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Show New Furnaces Fit Anywhere To Save Space A furnace used to take up half a cellar, but the modern heating plant fits in as little as 2 square feet of floor space and doesn't even have to be in the basement. Space-saving is one of the most important elements of furnace design de-sign today, according to' Sheldon Coleman, manufacturer and head of the Coleman Heating Institute Wichita, Kan. He points out thai the up-to-date furnace takes only about as much room as a water heater, allowing architects, builders, build-ers, and home-owners more flexibility flex-ibility in devising floor plans. A "zero clearance" furnace can even be installed so that its sides and back touch walls. This enables the furnace to be located in a small closet or the corner of a utility room. Insulation keeps the cabinets of modern warm-air furnaces cool to the touch. As an assurance of safety, equipment is inspected and labeled by organizations such as the American Gas Association and Underwriters' Laboratories. The horizontal furnace which lies on its side instead of standing on its feet can be installed so that it doesn't take any floor space at all, Mr. Coleman says. It can be suspended from the ceiling, freeing the floor area below for other uses. Mr. Coleman says furnaces frequently fre-quently can be mounted in attics, first floor closets or alcoves, crawl spaces'under basementless houses, attached garages, and occasionally occasion-ally in stairways above basement steps |