1950 S Old Floor Furnace

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1950 s old floor furnace. I can only make out the word pilot on the label above the left rod. I have an old coleman gas floor furnace i suspect it is original to my 1950s house. Antique cast iron chimney clean out door heat vent architectural salvage. I had my heater explode when i droped a can of paint spray the paint can got puctured and went straight into the pilot then exploded on me about 1 second later another explsion but this was.

I have a floor furnace from the 50 s and can t figure out how to light it. Antique cast iron floor heat grate register decorative old vtg hardware 02 19r. This coal burning octopus furnace was converted to oil sometime during the 1950 s when oil was very cheap and popular. Antique 8 x 12 arched top floral heat grate decorative arch vtg 133 19b.

I played around with a couple different heat loss calculators and it looks like my 1100 sq foot house with a full basement needs at least a 50kbtu furnace but those calculations can change a lot with a few variables i m not sure about basement floor construction air changes hour. Once floor grill is removed there are two long thin rods going straight down under the house and a covered peephole. Old gas furnace from the 1950 s it was huge 3 feet deep 2 feet wide up to the vents but no octupuse arms just 1 big vent to other vents inside the wallls. Old octopus furnace is historic and part of the evolution of the house.

Had a smaller gas furnace on main floor that was poorly installed and that was the heating. This coal furnace is rare and can t be replaced. It can be invaluable for old house retrofits because the vents usually in the. Antique cast iron floor furnace grate decorative scroll 8088.

Antique cast iron floor register heater vent foundation vent circa 1900. No brand name or model is visible. Widely known as the unico system after one of the companies making it mini ducts are usually employed for air conditioning though the system also can be used for heating with an optional electric furnace. The rest of the label is unreadable.

Windows are old aluminum storms.