I am currently considering replacing my oil hot air furnace with the Max Caddy and had some questions:
A little background: In Connecticut, 2500 sq. ft. two story house built in 1999, plus 800 sq ft finished basement. 2 zones (one for each floor - no real heat in the basement) Currently have a Oil fired hot air furnace with a 5 ton A/C until as well. Furnace needs a new blower unit and tune up, so considering changing it. Nat Gas is not an option. I have a Jotul 550 wood insert that heats the house pretty well but I would rather use the furnace if I could.
Questions: Can the Caddy combo unit be hooked into my chimney just like my current oil funace is? or does it need a SS liner like the Jotul 550 needed. And with the combo unit does it just need the one flue? I assume an add-on wood furnace would need its own flue, so I am looking at the combo.
Can the Max Caddy handle a 5 ton A/C unit hooked into the system?
Duck work - are there any special things I need to consider - like does the sheet metal ducking need to be not touching wood for X number of feet from the furnace?
Thanks
Eric
A little background: In Connecticut, 2500 sq. ft. two story house built in 1999, plus 800 sq ft finished basement. 2 zones (one for each floor - no real heat in the basement) Currently have a Oil fired hot air furnace with a 5 ton A/C until as well. Furnace needs a new blower unit and tune up, so considering changing it. Nat Gas is not an option. I have a Jotul 550 wood insert that heats the house pretty well but I would rather use the furnace if I could.
Questions: Can the Caddy combo unit be hooked into my chimney just like my current oil funace is? or does it need a SS liner like the Jotul 550 needed. And with the combo unit does it just need the one flue? I assume an add-on wood furnace would need its own flue, so I am looking at the combo.
Can the Max Caddy handle a 5 ton A/C unit hooked into the system?
Duck work - are there any special things I need to consider - like does the sheet metal ducking need to be not touching wood for X number of feet from the furnace?
Thanks
Eric