Calculate the amount of natural gas that you need to burn to heat twenty gallons of water from room temperature at 70°F to 120°F to take shower if the water heater has an efficiency of: (a) 78 percent, (b) 85 percent, (c) 90 percent.

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What could cause a false high reading for the supply-air temperature?

A) The temperature is taken with the blower on at the same time the heating elements are on. B) The temperature is taken with a probe inserted upside down. C) The probe is inserted in the supply plenum in a direct line of sight with the heating elements. D) The temperature is taken after the unit has been running for too long.

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