Forced-Warm-Air Heating Systems

A forced-warm-air heating system (Figure 6-5) consists of a fur­nace equipped with a blower, the necessary controls, an air-duct system, and an adequate number of suitably located warm-air

Forced-Warm-Air Heating Systems

DRAFT REGULATOR IN SMOKE PIPE

Forced-Warm-Air Heating Systems

GRAVITY-TYPE FURNACE FORCED-WARM-AIR FURNACE

Figure 6-6 Duct arrangement for gravity and forced-warm — air furnaces.

Registers and cold-air returns. The warm air travels from the fur­nace through the supply ducts to the room registers. The cold air returns through the return to the furnace, where it is reheated and recirculated. The return-air ducts are joined together before reaching the furnace, a feature distinguishing the duct arrange­ment in this type of heating system from that found in heating sys­tems relying upon the gravity flow principle of air circulation (Figure 6-6).

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