Q: We are looking to buy an older house that has a very unusual furnace. The home inspector calls it a gravity furnace, but I think it looks more like an octopus with these large pipes that protrude ...

Q DEAR TIM: We are considering buying an older house that has an unusual furnace. The home inspector calls it a gravity furnace. I think it looks like an octopus, with these large pipes that protrude ...

Dear Jerry: I have lived in an English Tudor since 1975. It was built in 1928. It has the original octopus furnace with a gas conversion unit and asbestos insulation. I have selected the company to ...

Two weeks ago, I began a reply to J. McC’s questions about replacing his 1920s gravity warm air furnace (the “octopus”) with a new forced air furnace. He was also concerned about how to find a ...