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What size furnace to buy


Posted by Bob on December 11th, 2003 12:30 AM

I have to replace my 85,000 BTU oil furnace. All the sizing calculators recommend 45,000 to 50,000 Btu for my size home and location. I can get a 55,000 BTU unit but the 84,000 BTU unit has a better heat exchanger warranty and better burner and is air cond. ready. What problems could I run into by oversizing the furnace? Thsi is the second furnace replacement in 25 years both due to cracked heat exchangers. Could the oversized furnace cause this?

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