Old Oil Furnace Efficiency

We don t have any records of annual oil usage or any way to find that out.

Old oil furnace efficiency. Consequently a loss in efficiency means your heating bills may go up. We purchased a house with what appeared to be a relatively well maintained oil furnace about 30 years old installed in 1984. All new furnaces are. Energy gov says old heating systems may be operating at 56 70 afue.

If your furnace or boiler is old worn out inefficient or significantly oversized the simplest solution is to replace it with a modern. Money aside today s furnaces pollute less and boost comfort by. From what i can tell it was originally 80 afue. Old low efficiency furnaces with natural draft flue gas continuous pilot light thick walled heat exchangers may provide efficiencies ranging from 56 to 70.

As furnaces age they often lose their efficiently. New high efficiency furnaces with condensing heat exchangers fan assisted exhaust and electronic pilot light may provide efficiencies ranging from 93 99. Although gas furnaces are more efficient than oil furnaces that efficiency comes at a price gas units are typically priced 10 to 25 higher than the same size oil furnace. Remeber the extra money you re spending every month on a less efficient furnace could be going toward the cost of your new more efficient system.