I need a new furnace asap. My ashley 24 is only about four years old and it has warped,cracked,had electrical component failure and generally gone to junk. Obviously I cant afford a new furnace every few years so Im trying to choose better this time. My house is about 1600 square feet counting the unfinished basement where the furnace resides. This is my primary/only heat source. I have an oil furnace but only set it to come on to keep house above freezing .
The ashley would get hot fast but also cool down fast. It would not burn the bituminous coal I had available locally without the draft fan running almost full speed.
Also RFI energy is where I buy coal locally and they are going out of business. When the five ton I have is gone there is no more so I will be back to wood for the future.
Im considering the Ashley 30, US stove 1602r or the 1802. I would rather have the 1802 but the budget is badly stretched for the 1602.
I really need some advice from others experience as trial and error buying furnaces is way too expensive.
The ashley would get hot fast but also cool down fast. It would not burn the bituminous coal I had available locally without the draft fan running almost full speed.
Also RFI energy is where I buy coal locally and they are going out of business. When the five ton I have is gone there is no more so I will be back to wood for the future.
Im considering the Ashley 30, US stove 1602r or the 1802. I would rather have the 1802 but the budget is badly stretched for the 1602.
I really need some advice from others experience as trial and error buying furnaces is way too expensive.
