I moved into an apartment building and my natural gas furnace is located in an unheated room connected to the patio. It is obviously very cold in that room. It has a door with louvers. Everything is cold to the touch. I can't tell that the furnace is generating any heat because if I put my hand on the furnace it is freezing cold to the touch. My apartment is heating okay but I'm inclined to think the arrangement is terribly inefficient and costly. Also, the blower and ducting for the return is in that room as well and it is freezing cold to the touch as well and when the furnace is not running cool air comes in the apartment from the return.
Should I cover everything with insulation on the outside?
The apartment gets warm enough but I notice that if I put my hand on the vent when the unit is running the air being blown into the apartment feels like it is room temperature at best, not noticeably warmer as I might expect.
Please advise. Thanks!
Should I cover everything with insulation on the outside?
The apartment gets warm enough but I notice that if I put my hand on the vent when the unit is running the air being blown into the apartment feels like it is room temperature at best, not noticeably warmer as I might expect.
Please advise. Thanks!
