DIYbanter - View Single Post - furnace blowing all the heat up the chimney

dpb

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On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:32:18 -0600, dpb wrote:

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Ductwork is all uninsulated in a full basement.
Well, DOH!!! Nice and toasty down there, I'd wager...

Standard procedure in a full basement is to use bare, uninsulated
ducts. I'm 100 miles or more north of Rochester in Ontario -
50,000/75000 BTU (2 stage) 80% efficiency furnace keeps my 1300 =/- sq
ft house warm for under $700 a year.AFAIK it has never kicked up to
high rate.The 600 sq ft basement is also heated.

Well, certainly isn't here and it gets pretty cold as well...0F and
below pretty common...

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