National Homes’ #TipTuesdays: Quick Tips for Furnace Exterior Venting Maintenance

Your home's furnace and hot water tank work hard to keep everyone warm throughout the winter and that's also the time when external vents for both require a keen eye and occasional maintenance as seen in today's newest #tiptuesday video from National Homes.

[GregKrueger-ud]

There is a product available that will allow your furnace to operate in a restricted intake air condition. It is a combustion air modulator and is installed near the furnace on the intake air pipe.

[desmomotodesmomoto]

Is that withe moisture coming out of gas furnace exhaust toxic?

[MrAndy.]

Can both intake be next to each other. Same as exhaust 3-4 feet above.

[fusionse]

You can put an exhaust right under a window?

[bryanmoir]

Does the fresh air intake have to be external to the house? And should the exhaust be straight out or have a 90 degree elbow and a length of pipe attached?

[patriciamoraga]

I was hoping you say how to cover those holes so that’s stop coming into the furnace cable section and why are those cables coated with banana peal hah?😡 I know is not your fault but why, why,