Timeline for Is there a reason I shouldn't use an oil radiator to heat a 1400 sq ft (130 sq m) space? (Why do commercial buildings use electric air heaters?)
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| Jan 23, 2021 at 5:18 | history | edited | Ecnerwal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 23, 2021 at 4:57 | comment | added | Andrew Cheong | Cool, well still answered all my questions. Thanks again. | |
| Jan 23, 2021 at 4:56 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | Probably not... | |
| Jan 23, 2021 at 4:54 | comment | added | Andrew Cheong | Aw, man. I just stuck my head out the window and yea, they're both cut open at the window. I was hoping for cooling in the summer. I see. Is it possible that this building at one point did use a fan-coil unit, but then renovated and repurposed those pipes? So maybe it's both. | |
| Jan 23, 2021 at 4:50 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | Actually, I guess it is possible, if that's a window / outside wall rather than an internal passageway that the gray pipes lead to, it COULD be a "sealed combustion" setup where air is drawn in one pipe, and the (rather cool) exhaust goes out the other pipe. Picture is far enough away that it's hard to be certain - I took them for insulated fluid pipes - and they might be. But they could be intake/exhaust for that type of gas furnace. | |
| Jan 23, 2021 at 4:41 | comment | added | Andrew Cheong | This is the kind of quality I love SE for, thanks @Ecnerwal. | |
| Jan 23, 2021 at 4:40 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | Yellow thing is a condensate pump. White pipe appears to be leading to it. That might imply that you have an efficient, "condensing" furnace, or it might be just for condensate from the presumed cooling function. Gray pipe configuration is not suitable for exhaust. | |
| Jan 23, 2021 at 4:37 | vote | accept | Andrew Cheong | ||
| Jan 23, 2021 at 4:35 | comment | added | Andrew Cheong | That sounds fun... /s 😂But hm, I can't find this Rheem model by pictures. Okay, I think the shinier piece is a separate extension to focus which way the heat ejects. There is also the yellow Energy Guide sticker that says "Furnace - Natural Gas" so I think you're on the money about the gas pipe—the thinner one connects to both this unit and my hot water boiler elsewhere—the thicker one just passes through my apartment. Now you've got me curious... 1) Is an exhaust required, and could they be reusing one of the grey pipes for that? 2) Any idea what the white pipe and yellow thing is? | |
| Jan 23, 2021 at 4:24 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | I worked in one of those spaces before it turned excessively residential (I rented "workspace - 24/7/365 - some folks are living in their studios but that's not actually permitted" I left after there were complaints from the illicit residents about me actually using my tools in my rented workspace.) I'm a bit familiar with old mills. | |
| Jan 23, 2021 at 4:19 | comment | added | Andrew Cheong | Wow. I did not expect such a definitive answer to not get oil-filled radiators. I can totally imagine warm ceilings now. I'm really glad I asked, thank you. | |
| Jan 23, 2021 at 4:16 | history | edited | Ecnerwal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 23, 2021 at 4:09 | history | answered | Ecnerwal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |