Time For a New Furnace

[Chetlaham]

Who makes the Speed Queen of Gas Furnaces? Who makes the best 2 pipe furnaces in terms of longevity? Right now I've got a 16 year old Heil h9mpd100j20c2 single stage high efficiency gas furnace and its acting up again. It has been eating replacement parts for years and the insides are rusted out from the evaporator coil raining down condensate all over the internals.

I want something that is like a modern Speed Queen Washer- crude, rude, reliable and with easy to obtain replacement parts. The rest is trivial to me.

 

[phillymatt53]

Chet, I wish I could help you there, but I've got a Crown boiler/radiator system.
Installed in 2002, 3 years before I moved into the house, it's doing just fine.
Crown's based in Philly by the way, and a popular choice here.

Your's is a central air system?
My one friend's got a Lennox system that he had put in back in 1999, and every year he has it checked out by a professional.
Never has any issues from what I've heard.

 

[DADoES]

Window units and gas space heaters seem the "crudest" choice available. It separates the two functions and eliminates the concern of evaporator condensate on the internals (of a heat exchanger?). Individual gas space heaters in each room also seem the most reliable for the heating function, without any complicated temperature control?

 

[Chetlaham]

Window units and gas space heaters seem the "crudest" choice available. It separates the two functions and eliminates the concern of evaporator condensate on the internals (of a heat exchanger?). Individual gas space heaters in each room also seem the most reliable for the heating function, without any complicated temperature control?

Ideally, a millivolt draft Furnace. Sadly I don't have a chimney, wish I did though. If I had the option I would take your idea though. With a dedicated through the wall sleeve for the ACs.

 

[combo52]

There are many good, hot air, gas furnaces, you’re generally best with a high-efficiency 90+2 pipe system with ECM fan motor, but it’s really impossible to recommend something because we have no idea where you live if you’re in South Florida get the cheapest thing you can if you’re somewhere where you actually need heat, I would go with my recommendation.

I have a 17-year-old American standard train system. It’s been wonderful.

It’s also a good idea to take care of your equipment. Why did you let it keep leaking and ruin the furnace you should’ve been able to fix that.

John L

 

[Chetlaham]

Chet, I wish I could help you there, but I've got a Crown boiler/radiator system.
Installed in 2002, 3 years before I moved into the house, it's doing just fine.
Crown's based in Philly by the way, and a popular choice here.

Your's is a central air system?
My one friend's got a Lennox system that he had put in back in 1999, and every year he has it checked out by a professional.
Never has any issues from what I've heard.

Yes, central heat and cooling. No radiators or hot water. I had baseboard hot water in the early 2000s and it was nice. But forced hot air with an over sized gas furnace makes for decadent heating. I love oversized HVAC equipment. Contrary to what all the HVAC guys will tell you now. I despise the trend. As long as the exhaust PVC isn't yellowing its fine in my book.

 

[phillymatt53]

Yes, central heat and cooling. No radiators or hot water. I had baseboard hot water in the early 2000s and it was nice. But forced hot air with an over sized gas furnace makes for decadent heating. I love oversized HVAC equipment. Contrary to what all the HVAC guys will tell you now. I despise the trend. As long as the exhaust PVC isn't yellowing its fine in my book.

Another reason why I'm prone to liking boiler/radiator heat is...... it's silent.
Throughout the house, upstairs, downstairs, no annoying "whoosh" of air blowing and no "turbine" fan noise.
Plus.... no possibility of dust blowing from the vents, no filters to change.
In fact, the only sound I hear when the system's running is a very, very faint hum from the Taco circulation pump down on the boiler. - which uses a magnetic-coupled impeller.

Back in 2018, I upgraded the system with the Honeywell electronic ignition system, which means no more wasted gas keeping a pilot lit.
And I designed a temp sensor module on the hot water exit line which, when the system thermostat shuts off, the circulator pump stays on, circulating the residual hot water through the house until the water becomes luke warm.

I probably increased the boiler's efficiency level from the 80% originally, to maybe 90%.
Needless to say, my heating bill's not bad considering..... I like a warm house for my old bones. LOL!