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indirect off oil burner in an old-house cellar...in summer?
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SAMB
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I'm thinking of changing out my electric water heater for an indirect off my oil burner: more efficient, faster recovery and all that. Problem: my 19th-century cellar lacks a finished ceiling, and in many spots there's not even any subflooring beneath the floorboards above. If some heat from the furnace rises through floorboard gaps in winter, that's fine; in summer, maybe not so fine.
General HVAC wisdom says that for heating water the burner wouldn't run enough to create a summer problem, but of course that wisdom is based on cellar ceilings that keep the heat from rising into living space. Should I worry?
Thoughts, please?
General HVAC wisdom says that for heating water the burner wouldn't run enough to create a summer problem, but of course that wisdom is based on cellar ceilings that keep the heat from rising into living space. Should I worry?
Thoughts, please?
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Shouldn't be a problem- go for it!All Steamed Up, Inc.
Towson, MD, USA
Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
Oil & Gas Burner Service
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unless you have 30 people in the house you wont notice it...I have something along the same idea and never had a problem..0
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