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  • Feb 25, 2015, 05:04 PM
    buddy1111
    Furnace blows cold air before the heat comes on
    My furnace blows cold air before the heat starts coming what might be the problem. Other than that it appears to work OK.
  • Feb 25, 2015, 06:10 PM
    ma0641
    Pretty normal, particularly if the ambient temp is low and ductwork is in an attic space. The ductwork is cold and it takes a while for the heated air to get to you. Happens at my house. Until the fan comes on only gravity moves the air. If this is an older furnace with a fan control unit, turn up the fan on temperature a bit.
  • Feb 26, 2015, 12:42 PM
    joypulv
    I like to track such things. When it's 30 outside, the air only takes 5 - 7 minutes to be warm. When it's 10 below, it can take 30 or more!
    (Bryant propane furnace about 9 years old, ducts in unfinished cellar right under floor, house built 1970.)
  • Feb 26, 2015, 03:14 PM
    bitters
    Check for leak's in your return air duct. Shouldn't take 5 mins. to warm up.
  • Feb 26, 2015, 03:25 PM
    joypulv
    I'm in the north. 2-3 minutes in fall and spring, MUCH more these days when it's below zero. Add wind - even more.

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