Its because the fan starts immediately and the burners kick in second later. When the heat exchanger engages then the system warms and the fan system starts to pick up on the hot air
What type of furnace do you have?electric
ruud furnace only blows cold air, no heat
What type of furnace do you have?electric
A cold air return is similar to a return air grille, which is needed for air to travel to the furnace to be filtered, heated OR cooled and then recirculated.
Is there a flame in the furnace. Precisely where is this air coming from and how strong is it?
YES! If you do not have a cold air return on your furnace, you will have much higher heating bills as you will not be circulating the cold air from your home back to the furmace to be heated again.
There is a delay on the fan to allow the furnace to get hot so as not to blow cold air into the home at start up. There is also an `OFF` delay, where the fan runs for a minute or so after the flame shuts off. This is to cool down the furnace.
it's the same as the furnace filter. the air conditioner runs through the furnace to push he cold air. change your furnace filter and you are changing the air filter on the air conditioner
The air moving away from the furnace has to be replaced.
Yes. They are there to draw the air back into the furnace that blows out of your heat/cooling vents. They help create air circulation and clean the air that is "returned" to the furnace and passes thru the furnace filter.
Probably not. The issue is that your furnace needs several cold air returns thru the house to work efficiently and avoid damage to the furnace.
Because you set it that way