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Closing off duct leading from outside of a house with forced air heating
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My house does not have a basement so the furncace is located in a small
room which is also used as the laundry room. The furnace has two
returns that I know of. The first return is the room itself. The
furnace has a square cutout and air is drawn through the door to the
room which has a grating and also through a small square hole in the
wall of the room that leads directly to the outside of the house. The
other return duct is outside of the room (in the house) about five feet
away and it is pretty big. I went outside and I could feel air (which
is very cold during this time of the year) being drawn into the room.
Although the room itself is warm I am thinking of covering this hole up
completely so that all air is drawn from inside of the house, hopefully
resulting in a warmer house. Does anyone see anything wrong with this??
Thanks
NH
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| .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com 2006-02-06, 5:21 pm |
| On 6 Feb 2006 12:30:54 -0800, "Ned" <nedhart@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>My house does not have a basement so the furncace is located in a small
>resulting in a warmer house. Does anyone see anything wrong with this??
Yes - you posting in the wrong group
alt.home.repair.
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>Thanks
>NH
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| gofish@gonefishin.net 2006-02-06, 7:21 pm |
| "Ned" <nedhart@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>My house does not have a basement so the furncace is located in a small
>room which is also used as the laundry room. The furnace has two
>returns that I know of. The first return is the room itself. The
>furnace has a square cutout and air is drawn through the door to the
>room which has a grating and also through a small square hole in the
>wall of the room that leads directly to the outside of the house. The
>other return duct is outside of the room (in the house) about five feet
>away and it is pretty big. I went outside and I could feel air (which
>is very cold during this time of the year) being drawn into the room.
>Although the room itself is warm I am thinking of covering this hole up
>completely so that all air is drawn from inside of the house, hopefully
>resulting in a warmer house. Does anyone see anything wrong with this??
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>Thanks
>NH
Suggest you contact someone LOCAL who can see it with their own two
eyes. You may be closing off COMBUSTION AIR, which could be lethal.
It is plainly obvious you do not know what is combustion air and what
is return air.
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| On 6 Feb 2006 12:30:54 -0800, "Ned" <nedhart@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>My house does not have a basement so the furncace is located in a small
>room which is also used as the laundry room. The furnace has two
>returns that I know of. The first return is the room itself. The
>furnace has a square cutout and air is drawn through the door to the
>room which has a grating and also through a small square hole in the
>wall of the room that leads directly to the outside of the house. The
>other return duct is outside of the room (in the house) about five feet
>away and it is pretty big. I went outside and I could feel air (which
>is very cold during this time of the year) being drawn into the room.
>Although the room itself is warm I am thinking of covering this hole up
>completely so that all air is drawn from inside of the house, hopefully
>resulting in a warmer house. Does anyone see anything wrong with this??
>
>Thanks
>NH
Yes,
Bubba
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| .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com 2006-02-06, 9:21 pm |
| On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:16:11 GMT, Bubba <<ReMoVe likealake@iname.com>>
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>On 6 Feb 2006 12:30:54 -0800, "Ned" <nedhart@hotmail.com> wrote:
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No.
I think having a death wish is your right, and is entirely
your private business.
[color=darkred]
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>Yes,
>Bubba
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| Oscar_Lives 2006-02-06, 9:21 pm |
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"Ned" <nedhart@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> My house does not have a basement so the furncace is located in a small
> room which is also used as the laundry room. The furnace has two
> returns that I know of. The first return is the room itself. The
> furnace has a square cutout and air is drawn through the door to the
> room which has a grating and also through a small square hole in the
> wall of the room that leads directly to the outside of the house. The
> other return duct is outside of the room (in the house) about five feet
> away and it is pretty big. I went outside and I could feel air (which
> is very cold during this time of the year) being drawn into the room.
> Although the room itself is warm I am thinking of covering this hole up
> completely so that all air is drawn from inside of the house, hopefully
> resulting in a warmer house. Does anyone see anything wrong with this??
>
> Thanks
> NH
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Don't fuck with it. You might blow yourself up.
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| .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com 2006-02-06, 9:21 pm |
| On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 01:06:23 GMT, "Oscar_Lives" <nospam@nospam.net>
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>"Ned" <nedhart@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:1139257854.932164.164770@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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>Don't fuck with it. You might blow yourself up.
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Doubtful.
He'd lose consciousness first.
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| THANKS FOR SAVING MY USELESS LIFE.
have a nice day.
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| .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com 2006-02-07, 12:21 am |
| On 6 Feb 2006 18:37:05 -0800, "Ned" <nedhart@hotmail.com> wrote:
>THANKS FOR SAVING MY USELESS LIFE.
>have a nice day.
Don't get pissy about it, XXXXX.
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| On 6 Feb 2006 12:30:54 -0800, "Ned" <nedhart@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>My house does not have a basement so the furncace is located in a small
>room which is also used as the laundry room. The furnace has two
>returns that I know of. The first return is the room itself. The
>furnace has a square cutout and air is drawn through the door to the
>room which has a grating and also through a small square hole in the
>wall of the room that leads directly to the outside of the house. The
>other return duct is outside of the room (in the house) about five feet
>away and it is pretty big. I went outside and I could feel air (which
>is very cold during this time of the year) being drawn into the room.
>Although the room itself is warm I am thinking of covering this hole up
>completely so that all air is drawn from inside of the house, hopefully
>resulting in a warmer house. Does anyone see anything wrong with this??
>
>Thanks
>NH
If you cover the outside air intake you should at least take the door
off the room. A louvered door may not be the answer either. It may
not provide the proper amount of air in a laundry room required for
combustion. Now before you say cool and toddle off read on.
All removing the door does, is give you more air volume to draw from
and no reliable source of fresh air. Once the whole house goes
negative its the start of bad things.
A clothes dryer also removes air from the room. And if it is gas,
even more air is used. If there is a gas water heater, that adds to
the problem and soon the room is starved of required combustion air.
For complete combustion of any fossil fuel you need enough oxygen.
Without it carbon monoxide is produced and soot is formed which then
blocks the escape of combustion gases (carbon monoxide) through the HX
and into the flue. Thats not good.
Bottom line. Dont do it. There are other solutions to your problem.
If your are bent on doing it then refer to paragraph one and cross
your fingers.
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| Easy does it Sally. No need to get your panties in a bunch.
I'm sorry if you found my response offensive, that was not my intent.
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| PrecisionMechanical 2006-02-09, 6:21 am |
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"Ned" <nedhart@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Easy does it Sally. No need to get your panties in a bunch.
> I'm sorry if you found my response offensive, that was not my intent.
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Good to not shoot the messenger.
You have two distinctly different supply / return "loops" with any "fuel
fired" furnace....
So best not get the two mixed up...
Enuff said--its a fatal mistake.
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