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Types of Electronic Furnace Ignition

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Types of Electronic Furnace Ignition

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Electronic Furnace Ignition Systems
In the world of mid to high efficiency furnaces of 80% to 90% and higher, you'll find electronic ignition systems and not the standing gas pilot light of old. Electronic ignitions systems are typically designed one of two ways, as either a furnace intermittent pilot (IP) or as a hot surface igniter (HSI). Let's take a quick overview of these two electronic ignition systems.

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