HVAC -

Heating Equipment

Guide describing how to insulate a basement to improve the overall thermal performance of the building and provide more dry, usable conditioned space for home occupants and HVAC equipment.

Guide providing information about flashing around a chimney to protect the intersection of the roof and chimney walls from water intrusion and anchoring of a chimney to prevent collapse in high winds.

Guide describing combustion furnaces with selection and installation guidance.

Guide describing condensing boilers and hot water heat distribution systems used for home heating.

Guide describing categories of direct-vent combustion space- and water-heating equipment and combustion safety testing.

Guide describing how to provide combustion air for fireplaces and how to test fireplaces for combustion safety.

Guide describing fuel tank anchoring practices for disaster resistance.

Guide describing gas-fired boilers and hot water heat distribution systems used for home heating.

Guide describing the installation of a tankless hot water heater to provide domestic hot water that is heated on demand without the standby losses associated with tank storage water heaters.

Guide describing installation procedures for combined space and water heating systems.

A guide describing how to elevate and secure HVAC equipment for protection against floods, earthquakes, and high winds.