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BFL13
Explorer II
Jan 31, 2015

1981 Hydro-Flame VS Vented Platinum Cat Heater ?

I am trying to understand the difference between my 1981 "old-time" (doesn't seem that long ago!) Hydro Flame furnace in the used TC we just got and a new Vented Platinum Cat. They both use propan...
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dougrainer
Nomad
Feb 01, 2015
"Interested in case it comes to having to replace the 1981 furnace with something else if it has "issues". You can get these old-time furnaces for under $100 when people junk their old campers".

WHY would anybody buy a 25 to 35 year old worn out furnace and install it in their RV?????? Would you buy a 35 year old Natural or LP residential furnace and then install it in your Home?????? The odds are the combustion chamber is NOT up to specs and there will be lots of corrosion. Doug

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