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New Furnace Requirements

slumlord44slumlord44 Member Posts: 3,702 ✭✭✭
edited October 2012 in General Discussion
I have been hearing radio comercials about new furnaces after sold after a certain date, I think 1-1-13, will have to be High Efeciency Units that require a pvc pipe for outside combustion air and will cost about $1000 more. Anyone know what the story is on this?
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  • mark christianmark christian Member Posts: 24,443 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Lets kick this one over to GD for a broader range of experts.
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  • TopkickTopkick Member Posts: 4,452 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Have not heard of the requirement. It may be a local code rather than national.

    These units with the pvc are the 92% efficient ones, I believe.

    They transfer a so much heat into the airflow, the exhaust gas is cool, enabling the use of pvc rather than double wall venting.
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  • slumlord44slumlord44 Member Posts: 3,702 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That is what I have in my house. Have a rental house that will eventualy need a new furnace. If there is such a requirement coming up it may be worth my while to buy a new furnace now rather than wait.
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  • dhallz71dhallz71 Member Posts: 247 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    There`s an HVAC guy on a Kansas City radio station every Saturday morning, and he was talking about this last week. It`s a new gov`t regulation that goes into effect January 1st.
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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Look to see if there is a energy rebates out there.

    Lennex its a $1000 rebate.

    Also look into tax refunds for conversion found there is something for energystar till 2016.
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  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,492 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wow.. I built a home in 1988 and it had an energy efficient gas furnace that a pvc pipe that was used for exhaust. Nothing new.
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  • OakieOakie Member Posts: 40,521 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Our new regulation on a 90 percent furnace here in NJ takes place may 1 2013. We will no longer be able to install an 80% furnance here. The cost is not a thousand dollars more then an 80%, it a few hundred more for my cost.
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  • SperrySperry Member Posts: 5,006 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The kicker is two-fold.

    1] Some row homes do not have a viable wall to direct-vent.

    2] Existing chimneys will be out of compliance if there is a remaining chimney-vent gas fixture [water heater].
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  • shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,811 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My new LP furnace is set up like that...it is double walled pvc, it exhausts air on the inside tube and draws in outside air on the outside tube.
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,891 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Current codes may require that you install a PVC pipe for combustion air. Newer houses are very tight, & your basement may be small. You don't want your furnace to use up all the oxygen, & wake up dead in the morning.

    Neal
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  • utbrowningmanutbrowningman Member Posts: 2,767 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The International Building Code (IBC) has required all high efficiency furnaces (90%+) to have external PVC combustion. This has been a requirement for at least 10 years. Depending on your part of the country and what building code is used, this may not matter.
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  • gearheaddadgearheaddad Member Posts: 15,091 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by nmyers
    Current codes may require that you install a PVC pipe for combustion air. Newer houses are very tight, & your basement may be small. You don't want your furnace to use up all the oxygen, & wake up dead in the morning.

    Neal

    There are some mornings it seems I would have just as well "woken up dead"!![:D][}:)][:D]
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  • TooBigTooBig Member Posts: 28,559 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Someone here mentioned Kansas City so lets get a rope
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