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No, an electric furnace does not need an outside air intake. For oil and gas furnaces an air supply is needed. It is called combustion air. It is needed for complete combustion of the fuel and not use the heated air that is in the house. Today's homes are built as a sealed unit to stop infiltration air from leaking in and costing the home owner more money to heat the home. Many installations use a motorized damper that cuts off the air supply when the furnace is not operating. This prevents a draft through the vent from the outside of the house when other extracting devices are operating.
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What size of wire and breaker do you need for a 20kw electric furnace?
In order to properly size the wire per National Electric Code (NEC) standards you will need to know the amperage and the distance of the device (heater) from the source (circuit breaker panel). In order to know the amperage one would need to know the voltage since amperage changes inversely with voltage.
When replacing an old thermostat on a central air unit for home do you need to turn the electric off?
A very good question! Turn the power off from the furnace, and Air Condoning unit . Safety First!
Do we need a daily intake of sugar?
it is turned into energy
Where is the best place to get a Natural gas orifice for the change over from propane to natural gas on an Empire 65000 BTU floor furnace?
A supply house such as johnstone. Take all information of the furnace and old orifice with you and show them what you need.
Why do you need current electricity?
you need current electricity to brush your hair and teeth and to sharpen a pencil etc so basically you need to have it !
Electric Furnace?
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Does an ac need a working outside fan to operate a furnace?
yes.
How many watts to run a furnace?
Need to know what type of furnace, electric, gas, or oil before question can be answered.
Where can I get a new electric furnace?
if your heater just went out in your house and you need a really good electrical furnace you should really consider getting a whole new furnace from a hardware store or a heater store.
Schematics for wiring an electric heater on Goodman furnace?
I NEED WIRING DIAGRAM SHEMATIC GOODMAN Mod.PGC120225-3A
Furnace has frost on air intake?
Sounds like it's cold where you are. The term is hoar frost. Knock the frost off with the furnace turned off. Check the pipe where the furnace exausts. You may need to extend it a bit to keek it from recycling to the intake. If you extend it, insulate it also. If it is caused by snowfall being sucked into the air intake, consider increasing the size of the pipe with a bell reducer. This in effect reduces the velocity of the air. In worst case situations I have used a "T" after the increaser and then two 90's pointing downward. lc
What size furnace do you need for your house?
1200 foot propane furnace what size do i need
Furnace Parts?
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How do you plumb a water line to a coal furnace to preheat the water prior to going into a electric hot water heater?
Is the furnace a hydroponic system? If it is you only need to get a heat exchanger (As you don't want the water to your heater flowing through the furnace) and plumb it as another zone in your house. If not you need to find a device for heating water that fits your furnace. and plumb the heat exchanger to that. I believe an heat exchanger is required by code in either case.
Outdoor Wood Furnace?
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Do all furnace owners need to buy furnace air filters?
That will depend entirely upon the type of furnace you have. There are filter less furnaces, so if you have one, you won't need filters. Otherwise, if your furnace requires a filter, you will need to purchase filters and replace them regularly. If you have the owners manual, that will tell you if the furnace needs a filter.
Can you convert a gas furnace to electric?
I am in the process of changing a gas furnace to electric now. it seems like a long road so far.i have just completed gutting the gas furnace out completely. as far as i can tell you will need to purchase your heating element assembly and sheet metal to replace the metal taken out of the original unit. element assembly must be within 1 foot of the blower (fan) so the air it brings in will be blown through the element assy.
