Essentials of Home Inspection: Heating II

This comprehensive text walks readers through every important aspect of inspecting chimneys and wood, steam, electric and wall/floor heating systems: materials, installation details, typical problems and their causes, practical implications of problems, and inspection strategies for identifying them.

Chimneys, a component of virtually all home heating systems, are thoroughly covered in this volume, along with less conventional systems.

• 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
Chimneys: Masonry Chimneys · Metal Chimneys or Vents · Wood: Furnaces and Boilers · Wood Stoves (Space Heaters) · Wood-Burning Fireplaces · Steam: Materials and Components · How Steam Systems Work · Common Steam Systems · Steam Controls · General Steam Boiler Problems · Steam Boiler Component Problems · Electric Heating: General Conditions · Space Heaters · Furnaces · Electric Boilers · Radiant Heating · Wall and Floor Furnaces, Room Heaters & Gas Fireplaces: Wall Furnaces · Floor Furnaces · Room Heaters · Gas Fireplaces and Gas Logs · Inspection Tools · Inspection Procedure · Inspection Checklist · Answers to Quick Quizzes

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