Correct installation of a barometric damper for oil furnace
Hi there. We had a chimney liner installed recently and have a question about the positioning of the barometric damper in the flue pipe connecting the furnace to the chimney.
Here is a picture:
Is the barometric damper correctly positioned?
Any feedback welcomed . Many thanks
I am new to the forum and am looking for advice on converting from oil to propane and eventually heat pump.
We recently brought a home in Riverhead, NY. It’s a 2 story 2500 sqft home with forced air heat and AC and a 40 gallon water heater.
Current System:
a. Oil tank developed a leak and needed to be replaced,
b. AC/furnace is about 5 years old – Rheem 4 ton AC with Rheem oil furnace (dual zone with humidifier
c. Water heater is over 20 years old and in need to be replaced.
Since we have to replace both the water heater and oil tank, we thought it would be a good opportunity to convert from oil. We are looking at 2 options
1) Replace the water heater with a tankless combi unit powered by propane and add a hydronic heat exchanger to the plenum and keep the existing oil furnace but only use the blower and the oil would be capped off
2) Replace the water heater with a tankless combi unit as above but replace the AC/Furnace with a AC/Heatpump. We will add a heat exchanger to the air handler as a backup to the heatpump since temperature can get below freezing during the winter.
Option 1 looks cheaper initially, but may cost more to run in the long run. Additionally, I am not sure if it’s legal to have a oil furnace capped off.
Looking for advice from this group on which option is best and if you have recommendation on equipments.
Thanks in advance,
CC From LI
I have this particular valve with fitting style as shown on there on the top of the rusty 20 lb propane tank. I'm wanting to be able to connect the one (black) end of the connection hose there to the tank. Looks as though it might not work with that hose connection unless I replace the valve with a different style, or perhaps there's some adapter available that can work? Any comments appreciated.
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07-16-21, 11:25 AM
