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Posted by on June 28, 2007, 2:03 pm
> What did your service guy say? The service guy said that was a crazy
> location to have an air intake pipe.
I read that, I meant as far as closing it off.
> My reason for having it in the winter? Here is my uneducated guess:
> In a newer house, it is going to be (hopefully) sealed pretty well.
> With the furnace using combustion, it seems plausible that grabbing
> air from the outside would help supply any extra air for that and
> would stop any drafting around the house.
Pretty good... now sitting at my computer, I'd say close it off in the
Summer. But this doesn't allow for a fresh air intake that could lead to
indoor air quality issues.
> >
> >
> > > I live in Virginia in a house built in 2002. I have a 6" pipe that
> > > runs from the outside to my cold air return. I have a propane
> > > furnace, but it is not the high efficiency kind that require a
> > > separate line into it for combustion.. I can kind of see a reason to
> > > have this in the winter time, but in the summer is it really
> > > necessary? Also, my 6" pipe is located about 2 feet from my outside
> > > AC unit. When I was having my routine maintenance done, the AC guy
> > > commented on the horrible location saying it would be pulling in even
> > > hotter air with that location. I would love to seal it up during
> > > the AC season, if possible.
> >
> > > Speaking of return, how do they check to see if the return ducts are
> > > pulling air adequately? I know nothing about HVAC systems, but it
> > > seems to me the last intake location in my house is not doing much.
> >
> > What did your service guy say?
> >
> > What's your reasoning for having it in the winter?
>
>
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