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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2019, 11:02:26 pm »
I have been tempted to go with a new furnace, but I've known too many people that have had nothing but problems with the computer boards for their furnace. Two guys I know both bought new setups and the company kept replacing their boards till the warranty was up... they never got it right and now their stuck with bad furnaces...

I'm getting the house re-roofed in the spring from hail damage and he asked if I'm going to be putting a new furnace in any time soon for that reason. I am removing the brick chimney because it's crumbling away and the previous owner put steel around it that bleeds rust all down my roof.

Just curious @CBWho what does your gas bill run in the winter time? I keep the house set at 62 and it runs about $130/month, maybe $160-180 in January-February when we have the long periods of cold. I can sell firewood at $300/cord ($100 pickup load), so not worth burning it myself...
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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #16 on: December 13, 2019, 12:18:53 am »
Quote from: Nick on December 11, 2019, 11:53:57 pm
House looked kind of neat while filming this morning with the sun rising on the other side... I guess neat until you think of it as money going out the chimney  :D


Nick, with a high-efficiency furnace did you know you get water out of the gas used in the furnace.
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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #17 on: December 13, 2019, 12:48:03 am »
Quote from: Mi Steam on December 13, 2019, 12:18:53 am
Quote from: Nick on December 11, 2019, 11:53:57 pm
House looked kind of neat while filming this morning with the sun rising on the other side... I guess neat until you think of it as money going out the chimney  :D


Nick, with a high-efficiency furnace did you know you get water out of the gas used in the furnace.

I did not, my furnace is far from high-efficiency, looks to be a 1960's model
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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #18 on: December 13, 2019, 08:00:41 am »
I don't have my gas prices handy at the moment, but a 1960s model is probably 60% efficient and my new one is 95% efficient. I also have my thermostat lower now. But I spent about $8k*, so how many months/years will that take to pay back?

(*That's for a higher$ unit and fully installed with the AC unit and exhaust moved to a different side of the house. If you are motivated, you could probably cut that bill in half.)

There was a comfort cost (opportunity cost in economics 101?), the old unit wasn't comfortable and LOUD. The air was dry or soggy in the winter (I had to disable the built-in humidifier so itchy scratchy dry) and in the summer when the AC did work, it was very loud and the house would also yo-yo from hot to cold. I dealt with that old crappy system for 9 years.
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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #19 on: December 13, 2019, 02:28:11 pm »
No A/C here, so I guess I only have to deal with half of the problems.
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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #20 on: December 19, 2019, 11:28:17 am »
A great video of your #95G hiding in the steam plume there Nick.  I think the Jensen turbine has the most fun factor for the sheer noise alone.

Great video!
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Re: Jensen 95G at -5° F
« Reply #21 on: December 19, 2019, 12:58:07 pm »
Great video and pictures Nick.
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