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Earthquake strapping attic furnace.
Seismic straps during an earthquake a water heater can shift potentially causing water leaks gas leaks and electrical damage.
Shifted or disconnected furnaces or fan coil units other abnormal conditions c.
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D perforated steel straps model 6dh12 7 88 7 88.
When you place a furnace in the attic to take advantage of its.
L x 1 in.
Galvanized metal duct hanger strap model 710 001 14 49 14 49.
To prevent this water heater bracing straps must be installed on.
If you prefer to leave the job to a pro carpenters in earthquake prone areas are familiar with installing earthquake straps.
Anchor to a stud first unload the appliance or furniture piece as necessary and pull it from the wall to locate the studs.
Maybe just make sure the hinges are nice and secure.
Boilers furnaces humidifiers water heaters 11.
In seismic design categories d 1 and d 2 water heaters shall be anchored or strapped to resist horizontal displacement caused by earthquake motion.
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Observed nonstructural or structurally insignificant conditions that may be earthquake induced and require repair specify.
Assuming that the alternative to mini splits would be an 95 gas furnace with r 8 ducts in the attic and gas is 1 25 per btu it looks to me like i would need at least an 11 hspf heat pump if electricity rates are going to be 20 per kwh.
Posted by bondcliff at 11 22 am on august 31 3 favorites.
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If you don t have a crawl space or a basement then it can be a challenge to place a furnace on the ground floor of the structure.
W x 1 4 in.
Strapping shall be at points within the upper one third and lower one third of the appliance s vertical dimensions.
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3check all that apply no evidence of earthquake induced damage observed in attic.
Tanks and gas cylinders 27.
High efficiency furnaces aren t usually recommended for an attic.
Ideally i would want higher because i know that hspf usually drops as temperature drops.
You might not receive the same air movement benefits if the unit is in a garage either.
Condenser and condensing units 17.
A furnace can suffer from a drop in energy efficiency if it s in an unconditioned space such as an attic.
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As furnace heart said above any earthquake strong enough is probably going to take it down no matter what.
