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Short #4 - Blower Taps
In this short podcast episode, Bryan talks about blower taps in furnace systems. He explains how to set up their fan speeds and repair them.
Before you even look at the blower taps in a system, you must know a bit about the system design. Is the system supposed to remove high amounts of sensible heat? What is the capacity? How quickly should the thermostat drop? When a system is supposed to move lots of heat and has a high capacity, it needs high airflow; to run optimally, the system needs higher fan speeds to move more CFM per BTU. Moreover, a Manual J calculation can tell you how much…
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