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How to measure gas usage by appliance

Stove usage will be peanuts. We had neighbours who had standard gas range (4 burners and oven) that they ran off a pair of 100 lb propane tanks. They would go weeks to months between tank trips. ...
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What keeps rain out of a Vertical PVC Concentric Vent?

There is no rain cap with this type of vent termination. "Why not?" you may ask? The exhaust piping from a condensing appliance is designed to carry liquid. The appliance category is named &...
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How to measure gas usage by appliance

Assuming you live in the house year-round and have well-defined seasons (e.g., at least 3 months where it would be very rare to use the furnace) then you can figure it out a rough approximation from ...
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Can heat pump completely replace natural gas furnace

Depends on how old and cruddy the heat pump design they're offering is. Technology Connections covers this in their heat pump series. The old-guard American makers like Trane and Lennox are not happy ...
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Is it safe to replace a Furnace pressure switch with a different one?

I know this is an older post: As a Lennox dealer for 40 years, I've installed many of the same EL19 models. The .90 pressure switch is no longer used in this model furnace as a replacement. Lennox ...
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How to measure gas usage by appliance

If your residence has a gas meter you can access, you can watch the usage of each device while all the other devices are off. Pilot lights can probably be disregarded, no need to put them out. The ...
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Trane XR95 No power (2 volts) to Thermostat

The box on the floor is likely a condensate pump. Temporarily, yes, you could bypass it to see whether the furnace runs again. The Trane XR95 is a condensing furnace. This means that it extracts so ...
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Considerations for installing a high efficiency furnace in my attic?

I have installed some condensing furnaces in attic space here in Ontario where it can get very cold. We built small insulated furnace room in the attic. Condensate drain through condioned space ...
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