What is a Furnace Heat Exchanger?

A furnace heat exchanger is that metal sheet or tubing that is heated when the furnace’s burners are ignited. It is the only wall separating the toxic flue gases from the supply air.

Inside the furnace heat exchanger, toxic flue gases produced from the burners are free to float out through the furnace flue. The outside of the heat exchanger is where the cold air is free to float about the furnace until it is warmed and then blown throughout the duct work of the home. The heat exchanger is the only wall separating the toxic flue gases from the supply air.

If there is ever a crack in the heat exchanger, however, your family and your home could be immediately at risk for being exposed to a carbon monoxide gas leak.

For more information on furnace heat exchangers, contact the furnace experts at Action Auger today.

How Does a Water Heat Exchanger Work?

Furnaces produce heat through the combustion of natural gas in the furnace’s burner. The resulting heat created by this process then passes through a water heat exchanger. Air from your home’s return air ducts is blown over the heat exchanger and warms the air.

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