the 1948 catalog.
norgeway
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GE oil furnace,
They made both warm air and boilers, both steam and hot water, the warm air was really something!! the blower was at the top of the return air side, it blew down thru the hear exchanger passages then up and out the other side, same downward firing burner!The whole mechanism was controlled by a timer similar to a dishwasher timer, it started and advanced thru the run ctcle then when the thermostat was satisfied it shut off and reset itself for the next cycle!
They made both warm air and boilers, both steam and hot water, the warm air was really something!! the blower was at the top of the return air side, it blew down thru the hear exchanger passages then up and out the other side, same downward firing burner!The whole mechanism was controlled by a timer similar to a dishwasher timer, it started and advanced thru the run ctcle then when the thermostat was satisfied it shut off and reset itself for the next cycle!
lordkenmore
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Yes, oil hot air furnaces cycle the same way.
Thanks for answering my question!
Thanks for answering my question!
"Any opinion on the best new gas fired units for baseboard hot water heating?
The oil fired Thatcher in my Mom's house is great but if they ever extend the gas lines up the road I would convert simply to eliminate the in-ground oil tank liability issues and the high cost of fuel oil.
Even with crude oil prices down 50% fuel oil is still up around $2.55 gal in N.J. albeit down from $3.50+ last winter. It would be cheaper to heat the house with gasoline at $2.03 gal."
I'd ask on Heating Help - lots of boiler guys from Jersey there, there are too many specifics for hot water heating and how the system is set up.
The oil fired Thatcher in my Mom's house is great but if they ever extend the gas lines up the road I would convert simply to eliminate the in-ground oil tank liability issues and the high cost of fuel oil.
Even with crude oil prices down 50% fuel oil is still up around $2.55 gal in N.J. albeit down from $3.50+ last winter. It would be cheaper to heat the house with gasoline at $2.03 gal."
I'd ask on Heating Help - lots of boiler guys from Jersey there, there are too many specifics for hot water heating and how the system is set up.
appliancedude16
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Vintage furnaces
I have the original furnace at my house in San Diego,
Here's the thread for it: http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?76486_0
I have the original furnace at my house in San Diego,
Here's the thread for it: http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?76486_0
Ad for GE Downfire Boiler
Here's a link showing info about the GE down fire boiler. They apparently were popular in Levittown for radiant heat. I lived in a three unit apartment building in Wilmington DE that had one.
Harry
Here's a link showing info about the GE down fire boiler. They apparently were popular in Levittown for radiant heat. I lived in a three unit apartment building in Wilmington DE that had one.
Harry
To Get The Most From Every Heating Dollar
Turn To GE - Automatic Home Heaing
Turn To GE - Automatic Home Heaing
To get the most from every heating dollar, turn to G.E. : General Electric Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
25 p. ; ill. ; 28 cm. ; trade catalog
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To put the above in perspective
Published in 1948 and keeping with post war trends there was push to get homeowners who hadn't yet made the switch from coal over to gas, oil or electric. This and or to convince those building new or remodeling to go with same.
Obvious attractions in both instances were that gas, oil and electric for heating or domestic hot water supply "automatic" in ways coal mostly wasn't.
Yes, by the 1940's and 1950's you had things like "Iron Fireman" and other coal systems with automatic stokers. But that still left people with storing large amounts of coal and all that went with it.
Coal was also "dirty", dusty and not the best thing for those with breathing problems (all that particulate matter).
Published in 1948 and keeping with post war trends there was push to get homeowners who hadn't yet made the switch from coal over to gas, oil or electric. This and or to convince those building new or remodeling to go with same.
Obvious attractions in both instances were that gas, oil and electric for heating or domestic hot water supply "automatic" in ways coal mostly wasn't.
Yes, by the 1940's and 1950's you had things like "Iron Fireman" and other coal systems with automatic stokers. But that still left people with storing large amounts of coal and all that went with it.
Coal was also "dirty", dusty and not the best thing for those with breathing problems (all that particulate matter).
In addition, there were constant strikes in the coal industry, with resulting coal shortages, and threats of strikes resulting in scare stories about shortages. This alone made a lot of people want to move away from depending on coal.
Nobody worried about oil or gas shortages after the war was over, IIRC.
Nobody worried about oil or gas shortages after the war was over, IIRC.
