Furnace Upgrade

[Tom]

Does any one make a high efficency furnace for mobile homes? We have a propane intertherm that is only rated at 75% . I know a furnace guy who says he could put in a regular house furnace rated at 90 plus but he said its not approved. Im sure it would be ok, but if something went wrong, I could see my homeowner policy not want to pay because it wasn't approved for mobile homes.

[David Oxhandler]

Visit the MH PARTS STORE They sell replacement furnaces designed for manufactured homes. Before you repalce the furnace you might be able to find what you need repair your existing furnace. The MH PARTS STORE offers a large selection of Furnace, Heat Pump and Central Air replacement parts for Nordyne, Intertherm, Miller and Coleman units, including many parts for older models.

[Jason]

you can have a packaged furnace/ac unit installed,this type of unit is outside and is allowed to be used on manufactured homes,they are very quiet because everything is outside,,just a thought

[trmimo]

Both Nordyne and Coleman make 90+ furnaces for manufactured homes.
They are readily available from anyone who sells mh furnaces.
You will propably need the nordyne, because coleman high efficiency furnaces take up more space and probably won't fit in your existing furnace closet.

[Bill Bauer]

I am 72 years old and have spent most of my life in the heating/cooling business. Listen to me when I say NEVER, NEVER, allow anyone to install a residential type furnace in your modular/mobile home. People have been killed this way. The heat exchanger will burn out within a very short time and you will have carbon monoxide. I have had first hand experience with this. I remember one case where a woman called and when I got there she said her bird died and her plants died. Well it turned out that she was having headaches, had carbon monooxide poisoning, and was close to death. I took one look at the residential furnace that was installed 2 years prior and the flames were coming out the front, huge holes in the heat exchanger. Modular/Mobile units do not use inside air for combustion because they pull the return air directly into the furnace. That sets up a negative pressure in the home, something that a residential unit cannot contend with. In regards to Coleman, they right now are having a huge recall on a line of their units for burned out heat exchangers. Whether that includes their modular/mobile units I don't know. Also Coleman does not have a good track record in residential or modular/mobile units. I could go on all day but I won't. Thanks for listening.............Bill

[Les]

Here is an alternative to consider - get rid of the furnace! I recently converted 2 mobile homes to electric baseboard heat. The equipment is inexpensive and easy to install, is draft-free and totally silent, and practically maintenence-free. The energy costs are no more than I was paying for gas. And you get a spare closet as a bonus!