FHA refinance loan requirements with coal stoker?

[shenk111]

I have a guy coming on tuesday to appraise home in lebanon pa. i have a coal stoker stove in my downstairs area and it does my entire home.i dosconnectedd our furnace in basement and used insulation to plug duct ends that go to vents in rooms in the mean time. anyone know if this would be an issue with new lower fha standards? my stove does keep every room above 50 degrees which i read is required.help?/?/?

 

[weatherguy]

Im an appraiser, let me do a little research and Ill get back to you.

edit:I found it pretty quick , heres what the guidelines say.

2. Wood Stoves and Solar Systems: Dwellings with wood burning stoves or solar systems as a primary heat source must have permanently installed conventional heating systems that can maintain at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit in all living areas and those containing plumbing systems. These systems must be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations

 

[BrotherBart]

The way I read the FHA inspection guidelines that stoker ain't gonna cut it.

"2. Wood Stoves and Solar Systems: Dwellings with wood burning stoves or solar systems as a primary heat source must have permanently installed conventional heating systems that can maintain at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit in all living areas and those containing plumbing systems. These systems must be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations."

"4. Non-Conventional Heating Systems: All non-conventional heating systems, such as space heaters and others, must comply with local jurisdictional guidelines. Often these are not acceptable as the primary source of heat."

 

[shenk111]

this stoker maintains a temperature of over 50 in every room in my house. and on the space heaters,its saying some except space heaters and some dont?im confused?and are these recent guidelines or older two years ago plus?

 

[shenk111]

and manufactuers reccommendations state keep it away from wall and thats it. whats permantly installed conventional heating systems?

 

[BrotherBart]

this stoker maintains a temperature of over 50 in every room in my house. and on the space heaters,its saying some except space heaters and some dont?im confused?and are these recent guidelines or older two years ago plus?

It is from the HUD site fifteen minutes ago. And "maintains" means do it without somebody around to feed it coal. Insurance companies in most states won't insure houses that only have wood or coal heat anymore either.

I stay familiar with this stuff because my central heating system quit running 10 years ago or more.

 

[weatherguy]

A permantly installed heating system would be a baseboard hot water with oil/gas or forced hot air w/oil/gas, even baseboard electric is Ok. Basically something that doesnt require someone to feed it throughout the day. They would refinance you subject to you getting the furnace back to working order, what you do after everythings done and approved is your business.

 

[weatherguy]

Anyone interested they have a website that spells everything out.

(broken link removed to http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/ref/chap1.cfm)

 

[DeePee]

Looks like the folks at Housing and Urban Development are having some intermittent technical issues. If you're in a hurry and the site is not available, you can find the pages in Google's cache.

The bit you're likely interested in: www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/ref/sfhp1-26.cfm+http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/ref/sfhp1-26.cfm&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca]Page 1-26 - Electrical and Heating[/url]

Best regards!