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September/October 2007 Issue

How to Get Furnace Sizing Right

by by Don Fugler

Canada fights oversized furnaces with a new replacement protocol.

Residential furnaces work best when they are properly sized. A furnace that is too large will cycle on and off quickly, with some inefficiencies of operation. This can cause the rooms farthest from the furnace to remain cool and can cause furnace chimneys to deteriorate, due to excessive condensation. It can also cause some furnace controls or parts to break down sooner than expected. Furnaces that are undersized may not keep the house at a comfortable temperature in the coldest parts of the winter. It will take much longer for an undersized furnace to bring a house back up to...

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