Essentials of Home Inspection: Heating I

This comprehensive text walks readers through every important aspect of inspecting gas and oil furnaces and hot water boilers: materials, installation details, typical problems and their causes, practical implications of problems, and inspection strategies for identifying them.

Covers the home heating methods home inspectors most commonly encounter. Efficiency, life expectancy and sequence of operations also are discussed.

• Dozens of detailed illustrations parallel the textual discussion.
• Learning Objectives, Key Words and margin notes highlight key topics.
• Quick Quizzes help readers test their understanding.
• Inspection Checklists summarize the components and problems covered and provide a set of inspection field notes.
• Inspection Procedures and Standards of Practice help readers develop a consistent inspection methodology to complement their technical knowledge.
• Field Exercises give readers an opportunity to turn text study into real world experience.

CONTENTS
Gas and Oil Furnaces: Gas Furnaces · Oil Furnaces · Hot Water Boilers: Heat Exchangers · Controls · Distribution Systems · Sequence of Operation of Boilers · Mid- and High-Efficiency Boilers · Combination Systems · Life Expectancy · Capacity · Inspection Tools · Inspection Checklist · Inspection Procedure · Answers to Quick Quizzes

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