im sorry i thought i was posting in the pellet section... can this be moved there?
recently, my 5 yr old oil boiler was completely submerged in water from hurricane irene. in fact my entire basement wall collapsed!. anyway, its all being rebuilt. heres my dilemma...
i never used the oil furnace since i got my pellet stove. since 2007 i've purchased 1 tank of oil. my water heater is electric. the furnace was forced hot air duct. i really dont like oil anymore. the price is never going to get reasonable in my opinion, it stinks, nozzles clog from under use etc....
i was thinking of either replacing it with an electric furnace that uses a coil and an air handler or getting a pellet furnace. ive been using an englander pdvc and keeping the house warm all winter just with that. is it legal and up to code to have a pellet furnace as your sole source of house heat? does it even matter? or do most towns require your home to have a conventional heating system?
anyone have experience with the pellet furnaces? it doesnt take much to heat the house, the pdvc and 5 tons do the whole season. im thinking the furnace will heat more evenly vs the englander cooking out the livingroom.
or should i just get the electric coil in the air handler as a backup to the englander?
i know electric is expensive and if i go that route i dont plan on really using it a whole lot however its cheap to install, doesnt need a flue, never have to order oil and i already have ductwork. 700 for the unit shipped.
recently, my 5 yr old oil boiler was completely submerged in water from hurricane irene. in fact my entire basement wall collapsed!. anyway, its all being rebuilt. heres my dilemma...
i never used the oil furnace since i got my pellet stove. since 2007 i've purchased 1 tank of oil. my water heater is electric. the furnace was forced hot air duct. i really dont like oil anymore. the price is never going to get reasonable in my opinion, it stinks, nozzles clog from under use etc....
i was thinking of either replacing it with an electric furnace that uses a coil and an air handler or getting a pellet furnace. ive been using an englander pdvc and keeping the house warm all winter just with that. is it legal and up to code to have a pellet furnace as your sole source of house heat? does it even matter? or do most towns require your home to have a conventional heating system?
anyone have experience with the pellet furnaces? it doesnt take much to heat the house, the pdvc and 5 tons do the whole season. im thinking the furnace will heat more evenly vs the englander cooking out the livingroom.
or should i just get the electric coil in the air handler as a backup to the englander?
i know electric is expensive and if i go that route i dont plan on really using it a whole lot however its cheap to install, doesnt need a flue, never have to order oil and i already have ductwork. 700 for the unit shipped.