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What does FAU stand for on a floor plan?

Asked by gtreyger (1397points) August 9th, 2010

We are looking at floor plans of different houses, and some of them have the letters “FAU” near the hot water heater. Doesn’t really make sense for it to be a faucet, since it is in a closet. Any guesses (hopefully educated) are greatly appreciated.

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Austinlad's avatar

Could this be it?

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Lightlyseared's avatar

Forced Air Unit – it heats the house by blowing hot air throuh a series of ducts.

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Austinlad's avatar

Thanks, @Lightlyseared. I learned something.

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mollydrew's avatar

FAU I agree with lightlyseared however if the letters are larger then most it could be initials to the owner or location.

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gtreyger's avatar

It must be the Forced Air Unit. Simply because it is right next to a water heater and I am not really sure what else it could be. I guess we’ll see about a month from now when I get to move in. I’ll keep you guys posted!

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It’s Forced Air Unit, which heats up air and blows the heated air throughout various vents of your house/unit. In other words known as a heater.

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