Mark P Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 I have never seen this before. This was in one side of a duplex, reportedly built in 1950. The unit was manufactured in 1989. On the bottom is a 40 gal electric water heater. On top of and incorporated into the water heater is the a/c coil and an electric furnace. The water heater was shot, so now they need to get a new coil and furnace as well. Click to Enlarge 62.22 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Could it be an early form of a heat pump water heater that derives it's heat from the AC system? ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 I don't think so, when I turned the heat on at the thermostat you could smell it almost at once. You know that smell you get when a furnace has not been operated for awhile - burning dust, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 In what way is the HVAC unit incorporated into the water heater? Looks like it's just sitting on it. The two have different color cabinets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Look at the water lines. They are just under the filter, not down in the white cabinet of thwe water heater. Also here is a picture of a portion of the label. Look at the right side it mentions both "Air Heater & Water Heater" Click to Enlarge 49.41 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Look at the water lines. They are just under the filter, not down in the white cabinet of thwe water heater. Also here is a picture of a portion of the label. Look at the right side it mentions both "Air Heater & Water Heater" I see. Unless it's a hydro-air setup, it seems like a really stupid idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 What'd you tell the customer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted August 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 The buyer was not there so in the report I just explained that the water heater was leaking and need replaced which would also require the replacement of the a/c coil and electric furnace. The seller was at the inspection and he had replaced the equipment on the other side of the duplex a few years ago - so he was aware. He replaced it with seperate units. I guess it was all about saving space, but yes it is really stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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