Principles of Home Inspection: Gas & Oil Furnaces
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Learn how to inspect gas and oil furnaces with the Principles of Home Inspection series
Item #: B305-9521-03
ISBN: 0793179521
ISBN13: 978-0-7931-7952-7
Author: Carson Dunlop and Associates
Publisher: Dearborn
Product Type: Home Inspection Books
Your Price $95.95
Home inspectors need to understand how heat is generated, how it is spread
around, how it is controlled, and how it is made safe.
This text discusses how to discard the waste products of heating, how much heat is needed, and why homes can be uncomfortable even when enough heat is provided. This in-depth book addresses these issues for two of the most common home heating methods - gas and oil furnaces. 266+ pp.
Principles of Home Inspection: Gas & Oil Furnaces - Table of Contents:
- Introduction to Heating
- Gas Meters and Piping
- Combustion Air, Burners, and Heat Shields
- Heat Exchangers and Furnace Cabinets
- Fan Controls and High Limit Switches
- Thermostats and Venting Systems
- Distribution System
- Improving Efficiency
- Gravity, Combination and Variable Output Furnaces
- Review, Sequence of Operations and Life Expectancies
- Storage Tanks, Fill and Vent Pipes, Supply Lines, and Filters
- Burner, Refractory and Primary Controller
- Draft Regulator and Vent Connector
- Efficiency and Sequence of Operation
- Inspection Tools
- Inspection Checklists
- Inspection Procedure
- Answers to Review Questions
