My 40 - 50 year old furnace went out? New floor furnace or?

Pinholes in the heat chamber? Get rid of it. Under no circumstances should you use that floor furnace. It's not worth the risk.

A word of warning though, if you intend to just replace the floor furnace be prepared to pay a hefty price. The number of companies making them has decreased and the ones that do are making fewer size choices available. There's just not a market for them anymore.

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My 40 - 50 year old furnace went out? New floor furnace or?

I had maintained my old floor furnace pretty good but was keeping a close eye and this year saw two pin holes in the chamber. I thought I needed central heat which I cannot afford but I just spent 9 tubes of caulking and closed the crawl space vents and with a 1000 watt heater with thermostat at...

DO NOT BLOCK IT OFF. yes you now have controlled exhausts for your furnace and hot water tank but think of this: the hot water tank doesn't have its own intake does it? that air needs to come from somewhere. and what about your dryer. the air needs to come back in somewhere. also there is bathroom vents, and kitchen vents. If you seal this off all of these other things will work harder and be less effective. the air will come in somewhere else but it could create real problems in this new location. If you have done any upgrading to the insulation in the house then your house may not be able to breath properly if you remove this. the air will get stale and you may end up with a humidity issue that can cause condensation and mold. (i've seen it at least a dozen times in homes with high efficiency units) reduce the size sure. hook it into your return air line so that any inflow of air will be heated and distributed evenly through out your house. call the company that installed the furnace and get some suggestions. just don't remove it entirely.

Hi:

We just installed a new furnace as our furnace was 30 years old and it was still chucking away with no problem. But, the life span of a furnace is between 25-30 years. The reason is the inside of the furnace in the chamber part it can be cracked and you cannot see it with the naked eye and therefore you get carbon monoxide. Its best to replace your old furnace as life is very important and with carbon monoxide it is a silent killer. Best to invest in a new furnace.

Good Luck

well you got your moneys worth from the furnace. you are going to have to be very careful of fumes from the holes. if there is any way to get a new furnace, do it and you will save a lot of money over what a 40 year old one costs you.

Keep an eye on those pinholes and make sure you aren't getting carbon monoxide fumes. Caulking is a good idea, and it's great that your furnace has lasted so long!

if you are going to replace it now's the time.

get a high efficiency furnace with an AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency) rating of 95 or greater and get back 30% of the costs up to $1500 back.

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=tax_credits....