Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.17 $; site ccvaxa.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!ccvaxa!zimmerm From: zimmerm@ccvaxa.UUCP Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: A home heating question Message-ID: <22200012@ccvaxa.UUCP> Date: Sat, 8-Dec-84 17:11:00 EST Article-I.D.: ccvaxa.22200012 Posted: Sat Dec 8 17:11:00 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 11-Dec-84 04:23:22 EST References: <520@homxa.UUCP> Lines: 19 Nf-ID: #R:homxa:-52000:ccvaxa:22200012:000:792 Nf-From: ccvaxa!zimmerm Dec 8 16:11:00 1984 Your friend must work for the gas company. Do not bring in air from the outside unless your house is very air tight and then do so with a heat exchanger. This allows you to get fresh air into the house with a small loss of BTUs'. The problem you have does sound like one of high cubic feet per min. through a small opening. Is there no way to increase the size of the intake opening? Did the installer provide properly sized ductwork? Can the vent and ductwork be lined with insulation? Most hvac contractors should be able be to this. If there is not room in the floor for more vent space how about the wall down near the floor else where in the house. Several small vents will add up to a large addition in square inches of intake vent. convex! pur_ee! uiucdcs!ccvaxa!zimmerm ihnp4!