Re: [MBZ] [Banned] OT - Who Knows Furnaces?

2010-01-11 Thread John Reames
NO! Variable speed blowers will be completely unsatisfactory if they are installed in a ducting system that is not pressure-balanced. When the blower runs at 10%, if the system is not pressure-balanced (which is done in the design phase), you can have registers near the furnace putting

Re: [MBZ] [Banned] OT - Who Knows Furnaces?

2010-01-09 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel
At 3:32 PM -0800 1/8/10, LWB250 wrote: I would be interested in anyone's input if they have any direct experience with such furnaces or know someone who does B2 is the resident HVAC expert; he does that for a living. Not sure if he's signed on with his new email addy yet, so I'll

Re: [MBZ] [Banned] OT - Who Knows Furnaces?

2010-01-09 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I would like to know the advantage of variable speed blowers. I am always looking at ways to save money on heating and cooling, is this a simple part that can be swapped out? LWB250 wrote: Despite my house having been custom built, there are some weird things about it that would lead one to