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Old 2/16/11, 2:43 PM
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Check out the flame on this bad boy.
I recommended they get some hotdogs and have a weenie roast.
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What's that on? Water heater?



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What's that on? Water heater?
Forced air furnace.



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Old 2/17/11, 11:50 AM
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Looks like a fuel oil burner . I've never seen a burner like this one ! What type of furnace is it and on what type of structure is it heating !


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Old 2/17/11, 12:55 PM
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Typical gas conversion burner from an old oil burner or could even have been a coal furnace originally called an upshot,good flame
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Old 2/17/11, 1:24 PM
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Residential Natural Gas forced air furnace
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Robert is the name brand williamson/they did manufactur a forced air furnace with that type of burner back in the 60s, now that you jogged the old memory
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Robert is the name brand williamson/they did manufactur a forced air furnace with that type of burner back in the 60s, now that you jogged the old memory
You got it. Its a 60's era Williamson.



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Old 2/17/11, 2:52 PM
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Old 2/17/11, 3:04 PM
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Aside from only being about 10% efficiency there's nothing wrong with them if properly maintained and safety checked annually.

A new system would no doubt pay for itself with energy savings pretty quickly I would imagine.



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Old 2/17/11, 3:19 PM
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Yes they were then and still are major gas hogs
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