Basic Components Of A Gas Furnace

Igniter and pilot lights.

Basic components of a gas furnace.

The main parts of your furnace are the control system thermostat and electrical controls gas valve burners heat exchanger blower and duct and ventilation system. Blower motor pushes the air. This article will detail these main components and where they are located within a furnace. A furnace ignites a fuel source such as natural gas propane.

When your furnace creates heat combustion gases are vented out of your home via a flue pipe. The heating components of a furnace. The gas valve gas furnace components the gas valve component of your gas furnace connects the gas line to the manifold and controls the gas feed to the manifold and burners. It uses two small metal wires inside of a tube.

Usually located at the bottom of the unit although occasionally located on the sides the burner uses a small flame normally ignited with a pilot light. Here are some of those furnace components and what they do. Thermostat and gas valve. Furnaces heat cooler air from inside the home and send the warmed air back into living spaces.

A gas furnace contains the following main components. A burner a heat exchanger ductwork and a flue or vent pipe. The burner component of a gas furnace is a heating element that warms the gas entering the furnace. A heat exchanger is simply long metal tubes that are s shaped.

Return ducts retrieves cooled air from home and returns it back to the furnace to be reheated. Air filter the air filter catches dust debris and particles in the air before the air enters the blower motor.