I found the kit to do this, the price is $200 on up, so $500 including labor isn't to bad. http://www.air-n-water.com/product/Y8610U3003.html Not sure if it is a DIY install, Honeywell might have installation instructions on their website. it would have to save me 139 gallons in propane before it paid for itself, assuming I installed it myself. I use 525 gallons a year for heat and hot water. water heaters use 200-300 gallons a year. so if my heat uses 325 gallons, the pilot is 5% of that, the pilot light uses 16.25 gallons a year. It would take 8.55 years to pay for the upgrade at today's propane rates. My 21 year old furnace won't be around in 8 years if I have my way. Just my scenario, but maybe it will help. Michael
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of chiliblindman Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 08:25 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SPAM] Re: [BlindHandyMan] retro fitting a furnace Ron that does seem a little high. If one wants to replace the thermocouple as on a standing pilot light system, a new gas valve will be needed. One can add an electronic ignition to a system like that and still keep the system intact for almost no cost at all, and no longer have a standing lighted pilot light. I had information somewhere that calculated the standing pilot consumed almost 5 percent of your gas consumption over the course of a year. There is also an attitude in some service sectors that regardless what is needed, the estimated cost will be around 500 bucks, and a discount is available if you sign a service agreement. One way it will cost you the 500, the other way they will get more than that over a 2 year period, and get you locked in from calling someone else. ......................bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
