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Electric Furnace - Wood Boiler backup

TERRY1
TERRY1 Member Posts: 9
in THE MAIN WALL
I have a customer/contractor looking to install a heating coil from a wood boiler heat source on the return side of an existing electric furnace, which would act as a backup to the heating coil, if the wood boiler if needed. Would this be recommended and okay or could the air temperature be too warm for the blower motor and possibly overheat the motor?
Thank you in advance for your reply.
Terry Fischer
Wolseley Mechanical, Saskatoon, SK

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  • njtommy
    njtommy Member Posts: 1,105
    Why on the return side and not supply side?
  • TERRY1
    TERRY1 Member Posts: 9
    As it is now, he doesn't have the room to install it in the supply unless he moves the furnace, which he can do, but if he can avoid it, he would like to install it on the return.
  • njtommy
    njtommy Member Posts: 1,105
    I personally would not install it on the return side.
  • TERRY1
    TERRY1 Member Posts: 9
    Neither would I. Thanks for your input.
  • Ironman
    Ironman Member Posts: 7,680
    Definitely not. He'll cook the blower motor.
    Bob Boan
    You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.

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