After more than enough research and help from Brenndatomu, I ordered a new furnace from Yukon and had a local heating guy come by and install it. First impressions: its beefy. Even with the firebrick, grate, and all other accessories removed it was a serious two man moving job. Very glad we had no staircases. Firebox is lots of welded stainless. Install went smoothly but it took a full day since neither of us knew the system well and had to pause and read regularly. Time and colder weather will tell more. For now I'm quite satisfied that I'm back on a heat source that's not piped directly from my wallet. John models the new furnace Out with the old In with the new Let there be BTUs Thanks again to brenndatomu for helping me understand these things.
Good feeling! Where is it pulling the R/A from? Can't tell if you've tapped into the r/a drop or not. Also, is that the only source of heat or do you have a furnace configured in with it?
The cold return air is to the bottom left of the furnace. The duct on the left has a baffle in it that closes off the loop thru the wood furnace during a/c season. We have a heat pump and emergency electric heaters in the ducting behind it. The heat pump is on a separate thermostat. This lets me keep the heat pump in charge when the weather isn't quite cold, or have the heat pump only kick on at 62 or 63 while the wood furnace is holding temp at 70 or 71.
Good to hear ya got it in...yeah those things are a real chunk aren't they? Try taking one up or down stairs...and my Yukon Husky goes about another 4-500 lbs on top of what the BJ weighs! It will be interesting to hear how you like it compared to the old one. Let me know if you have any questions on it.
Well so far it's great. Although I realize I'm burning oak in shoulder season, it easily goes through the night and responds to every call for heat. That's much better than the old furnace in its dying days. I like waking up to a fully warm house.
