Mobile Home Furnaces
Thinking of getting a new mobile home furnace?There are some things you should know.
Manufactured or mobile home furnaces are considerably different from standard home furnaces. The correct system must be chosen to suit your particular home. This should be a furnace which is designed for use in a manufactured home. These homes have considerably smaller air ducts and sharp, tight corners which does not allow air to flow as easily and freely as in an ordinary house.
Many manufactures who make standard home furnaces also make furnaces suited to mobile homes. When you are looking at a new furnace you should be aware that mobile home furnaces use a different system of ratings than those of a standard home. Mobile home furnaces are installed differently and have different ducting and venting systems than standard homes.
The ducting system, of necessity, is considerably smaller than that of a standard home. Standard home furnaces are not designed for use in mobile homes and can produce dangerous conditions if installed therein mistakenly. Mobile home furnaces use what is known as a sealed combustion venting system which is quite different from a standard furnace.
For greatest efficiency the furnace heat vents in the mobile home should be installed around the external walls. This is particularly necessary in areas of cold climate. The sealed combustion heating units draw in outside air and do not release any fumes into the home. Air comes into the home via vents in the outside walls, ceiling or floors. The intake and exhaust units are sealed to prevent escape of air.