Furnaces

Learn about the venting required for a home furnace room and how the venting required by the International Mechanical Code can be achieved. Additionally, learn about thermostats in general and how to troubleshoot your home thermostat, investigating heating problems, whether or not closing off return air vents in unused rooms will save energy and money, and how to install a lally or bollard post in a furnace room to protect the furnace. These real questions and answers may help you explore and solve your own heating and furnace issues.

Consider furnace type, BTUs weighing air supply needs?

Crawl space may reveal heat solution?

Do homework before considering eliminating the chimney?

Here are the cold, hard facts about your thermostat?

Home thermostats can wear out?

Installing lally or bollard post?

Theory is really just some hot air?

Tight construction?

Unit may need to have some adjustment?

Ventilation and air supply for furnace room?

What's the difference between 80 and 90 percent furnaces?