Posted by NCWayne on November 18, 2011 at 19:20:55 from (69.40.232.132):
In Reply to: Waste oil heat? posted by Row Crop on November 18, 2011 at 02:27:17:
Dad bought a Shenandoah brand about 12 years ago and other than routine maintenance he didn't have any major problems for nearly 8 of those years. By that time the burner was giving problems, the origional mfg wasn't in business anymore, so he went with a replacement burner unit from Clean Burn. Other than that I believe the only problems came from dirty oil which was taken care by installing a spin on filter past the pump instead of relying on the suction screen supplied with the furnace, and raising the suction tube up off the bottom of the tank about a foot to keep it from picking up water.
As far as the amount of oil you need, I think his was rated at 250,000 BTU and needed about .8 gallon per hour. We usually went through about 300-400 gallons a season keeping a 40x60, uninsulated shop, with a 12 foot ceiling, at a comfortable working temp of about 68 degrees.
Like others haves said these type furnaces have come along way in the past years and now are pretty reliable. Still, just like any other machine, the continued reliability will be tied directly to how commited you are to keeping it properly maintained. And with these furnaces if you don't maintain them they will not be reliable...
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