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The electric furnace operates on 240 volts so a two pole breaker is needed.
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How many electric space equal an electric furnace?
Ten to fifteen 1000 watt baseboard heaters is equal to a 10 or 15 kilowatt electric furnace.
How many outlet for ELECTRIC circuit in a house?
As many as you like but the total current taken is limited by the circuit breakers.
How are houses heated?
Many different ways, examples include: electric furnace heat pump gas furnace kerosene furnace wood stoves boiler setups passive solar and the list goes on.
How many watts to run a furnace?
Need to know what type of furnace, electric, gas, or oil before question can be answered.
Does an electric furnace need an outside air intake?
No, an electric furnace does not need an outside air intake. For oil and gas furnaces an air supply is needed. It is called combustion air. It is needed for complete combustion of the fuel and not use the heated air that is in the house. Today's homes are built as a sealed unit to stop infiltration air from leaking in and costing the home owner more money to heat the home. Many installations use a motorized damper that cuts off the air supply when the furnace is not operating. This prevents a draft through the vent from the outside of the house when other extracting devices are operating.
How many amp does it take to operate an electric furnace?
Electric furnaces are rated in Kilowatts. The following formula will let you figure it out. Watts = amps x volts. For eg. a 10 Kw furnace draws 10000 watts. amps = watts/volts. 10000/240 = 41.6 amps. If your furnace differs from this example, just plug in your wattage and you will have your answer.
Are there Breakers that are interchangable with Thomas and Betts breakers?
It depends on the specific style of the breaker. Bring your T&B breaker to a hardware store or Home Depot and check with the people in the electric department. Many are now interchangeable with ITE, GE and Square D. However, older T&B breakers are not interchangeable.
How many ways to spell furnace?
furnace
How many pages does Out of This Furnace have?
Out of This Furnace has 424 pages.
Which is the most useful invention of science?
There are many useful inventions of science. The answers vary. Some believe the number one invention that is the most useful in science is the electric furnace. It was made in 1889. The electric furnace converted aluminum to metal that was very useful. Another invention that people considered the most useful invention of science are antibiotics. Antibiotics help cure many illnesses.
Why wont your forced air furnace come on?
Here are some things to check. Is the thermostat turned up? Sounds silly but I went into many homes it was turned down, or the switch on the thermostat was turned to off Is the pilot lit? This assumes you have a standing pilot furnace. If it is spark ignition, does the park cycle start. Check all fuses and breakers
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