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Make each vent one square inch in size for every 1,000 btu/hr. input of your furnace. This means that a typical furnace of 100,000 btu/hr. would require two louvres 10- by 10-inch each.

The furnace heats recirculating water which is pumped underground to the house and then returned for the next cycle. The basement is warmed by hot water running through an in-floor heating system.

Never finish a basement that has the slightest water leak, but if some water should leak unexpectedly, it won’t be nearly as bad with impervious foam on your walls. ————- Replacing a Furnace ...

Why Are There So Many Types of Furnaces? Most American homes rely on a furnace to provide warmth in cold weather. And because different homes have different budgets and needs, there are several ...

A furnace installed in the attic forces warm air to the bottom floor instead of letting it rise naturally, as it will from the basement. That may lead to higher energy bills and less efficiency.

The 79-year-old beast found in a Luxton-area home – it filled the entire basement – won the Furnace Experts contest for the oldest working gas furnace in Winnipeg.