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QUESTION:I have read several posts about people having older furnaces or heating
sources. Why is it that no one wants to replace them. I replaced two old,
made in 1985 Natural gas wall furnaces with a single furnace. It cost right
at $5500.00 with all the duct work. Anyway my gas bill was over $150 per
month with the two old furnaces. The single high efficieny furnace 96%,
reduced my monthly bill by $90.00. Basically my new furnace is making it's
own monthly payment. If a person has the duct work a new furnace would cost
a fraction of that.
ANSWER: I can get a new gas furnace, including propane tank, to replace my '62
Rheem oil hot air furnace for $2800, and that includes central air, which I
don't currently have, but would like.
Unfortunately, I also tend to worry about some of the stories I've heard
recently about 7 year furnaces, so that I might face a replacment that soon,
or, at most, 15 years down the line. If I could find central air that would
fit this nearly 40 year old Rheem, I'd consider putting it on and keeping the
Rheem, but sometime in the next 2 years I'll switch, I guess, even though
checks indicate this unit should last for some time beyond that.
Since I expect my heating, with oil up over $1.22 a gallon right now, to cost
more than normal this winter, my costs are probably going to be in the
$450-$500 range for the winter. I'm inclined to doubt that would come down
much, but I'd like a little mroe comfort (and lower cost) from my air
conditioning that I get with 3 window units.
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