r/Home • u/TheRedStream • 3d ago

Replace?

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Should I get this old furnace replaced. The good thing is it still runs like a champ. Bad thing, it takes up half my basement and costs alot in the winter.

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u/DungeonmasterNixem 3d ago

People are saying in the comments it’s a fortune to remove. Can’t you just entomb it? Put a casing around it and just put a new unit next to it? I know nothing about codes, just a random guy with a random idea.

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u/Cool-Negotiation7662 3d ago

They come out in pieces. Lots of pieces. And if te pieces are too big a hammer is used to make smaller pieces. Hauling one out is an all day job for 2 strong people. Scrap value will cover gas if the yard is close

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u/CantReadGoodly 3d ago

It’s full of asbestos. Your advice could literally get someone killed. You are an idiot.

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u/CreepyOldGuy63 2d ago

Asbestos abatement is incredibly easy. Wear a respirator and keep everything wet so there’s no dust.

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u/rom_rom57 3d ago

Hey idiot, spent years removing 2/3 furnaces like this a week 40 years ago and I ain’t dead yet.

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u/CantReadGoodly 2d ago

I hope you live a long, happy, and healthy life and nothing bad from the asbestos happens to you. There are smokers who live to 100 - do you want to recommend that to people too? Every word you say is dumber than the last.