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We have a Uncle who lives very close by. His wife passed away this week. They have a daughter with a husband and their child living with them. The daughter does not work, and her husband just got laid off 2 weeks ago. The house belongs to the Uncle. They have been using wood to heat in a old furnace in the cellar. Furance was put in , in 1965 and was used then. Furnace has been declared unsafe to use by the local social services. They can get some money from SS to put toward a new furnace. But would have to come up with the difference which they don't have.
SS wants them to go propane. They then probably, would have to sell any wood they have now if they change furnaces to get money for the new fuel.
I was looking at the Central Boiler website this morning to see if they still have the small OWB and did not see it listed.
The house is a old farmhouse, 2 stories and the basement should be heated to keep the pipes from freezing. The Uncle is still in the hospital but should be home sometime soon. He fell just over a month ago and broke his hip. He did say the other day when he was home for a few hours, he noticed the wood smell / air quality which does affect his breathing come to find out.
So looking for some ideas for a furnace whick is low in cost to purchase. I did suggest coal to them, also.
So the son in law said he would now be babysitting this furnace all night, by putting a stick/log in it, one a time. Which I find out today, that is what the Uncle did last winter to limp it through.
SS wants them to go propane. They then probably, would have to sell any wood they have now if they change furnaces to get money for the new fuel.
I was looking at the Central Boiler website this morning to see if they still have the small OWB and did not see it listed.
The house is a old farmhouse, 2 stories and the basement should be heated to keep the pipes from freezing. The Uncle is still in the hospital but should be home sometime soon. He fell just over a month ago and broke his hip. He did say the other day when he was home for a few hours, he noticed the wood smell / air quality which does affect his breathing come to find out.
So looking for some ideas for a furnace whick is low in cost to purchase. I did suggest coal to them, also.
So the son in law said he would now be babysitting this furnace all night, by putting a stick/log in it, one a time. Which I find out today, that is what the Uncle did last winter to limp it through.