Home heating Oil in Canada. New Regulations?

[scrobo]

Re: Home heating Oil in Canada. New Regulations?

As for running lines along the wall I would be in favour of that. Except the furnace and water heater are in the middle of the house.

I would switch to gas but I would have to have lines run in from the street. There are no lines to the house. It's surprising since I live in a fair size city in a populated area of town.

I'm chipping them out next week. Going to see how deep they are.

 

[Mike Robinson]

Re: Home heating Oil in Canada. New Regulations?

How about the ceiling then? Would that be a viable option?

 

[wajajaja02]

Re: Home heating Oil in Canada. New Regulations?

natural gas fuel for cars is way advanced in Canada vs us, per info on the net, its fuel tax free, and enviro better and u can self fuel at home. maybe putting in the line wouldn't be so bad with rebates from the gas company,
if you have hot water heat, than moving the furnace is not problem, and moving the water heater is just plumbing as well, hot air can be a lot more to relocate.

 

[j_martin]

Re: Home heating Oil in Canada. New Regulations?

natural gas fuel for cars is way advanced in Canada vs us, per info on the net, its fuel tax free, and enviro better and u can self fuel at home. maybe putting in the line wouldn't be so bad with rebates from the gas company,
if you have hot water heat, than moving the furnace is not problem, and moving the water heater is just plumbing as well, hot air can be a lot more to relocate.

Moving the class A chimney would be a chore.

 

[wajajaja02]

Re: Home heating Oil in Canada. New Regulations?

dont need a class a chimney for natural gas anymore with the new furnaces. I dont with my propane, a 2 inch pvc run 35 ft h0rizontal is fine to the out side wall on the rear wall, no vertical required. 25 year old lenox pulse furnace.
now u have a chimney for a new pellet stove upstairs.

 

[Jeff-in-PA]

Re: Home heating Oil in Canada. New Regulations?

Wonder what the TSSA would think of my 1100 gallon set up

I guess my two pairs of tanks would be OK since I have exposed lines.

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scrobo,
Here's the way I would do it. First turn off the valve at the tank. Mark the width where you want to remove the concrete where the lines are run. Get a saw blade for your 7-1/4" circular saw that is designed for cutting concrete and tile.

Make sure you have ear & eye protection plus a mask to keep the dust out of your lungs. Cut/score the concrete with the blade. It will cut but not quickly ( as compared to wood ). Cut both sides and then start chiseling away.

This way you will have a nice edge when you get the "old" lines out. Then you can put a layer of concrete in the bottom of the new trench so your lines will be below floor level, yet up to the new code.

Jeff