I was looking at adding a 10,000BTU heater to my third floor where it's currently heated with Electrical because the NG Furnace isn't ducted up there. I won't get into the backstory of why I'm where I am on that decision, but I'm just planning still...
Anyway, i go into the basement to look at where I might hook into the current black pipe system and check stuff out. I've never messed with it, but everything was ran new about 4 years ago when they put in a new 93% efficient NG stove and I had a gas cook stove put in the kitchen.
the main is a 3/4" line that runs about 15 total. About halfway down that there is a T to a 1/2" for the furnace, which runs about another 10 feet (total including bends). Then at the end of the 3/4 there is a T which is the line that runs about 15' to the cook stove.
I've never seemed to have major problems with the furnace, other than it is undersized for the house. the cook stove runs well, too. I'm just curious, because the 1/2" line to the Furnace seems small to me.
Does 1/2" supply to a 100,000BTU furnace seem small to anyone else?
I don't know the BTU specs on the cook-stove, but I can dig them up if it's needed to calc the proper line size for the furnace...
Thanks in advance, guys, this NG stuff is new to me, so I'm kinda learning as I go.
Anyway, i go into the basement to look at where I might hook into the current black pipe system and check stuff out. I've never messed with it, but everything was ran new about 4 years ago when they put in a new 93% efficient NG stove and I had a gas cook stove put in the kitchen.
the main is a 3/4" line that runs about 15 total. About halfway down that there is a T to a 1/2" for the furnace, which runs about another 10 feet (total including bends). Then at the end of the 3/4 there is a T which is the line that runs about 15' to the cook stove.
I've never seemed to have major problems with the furnace, other than it is undersized for the house. the cook stove runs well, too. I'm just curious, because the 1/2" line to the Furnace seems small to me.
Does 1/2" supply to a 100,000BTU furnace seem small to anyone else?
I don't know the BTU specs on the cook-stove, but I can dig them up if it's needed to calc the proper line size for the furnace...
Thanks in advance, guys, this NG stuff is new to me, so I'm kinda learning as I go.