Removing oil furnace

[Pond]

When I bought my house, the garage came with this oil furnace. It is not even close to being legal, with no impact protection, burner too close to the floor, and the oil pickup is a jerry can inside of the shop. I figure it is too much hassle to bring it up to code (especially with home heating oil at 1.07/l). Not to mention it takes up a lot of floor space.
How would I even dispose of this thing?
Would it be possible to connect a wood stove to the existing chimney?
Thanks for the help.

 

[rodnok1]

Damn that things huge, does it have a blower on top or just convection?
I've had several oil furnaces sitting in the middle on the floor, never had a problem as long as it can get enough air for burner. Dag it outside and call a local that picks up scrap metal, he'll love it if he can get it into his truck.

 

[Kevin54]

Would it be possible to connect a wood stove to the existing chimney?

Maybe and maybe not. You would need to get a heating specialist to look at the existing chimney. They type of liner, the condition of the liner, and the overall shape that the chimney is in would determing if it was / is feasible or if you need to put in a seperate chimney dedicated to just the woodburner. You can get by with "B" vent for a gas flu, or most of the time just a thimble into a masonry chimney, but when it comes to wood, it is a complete different ballgame. Will the chimney draw, will it be a "cold chimney", will there be a problem with creosote buildup, is there a cleanout, etc. These are all questions that will have to be asked and answered. That and knowing that it would stand the additional heat. Most woodburning chimneys are block with a tiled liner, or if a block chimney it may have a double metal liner going through it, it may have to be a triple lined inside with a double wall out. Best to get an expert in the area to come out and look at the situation first hand and make recomendations.

 

[Red'n'WhiteRebel]

Be very careful with the wood burning thing. As Kevin said, get it checked by a pro. So many people heat with wood without realizing that if the stove and venting isn't up to code it may affect your insurance coverage in the event of a fire. It's worth checking into. I've seen the look on people's faces after fires when they realize they're not covered, NOT FUNNY.
As for disposal, Rodnok's got it. Tear it down as much as you can, drag it out and call the scrap man.

 

[Roospike]

If your worried about code then forget a wood burning anything in the garage....... its a no-no . (Not to say that i dont have one but its still not code.)

FYI: any gas/oil/flame unit has to be 18" off the floor in the garage.

 

[jay50]

When I bought my house, the garage came with this oil furnace. It is not even close to being legal, with no impact protection, burner too close to the floor, and the oil pickup is a jerry can inside of the shop. I figure it is too much hassle to bring it up to code (especially with home heating oil at 1.07/l). Not to mention it takes up a lot of floor space.
How would I even dispose of this thing?
Would it be possible to connect a wood stove to the existing chimney?
Thanks for the help.

Must be some cold winters where you are at.

 

[mikes334]

I think the condition of the chimney is very important. I would look into a stainless steel chimney liner if there are any questions.

 

[lametec]

Dispose of it on craigslist. You might not get much for it, but someone will probably pay you $100 for it. Failing that, list it as free!

 

[rsanter]

list it for sale
no disposal needed

bob

 

[danski0224]

When I bought my house, the garage came with this oil furnace. It is not even close to being legal, with no impact protection, burner too close to the floor, and the oil pickup is a jerry can inside of the shop. I figure it is too much hassle to bring it up to code (especially with home heating oil at 1.07/l). Not to mention it takes up a lot of floor space.
How would I even dispose of this thing?
Would it be possible to connect a wood stove to the existing chimney?
Thanks for the help.

At least you don't have a big oil tank to dispose of.

Drag it outside, the local scrap guy will take it.

Being able to connect a wood stove to your existing chimney is doubtful. Flues for oil burners and solid fuel appliances are not constructed the same.

If you buy a wood burning stove, you will need to use the recommended chimney in order to preserve the UL rating. If you try to cobble something together... best case is it will work and worst case is you will burn the joint down and have no insurance coverage.

You still have clearance issues with a woodburner, still have burner location issues... so how will swapping one for the other save any space?

If that oil burner is tuned up properly, it works well. You need a flue gas analyzer to tune one, though. Can't do it by feel or sound- anyone that tells you otherwise is full of it.

I sure hope that return duct isn't right next to the barometric damper in the flue. If it is, I suggest getting a CO monitor that actually works (FYI: UL listed CO detectors don't do anything until the count is >200 ppm, and don't have to alarm for 2 hours. The ones that plug into the wall at floor level = less than useless because CO rises... you will likely die before one of those alarms), and make sure your life insurance is paid up. Chimey draft is usually around .01 to .02" of water column, and that blower fan can generate .5" of water column... so that means the exhaust is pulled into the room. That barometric damper has what appears to be soot on it.

And if you really only have what looks like 2 each 6" or 8" round supplies on that heat exchanger, that is a whole nother set of issues.

Danger, Will Robinson.

 

[nate379]

What is "code" and what will work just fine are often 2 seperate things. That oil furnace, if in good working order is IMO safer than a wood stove. I grew up using wood for heat too. That is all my parent's have (well oil for backup, but rarely used)

I don't know your local code and I'm not going to pretend to, but I have never seen impact protection for an oil fired furnace. It's something used on gas fired because of the possible gas leak if it's hit.

18" off the floor, but can be an easy fix.

Is the chimney an actual brick and liner chimney or a metal one?

Jerry can isn't that bad. My Dad used a 5 gal pail for years in his shop and switched to a 55gal drum not too long ago.

When I bought my house, the garage came with this oil furnace. It is not even close to being legal, with no impact protection, burner too close to the floor, and the oil pickup is a jerry can inside of the shop. I figure it is too much hassle to bring it up to code (especially with home heating oil at 1.07/l). Not to mention it takes up a lot of floor space.
How would I even dispose of this thing?
Would it be possible to connect a wood stove to the existing chimney?
Thanks for the help.