EsoxLucius wrote:
...A vented catalytic heater removes CO and H2O produced by combustion and therefore only adequate oxygen supply is required....
True, but also true with your non-catalytic furnace. So what is the benefit of the extra cost associated with a platinum catalyst? The thing that is even better about the furnace is that it burns outside air rather than inside air.
EsoxLucius wrote:
..."THE PLATINUM CAT, converts virtually 100% of the fuel used to heat."
The same could be said about any vented or unvented heater. But when you vent the exhaust outside you are also blowing heat outside, there goes the efficiency.
Anyone want to know the efficiency of your furnace? Divide the output BTU by the input BTU. All the info you need is on the furnace label.
ie;
24,000 output BTU
30,000 input BTU
The furnace is 80% efficient which means 20% of your fuel is blown out the exhaust as wasted heat. If you burnt inside air instead of outside air the efficiency would drop even more.
What percentage of wasted fuel is exhausted by the PlatCat? They don't give that info. Keep in mind that you are also burning inside air which means that replenishing air will be sucked in through cracks and crevices reducing efficiency even further.
Anyone that understands the function of a furnace will realize the PlatCat advantages are non-existent other than reduced battery drain. You would be better off spending the money on a solar panel and running your furnace instead of wasting money on the PlatCat.
