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Shoebox Services · Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

How much TU would I need to heat a house with over 1700 Square Feet.

Is 100,000 BTU furnace sufficient?

Thanks.

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.p.jm · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 527

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:55:35 -0500, "Shoebox Services"
wrote:

>How much TU would I need to heat a house with over 1700 Square Feet.
>
>Is 100,000 BTU furnace sufficient?
>
>Thanks.
>

Ask your local contractor.

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Shoebox Services · Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

An average house with no basement and its located in Kingston, ON Canada

"Tony Hwang" wrote in message $Ly.3709@pd7urf1no...
> Shoebox Services wrote:
>> How much TU would I need to heat a house with over 1700 Square Feet.
>>
>> Is 100,000 BTU furnace sufficient?
>>
>> Thanks.
> Hi,
> At what efficiency? And your location?

Sid · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 25

In article ,
"Shoebox Services" wrote:

> How much TU would I need to heat a house with over 1700 Square Feet.
>
> Is 100,000 BTU furnace sufficient?
>
> Thanks.

Depends on what color and how many coats of paint you have on your house.
Is that with or without the doors open?

Don't call a local contractor. They'll want to charge you money to
figure it out.

Sid · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 25

In article ,
"Shoebox Services" wrote:

> An average house with no basement and its located in Kingston, ON Canada
>
> "Tony Hwang" wrote in message
> $Ly.3709@pd7urf1no...
> > Shoebox Services wrote:
> >> How much TU would I need to heat a house with over 1700 Square Feet.
> >>
> >> Is 100,000 BTU furnace sufficient?
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> > Hi,
> > At what efficiency? And your location?

Oh, then thats 52,323.67 BTU's. Add the typical fudge factor and
that'll be 152,323.67 BTU's.

But the above only applies if the garage and master bedroom both face
South on a slab over a insulated basement.

Call a contractor pay him to run a load calculation.

Mike H · Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 11

On Feb 18, 1:26 pm, "Lynne" wrote:
> Thanks for all of your silly answers. I will call the Furnace company. We
> just moved into a new home and we were just wondering.
>

Unfortunately for you, alt.hvac is not the place for such DIY or
homeowner type questions. You would do better to post such questions
in alt.home.repair.

Lynne · Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

Thanks for all of your silly answers. I will call the Furnace company. We
just moved into a new home and we were just wondering.

"Sid" wrote in message @news-server...
> In article ,
> "Shoebox Services" wrote:
>
>> An average house with no basement and its located in Kingston, ON Canada
>>
>> "Tony Hwang" wrote in message
>> $Ly.3709@pd7urf1no...
>> > Shoebox Services wrote:
>> >> How much TU would I need to heat a house with over 1700 Square Feet.
>> >>
>> >> Is 100,000 BTU furnace sufficient?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks.
>> > Hi,
>> > At what efficiency? And your location?
>
> Oh, then thats 52,323.67 BTU's. Add the typical fudge factor and
> that'll be 152,323.67 BTU's.
>
> But the above only applies if the garage and master bedroom both face
> South on a slab over a insulated basement.
>
> Call a contractor pay him to run a load calculation.

Sid · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 25

In article ,
"Lynne" wrote:

> Thanks for all of your silly answers. I will call the Furnace company. We
> just moved into a new home and we were just wondering.

Not so silly when a little homework on your part would have determined
there was more to it.

.p.jm · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 527

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:08:49 -0500, Sid wrote:

>In article ,
> "Lynne" wrote:
>
>> Thanks for all of your silly answers.

Anf thank YOU for your silly question.

>> I will call the Furnace company. We
>> just moved into a new home and we were just wondering.
>
>Not so silly when a little homework on your part would have determined
>there was more to it.

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Tony Hwang · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 207

Shoebox Services wrote:
> How much TU would I need to heat a house with over 1700 Square Feet.
>
> Is 100,000 BTU furnace sufficient?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
Hi,
At what efficiency? And your location?

Tekkie® · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 173

Shoebox Services posted for all of us...

> How much TU would I need to heat a house with over 1700 Square Feet.
>
> Is 100,000 BTU furnace sufficient?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
How much money ya got?
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Stormin Mormon · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 284

Hmm. I must have run the calculation wrong, I got 52,323.64 BTU per hour.
You coulda been shivering in there.

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"Lynne" wrote in message $dA2.16974@read2.cgocable.net...
Thanks for all of your silly answers. I will call the Furnace company. We
just moved into a new home and we were just wondering.

"Sid" wrote in message@news-server...
>
> Oh, then thats 52,323.67 BTU's. Add the typical fudge factor and
> that'll be 152,323.67 BTU's.
>
> But the above only applies if the garage and master bedroom both face
> South on a slab over a insulated basement.
>
> Call a contractor pay him to run a load calculation.

Stormin Mormon · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 284

You'd need both 850 pairs of TU (thermal underwear) and 1700 wool socks.

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> How much TU would I need to heat a house with over 1700 Square Feet.
>
> Is 100,000 BTU furnace sufficient?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

-zero · Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 18

"Shoebox Services" wrote in message $dA2.11327@read2.cgocable.net...
> How much TU would I need to heat a house with over 1700 Square Feet.
>
> Is 100,000 BTU furnace sufficient?

It depends on how many Thermal Units you need to heat
your home and how fast the Thermal Units escape from the house.

-zero

B-Hate-Me · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 36

"Shoebox Services" wrote in message $dA2.11327@read2.cgocable.net...
> How much TU would I need to heat a house with over 1700 Square Feet.
>
> Is 100,000 BTU furnace sufficient?

If you blow me, it is.