Residential HVAC Systems

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Residential Energy Field Guide to Photovoltaic Systems Energy Auditor Field Guide Mechanical Systems Field Guide Building Shell Field Guide Residential Ventilation Systems Residential HVAC Systems Evaluating Home Performance Hydronic Heating Systems Duct Testing and Sealing Blower Door Testing Testing Gas Furnaces AC Tuning and Troubleshooting Quick Tests for Heat Pumps

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Residential HVAC Systems
by John Krigger & Rick Falke

This technical brief is designed for the professional HVAC technicians and other technically astute persons. Residential HVAC Systems outlines step by step procedures for choosing, designing, and tuning furnaces, heat pumps, and air conditioners. Topics include

Evaluating and improving combustion efficiency
Evaluating refrigerant charges
Testing and improving airflow
Duct sealing and insulation

The most common purpose for this publication has been as a handout for seminars on energy-efficient installation and service of HVAC systems. This publication includes our acclaimed trouble-shooting flow chart for HVAC efficiency.

Saturn Mechanical Systems Field Guide contains an abridged version of the information in this technical brief. Residential Energy: Cost Savings and Comfort for Existing Buildings discusses similar information but in more general terms in Chapters 6 and 8.
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