vsk101
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- Aug 13, 2017
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hello, I moved into a 100-year old Victorian flat where the heat isn't working. There was a double wall furnace that uses natural gas, and I'm trying to work with my landlord to find a replacement. If you could help with these questions, I would really appreciate it:
1. the double wall furnace has one side as the bedroom and the other side as the hallway. one sales rep told me it is really unsafe to have it in the bedroom with the door closed and that I should get a single wall furnace instead. others have said that makes no sense, but of course I am not interested in a gas or carbon monoxide leak that could kill my bird. this seems to be a debatable issue when I look online with home inspectors having different opinions. the downside to a single wall furnace is that it won't be quite as warm, but maybe not such a big deal in northern california (although the windows are really drafty and it gets cold at night).
2. I have had zero luck finding out whether there is any non-stick coating such as PTFE, PFOA, teflon, etc. I have contacted multiple companies and have rarely had such a hard time getting info on an appliance. this is one I am looking at: https://www.grainger.com/product/WILLIAMS-COMFORT-PRODUCTS-Gas-Wall-Surface-Mount-Heater-36FK13
3. The manufacturer of this williams heater warned me about a coating called Epichlorohydrin that is on their heaters and possibly others. Is this something that will burn off after a couple days if I have the bird out of the house and keep the heat on high?
4. Is there some other type of heat I should be looking at? My landlord seems really set on a wall furnace but if there are others in the same price range to heat the whole flat, she may be willing to consider.
Thank you!
1. the double wall furnace has one side as the bedroom and the other side as the hallway. one sales rep told me it is really unsafe to have it in the bedroom with the door closed and that I should get a single wall furnace instead. others have said that makes no sense, but of course I am not interested in a gas or carbon monoxide leak that could kill my bird. this seems to be a debatable issue when I look online with home inspectors having different opinions. the downside to a single wall furnace is that it won't be quite as warm, but maybe not such a big deal in northern california (although the windows are really drafty and it gets cold at night).
2. I have had zero luck finding out whether there is any non-stick coating such as PTFE, PFOA, teflon, etc. I have contacted multiple companies and have rarely had such a hard time getting info on an appliance. this is one I am looking at: https://www.grainger.com/product/WILLIAMS-COMFORT-PRODUCTS-Gas-Wall-Surface-Mount-Heater-36FK13
3. The manufacturer of this williams heater warned me about a coating called Epichlorohydrin that is on their heaters and possibly others. Is this something that will burn off after a couple days if I have the bird out of the house and keep the heat on high?
4. Is there some other type of heat I should be looking at? My landlord seems really set on a wall furnace but if there are others in the same price range to heat the whole flat, she may be willing to consider.
Thank you!