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Guide describing the installation of boiler controls in multifamily housing.

Guide describing how to air-seal around plumbing and piping penetrations through walls, ceilings, and floors.

Guide describing ways to secure appliances and furniture to make them resistant to tipping over for safety in a natural disaster and for general household safety.

Guide describing different types of gas shutoff valves that prevent gas spills and can stop the flow of natural gas into a home during an accident or natural disaster.

Guide describing how to select efficient bathroom faucets for single-family homes and multifamily buildings.

Guide providing an overview of central heat pump water heater installations in multifamily buildings.

Guide describing how to install efficient clothes washers in new and existing homes.

Guide describing how to conduct testing for adequate combustion air in the space where a combustion appliance is located if the appliance is located within the conditioned space of the home.

Guide describing effective ways to distribute hot water using either a core (compact) plumbing layout or a central homerun manifold piping system.

Guide describing the use of recirculation pumps to speed the flow of hot water to faucets for reduced wait times and savings in energy and water usage.

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

Guide describing how to install dishwashers in new and existing homes.

Guide describing strategies for effectively deploying integrated consumer heat pump water heaters (HPWH) in multifamily buildings.

Guide describing installation of sump pumps in the basement or crawlspace of a home.

Guide describing EPA WaterSense requirements for drinking water treatment systems including water softeners.

This guide describes evaporative cooling technologies which can be used to cool homes in dry climates.

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 ground-source (geothermal) heat pumps including an overview of technology and guidance on compliance and installation.

Guide describing the planning and installation process for Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWHs) in single-family homes, including model selection, installation location, thermal resource adequacy, and condensate removal.

Guide describing the design and installation of indoor automatic fire sprinklers in homes and apartments.

Guide describing how to insulate plumbing pipes.

Guide describing design and installation considerations for combined space and water heating systems using a tankless on-demand water heater, a hydronic heating coil and air handler, and optional cooling coil.

Guide describing how to install EPA WaterSense labeled kitchen faucets and accessories.

Water Heaters and Plumbing Fixtures

Adding Boiler Controls to an Existing Boiler in Multifamily Buildings

Air Sealing Plumbing and Piping

Appliances and Equipment Anchored for Safety

Automatic Gas Shutoff Valves

Bathroom Faucets

Central Heat Pump Water Heaters for Multifamily Buildings

Clothes Washers

Combustion Appliance Zone (CAZ) Testing

Core and Manifold Plumbing

Demand Plumbing

Direct Vent Equipment

Dishwashers

Distributed Heat Pump Water Heaters for Multifamily Buildings

Drain or Sump Pump Installed in Basements or Crawlspaces

Drinking Water Treatment Systems

Evaporative Cooling Systems

Gas-Fired Boilers

Gas-Fired Tankless Water Heaters

Ground-Source Heat Pumps

Heat Pump Water Heaters for Single-Family Homes

Indoor Sprinklers for Fire Protection

Insulating Plumbing Pipes

Integrated Heating and Hot Water with Tankless Gas or Electric Water Heating

Kitchen Faucets

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Water Heaters and Plumbing Fixtures