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Forced-air Furnaces: The What, Why, and How

Technology Connections · 1.8M views · 2020-10-10 · 22:05

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Overview

Technology Connections explains what forced-air furnaces are, how they work and why they need electricity. He covers combustion, airflow and the parts of a modern furnace.

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HN people point to it as the full explanation of how gas furnaces work, mostly in threads on heating, power outages and gas appliances.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2021–2026

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Power grid, heating & buildingsMechanical & precision engineering
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8note · 2022-05 · Recommendation

Tech connections has what you're looking for: [VIDEO] Efficiency wise, the comparison between a heat pump and a furnace depends on the outside temperature. Heat pumps lose their efficiency for high ∆T, so for winter in a Russia, a furnace is likely the better option

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8note · 2021-02 · Recommendation

For a full on description of how a good portion of furnaces, tech connections made a video not long ago: [VIDEO]

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throw0101a · 2021-02 · Recommendation

Yes, they do need need electricity. Source: I live in Ontario, Canada, and am currently being kept warm by one. Most (gas) furnaces are forced air, and how exactly would the fan run without electricity? How do you think the thermostat runs its thermistor (and probably LCD display) without a power? The Technology Connections YT channel has a recent good overview, "Forced-air Furnaces: The What, Why, and How": * [VIDEO] As for efficiency, you can get units that are 99% efficient (AFUE): * [LINK] * [LINK]

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