I Need A New Furnace

[carlosr]

I have a Old Williamson oil furnace that needs replaced.
I heat about 1350 sq ft with 550 gallons of oil a year
I am trying to choose between 80% or a 90+ Two-Stage Variable-Speed propane gas furnace. The installer I have contacted uses mostly Goodman.
Could someone tell me something to make up my mind and give me a Idea what size furnace I would need. I live in central Indiana. The Oil furnace is a 90000 btu about 25 or 30 years old last winter I started smelling fuel oil when it would start.

[Edited by carlosr on 10-08-2005 at 09:37 AM]

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Carl
LP would be my second to last choice for heat. Electric being last. Look into a Thermopride furnace.

http://www.thermopride.com/

As far as sizing click on the RED tab above, spend the $ and do your own to compare with your contractors.

[carlosr]

There is no natural gas available only choice is propane, oil,
heat pump, drill a new well and go to geo thermal.
Oil is over 2.25 a gallon propane is 1.79 gal First fill will be 1.49 gal on a 1000 gal tank. That should heat my house all winter then refill in the summer

[Edited by carlosr on 10-08-2005 at 09:47 AM]

[radioconnection]

Originally posted by carlosr
Oil is over 2.25 a gallon propane is 1.79 gal First fill will be 1.49 gal on a 1000 gal tank. That should heat [Edited by carlosr on 10-08-2005 at 09:47 AM]

But, oil energy is 140,000 BTU per gallon, vs. 91,000 BTU per gallon forpropane. Pricing by gallon comparison alone might be misleading?

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Carl
I’m just giving my personal opinion. Oil and Nat gas over a 5 to 10 year period are about the same as far as cost per BTU output.
Someone on here a while back showed a breakdown of the cost of the fuel and the BTU output maybe they can show it again.


I would still go with oil.

[mayguy]

You are still cheaper to go oil..

Did a calc on your price, for 100,000 BTU of heat, cost of oil will be $1.99, and LP will be $2.35 80% system.

Of you go oil, ThermoPride will be just as good as the old Williamson..

Now if you got your mind set on LP, going on the 90% system will bring it down to about $2.09

[carlosr]

The Williamson has been a good furnace. We have lived here 14 years and other than filters and new pipes to the flue. I have spent $26 dollars on it in the 14 years.
If I am using 500 gal of oil how much propane would I use

[Edited by carlosr on 10-08-2005 at 10:10 AM]

[BaldLoonie]

How much is electricity?

Monday's job is removing a big old Willie oil and putting in electric & heat pump. Computer models say new oil furnace would run $2500 a year for heat and all electric with 12 SEER heat pump under $600 a year. 1 year pays for the electric upgrade needed.

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Loonie
I’d like to see those #’s.


Look at the last post on this page and do the math.
http://www.hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?threadid=66579&pagenumber=2
Note: I don’t verify these #’s maybe someone can.