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A heating system for a building having a conventional gas furnace which includes a combustion chamber for heating air passing from a cold-air return to a hot-air duct is disclosed. The gas furnace includes an exhaust shack for exhausting hot gases from the combustion chamber externally of the buildi

A heating system for a building having a conventional gas furnace which includes a combustion chamber for heating air passing from a cold-air return to a hot-air duct is disclosed. The gas furnace includes an exhaust shack for exhausting hot gases from the combustion chamber externally of the building. The heating system includes a heat pump comprising a housing having a condenser for heating air passing thereby from the cold-air return to the hot-air duct. The gas furnace and heat pump are served by a single blower. The heat pump also includes an evaporator located externally of the building for drawing heat from the atmosphere. A timer is included to turn the furnace on when the heat pump has operated for a predetermined time in response to a demand for heat from a dwelling thermostat. The heating system includes a conduit connecting the exhaust stack to the evaporator such that exhaust gases from the gas furnace combustion chamber will be directed past the evaporator for permitting the recapture of stack heat for heating the building. The heating system includes a solar panel for heating air passed therethrough and a circuit for using the solar warmed air to warm the ambient air at the evaporator. A heat storage chamber is provided wherein air warmed by the solar panel may be stored for future use when the amount of solar warm air available exceeds the amount needed for heating the building.

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A heating system for a building comprising: a hot-air duct; a cold-air return; a gas furnace having an inlet communicating with said cold-air return and an outlet communicating with said hot-air duct, said furnace having a combustion chamber and a heat exchanger for heating the air passing thereby f

A heating system for a building comprising: a hot-air duct; a cold-air return; a gas furnace having an inlet communicating with said cold-air return and an outlet communicating with said hot-air duct, said furnace having a combustion chamber and a heat exchanger for heating the air passing thereby from said cold-air return to said hot-air duct; an exhaust stack for exhausting the hot gases from said combustion chamber; a heat pump comprising a condenser with an inlet communicating with said cold-air return and an outlet communicating with said hot-air duct, said condenser heating the air passing thereby from said cold-air return to said hot-air duct, said heat pump having an evaporator located externally of said building for drawing heat from the air passing thereby; a fan for passing air by said evaporator and heat exchanger; a first conduit means communicating the heat stack to a first chamber surrounding said evaporator so that the heat exhausted by said furnace may be drawn from the air via said evaporator and utilized to provide heat for said building, said furnace and said heat pump respectively communicating said cold-air return to said hot-air duct; a solar panel for heating air passed therethrough having a cold solar air inlet and a solar warmed air outlet; and a second conduit means communicating the solar warmed air to a second chamber surrounding said evaporator so that heat from the solar warmed air may be drawn from the solar warmed air via said evaporator and utilized to provide heat for said building.