Hitzer Furnace 82

Hey, this is going to be my official thread for the hitzer 82 furnace. I thank everyone who guided me in selecting the correct stove. The only thing I'm iffy on now is the install.

Here is a picture to help assist in my explanation. Please excuse the mess, I have been working in my basement and this is where all the junk has been piled, lol.

Measurement from oil gun on my furnace to the center of the hot water heater is 65" Floor to the gray conduit box that controls the furnace is 59", so 11" higher than the actual furnace itself.

So to make this work, I would have to move my hot water heater (no big deal) over to the right corner, you can't see that in this picture. This would allow me to place the hitzer furnace 28"+ away from the oil gun of the boiler. Now, with that being move, there is technically no combustible materials behind where the hitzer will sit, its all block wall, so I could somewhat ignore the 28" restriction for the rear of the furnace? If the furnace can sit closer to the block wall in the rear, then I will have plenty of room in the front of the stove for clearance. To the right of the stove there will now be nothing. The closest thing to it on the right would be some ductboard for the hvac and that will be at least 30" above the stove and 20" over.

Anyone see problems with this? Anyone have some advice?

I can't think in my head well enough right now to comment on spacing... but, you also have the option of putting in shielding to reduce the clearances needed.

Another thing, not trying to be anal but there is a difference between the 82 and 82FA.

Hope all goes well for you. You will be using that furnance at maybe UpTo medium on the coldest days.

If you don't mind me asking what is the difference between the two?

xandrew245x wrote:If you don't mind me asking what is the difference between the two?

One (82) is a stand alone radiant stove, the other (82FA) has the air jacket and blower that connect to warm air duct work which makes it a furnace. Make sure you get a price for the right one you need.

Add to the above post that the 82FA has the optional blower/filter box attachment.

Don't have to use the blower if you are connecting to your air handler.

I got the price for the 82 with the air jacket and blower.

Don't forget the blower takes up space on the backside of unit.

Very true corrosion, I have room to move it out from the wall, would just like to keep it as close as I can.

You realize, now you will have to post pictures of the install.

I don't know your coal burning experience (this is my 2nd winter with), but there are many highly experienced and helpful people on here. I read for hours before I purchased/installed mine and I expect it saved me many headaches.

This will be my third year using coal.

I want to get the install figured out before I even purchase it. Im going to have to call my insurance and see what I need to do with them before I even move any further.

What's the size of the duct you have coming off the top? I know its 12" coming off the unit, but im going to need to bring it down to 10 or maybe 8

The clearances are to combustible items. Cement and steel do not matter, unless there are flammables inside of them. As said, you can use a sheet of steel or cement board to reduce it "almost" in half.

Warmin, I assume the oil line for the boiler would be considered Combustible, so I would need to consider that.

I know it probably wouldn't be an issue just placing it between the boiler and hot water heater, but it depends on what is going to be needed to satisfy the insurance.

Wrap the oil line in 1/2 inch foil face insulation---foil out---problem solved

This is why I love this forum, you guys are genius.

Going to call my insurance tomorrow and see what they have to say.

xandrew245x wrote:This is why I love this forum, you guys are genius.

Going to call my insurance tomorrow and see what they have to say.

Careful there, you could open a real messy can of worms with that.