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How to air seal attic electrical boxes – Rule Your Attic! With ENERGY STAR

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How to Install Batt Insulation (1/3): The Pre-Insulation Walk Through

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How to Install Batt Insulation (2/3): Insulating Tips from the Pros

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How To Install Batt Insulation (3/3): Fiber Glass & Rock Wool Batt Insulation Inspection (rev)

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How to Properly Install Concrete or Clay Tile Roofing

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How to Replace Recessed Lighting with LED

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How To Strengthen Your Home for Under $10,000 – Insulated Concrete Forms

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Hurricane Straps

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HVAC duct layout

HVAC duct layout
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HVAC ducts, cavities used as ducts, and combustion inlets and outlets may pass perpendicularly through exterior walls but shall not be run within exterior walls unless at least R-6 continuous insulation is provided on exterior side of the cavity

HVAC ducts, cavities used as ducts, and combustion inlets and outlets may pass perpendicularly through exterior walls but shall not be run within exterior walls unless at least R-6 continuous insulation is provided on exterior side of the cavity
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Identify your electrical panel.

Identify your electrical panel.
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If a dropped soffit is used to house a duct, the soffit space must equal the duct diameter plus the insulation thickness

If a dropped soffit is used to house a duct, the soffit space must equal the duct diameter plus the insulation thickness
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If airflow must be limited to a supply register, use balancing dampers at the trunk line rather than looping duct to control airflow

If airflow must be limited to a supply register, use balancing dampers at the trunk line rather than looping duct to control airflow
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If filter is inaccessible, locate the air filter between the return air plenum and the air handler box

If filter is inaccessible, locate the air filter between the return air plenum and the air handler box
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If furnace is accessible, locate the air filter between the return air plenum and the air handler box

If furnace is accessible, locate the air filter between the return air plenum and the air handler box
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If HVAC duct must be installed in an exterior wall, separate it from the exterior with at least R-6 of continuous rigid insulation

If HVAC duct must be installed in an exterior wall, separate it from the exterior with at least R-6 of continuous rigid insulation
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If the furnace is hard to access, locate filters at return registers covered by hinged grilles that are easy to open from inside the home

If the furnace is hard to access, locate filters at return registers covered by hinged grilles that are easy to open from inside the home
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If the top of a window opening is not level, a shim can be cut to ensure mounting brackets installed for blinds are level to one another.

If the top of a window opening is not level, a shim can be cut to ensure mounting brackets installed for blinds are level to one another.
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If wall registers are desired, install HVAC ducts in interior wall cavities

If wall registers are desired, install HVAC ducts in interior wall cavities
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Improperly installed fuel tanks can break free from attachments under the force of flood waters, risking broken fuel lines which could cause fire or explosion. Here, the tank is tethered only by the gas piping, which is not designed to perform this functi

Improperly installed fuel tanks can break free from attachments under the force of flood waters, risking broken fuel lines which could cause fire or explosion. Here, the tank is tethered only by the gas piping, which is not designed to perform this function.
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Inadequate amount of insulation installed with compression, misalignment, and voids

Inadequate amount of insulation installed with compression, misalignment, and voids
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Infrared thermography during depressurization testing reveals air leakage at corner of spray foam-insulated room where wood-to-wood seams in framing were not air sealed

Infrared thermography during depressurization testing reveals air leakage at corner of spray foam-insulated room where wood-to-wood seams in framing were not air sealed
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Insert the new furnace/air handler filter in the filter slot of the furnace or air handler with the arrow pointed in the direction of air flow.

Insert the new furnace/air handler filter in the filter slot of the furnace or air handler with the arrow pointed in the direction of air flow.
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