Arcoliner Furnace

Robert O'Connor_3

Hi ... Excuse me if im not informative enough but Ill try to explain this furnace to the best of my ability. I have recently put my house on the market for sale which includes this model number w0451 Arcoliner furnace. A house inspector has stated in her report it was at the end of its life and should be replaced. (She was not a licensed Oil Tech and should not have adjusted the mixing valve nor touch the furnace at all !!!) I called my tech for immediate service and asked for an honest opinion. He told me that this furnace would out live me and not to replace it. I have maintained this system for 13 years , Burner was replaced with a Riello burner, Circulation pump also relaced , Fuel filter changed every year. What should I tell the buyers in regard to this system? The tech rep rated the system as very good. Can I have your opinion on this Arcoliner furnace? Thank You

Robert O'Connor_4

I

would go with the reccomendation of the licensed / experienced tech.

I service lots of Arcoliners. Many of them have been upgraded some have not. I would be hard pressed to say that they are at the end of their life. They were very well made- even the dry base ones .

Regards,

Robert

kevin coppinger_4

Well you know....

home inspectors...generally speaking they try to rip a house apart to make themselves look good and to make the potential buyer to feel that they are getting their moneys worth... I have replaced Arcoliners they are very heavy and well built(because of desired fuel savings.)...Not the most high eff. unit going but it could well out last some people...sounds like you have done well it taking care of the unit...kpc

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Ken D.

Arcoliner boiler

I have and still service many Arcoliners and Arcoleaders to this day. These are very well built boilers as most cast-iron boilers are. With a new burner the efficiencies improve although not up to the 84% plus of todays oil boilers.I cleaned one two weeks ago. This one had a Carlin EZ burner That I installed a few years ago and I came up with 79% efficiency. Not bad for a boiler almost 40 years old. I had installed a couple of firebrick in the breech as a baffle to help keep the stack temperature down. The only problems I have had was the domestic coil. They will scale up over a period of years as will any other boilers, but the problem is replacing them. Some were a screw in pipe thread type and are difficult to find replacements and are difficult to remove. Other than that, if the hot water is fine or you have a seperate water heater, keep it, it's good. Ken D.

Ken D.

Arcoliner

Correction: In my last message, the mentioned efficiency should have read 79% not the 89% as was written. Sorry for the incovenience. Ken D.