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Originally Posted by jeffcdntech

There are quite a few left on gas.

Last one I saw running on oil was '94.

Great selling feature: "sorry but this appliance is only 80%safe"

Had to leave the "ring" in more than one basement.

Wished I had a camera; years back saw one a homeowner rednecked a wooden plywood box with a delhi blower and motor on it. Classic

Pretend forced air

I actually tore one out last year that was running on oil, and still running. Had a newer Beckett on it though. It was a conversion.....

Sawdust to oil conversion, complete with an Iron Fireman feeder and hopper.

I lived in an apartment/ row house where some "smart guy" hacked on a belt drive blower motor and fan cage to one... I laughed my ass off the first time I saw that.

Looks to me like some thing from the WWII era, run Jews, run!!
Just joking!
I bet that thing weighs a ton. I have removed some of the older furnaces that were belt driven from the sixties. Those things were built to last and big as a horse.

Looks like an octopus, I did a job like that a few years back only the furnace was 4'x5'x6' and the take offs were galvanized and not such the nice color you have there. Are you includeing painting your duct work in the bid so it matches?

Originally Posted by Black Adder

Don't envy you mate, been there and done that, got the sore back to prove it. Nasty piece of work .

Good thing about this job is the asbestos abatement Co
will do complete removal. I have already recieved there quote for furnace, duct and asbestos removal. $ 2000.

Originally Posted by wallynut

It is a total gravity furnace, very quiet with old Gordon
gas burner, 750 millivolt powerpile generator.

Oh, I know there's no fan, just curious how much air one of those beasts ends up moving via convection.

Don't envy you mate, been there and done that, got the sore back to prove it. Nasty piece of work. Unit was working fine just cost a couple of grand a month to heat the house. What's really scary is that the rest of the house was in about the same state of upgrade too. Nice to own a house for 75 years and never change a thing. LOL....

PS: Unit we changed the owner wanted to hack in a used 30 year old Lennox he bought at a garage sale. Almost p*ssed myself laughing when he showed it to us. Came complete with holes in the hx, I guess for higher efficiency. One doesn't need all that payed for heat exiting via the chimney.

ohhh nooooo !

and so another plot is hatched to end the life of a rare endangered species....The Ductopuss.

Looks like who ever gets the job is going to have their hands full with that beast.

Originally Posted by tpa-fl

Never seen one of those in operation...how quiet are they and how many CFMs does one actually end up moving?

It is a total gravity furnace, very quiet with old Gordon
gas burner, 750 millivolt powerpile generator.

Never seen one of those in operation...how quiet are they and how many CFMs does one actually end up moving?

There are quite a few left on gas.

Last one I saw running on oil was '94.

Great selling feature: "sorry but this appliance is only 80%safe"

Had to leave the "ring" in more than one basement.

Wished I had a camera; years back saw one a homeowner rednecked a wooden plywood box with a delhi blower and motor on it. Classic

Pretend forced air

I'll bet that with some insulation and rebalancing, that boy wouldn't do too bad.

Originally Posted by PaysonHVAC

Nice find. True gravity furnace?

Looks like it, does'nt seem like it has a blower on it.

I think its a light lavender.

If I get job, I will take after pictures.

Hmmmmm, is that pink or lavender?

I have quote on the way for asbestos abatement, will
be included in my proposal.

Hope anyone that gets that job figures in asbestos removal...at least the couple we changed out ,had it wrapped everywhere

Nice find. True gravity furnace?

Time to replace

Got a call for estimate to replace this beauty.