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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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If you are installing a new clothes washer yourself, check the manufacturer’s installation instructions, which will include model-specific details like whether there are shipping bolts to be removed.

If you are installing a new clothes washer yourself, check the manufacturer’s installation instructions, which will include model-specific details like whether there are shipping bolts to be removed.
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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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Incandescent lights such as these are a wasteful consumer of generator or battery energy, producing much more unwanted heat than light

Incandescent lights such as these are a wasteful consumer of generator or battery energy, producing much more unwanted heat than light
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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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Inside FORTIFIED Talking with the Roofer NCIUA

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Inside FORTIFIED: Fastening Sheathing on New Roofs in High Wind & Hail Areas

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Inside FORTIFIED: Installing Drip Edge in Hurricane Areas

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Inside FORTIFIED: Installing Self-Adhered Starter Strips

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Inside FORTIFIED: Installing Starter Strips Using Roof Cement

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Install all layers of the drainage plane to overlap, not underlap, to direct bulk water down and out of the wall.

Install all layers of the drainage plane to overlap, not underlap, to direct bulk water down and out of the wall.
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Install an access panel cover with a gasket and duct tape the edges

Install an access panel cover with a gasket and duct tape the edges
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Install bottom layer of rigid insulation

Install bottom layer of rigid insulation
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Install ducts without excessive coils or loops

Install ducts without excessive coils or loops
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Install ducts without kinks or sharp bends

Install ducts without kinks or sharp bends
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Install minimum 6" wide self-adhered butyl Z-flashing

Install minimum 6" wide self-adhered butyl Z-flashing
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Install mounting brackets for blinds using a screwdriver, socket wrench, or impact driver as needed for the type and size of screws installed.

Install mounting brackets for blinds using a screwdriver, socket wrench, or impact driver as needed for the type and size of screws installed.
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Install supply registers in floors or ceilings to avoid routing ducts through exterior walls

Install supply registers in floors or ceilings to avoid routing ducts through exterior walls
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Install supports every 5 feet so that maximum allowable sag in flexible duct is no more than one-half inch per foot

Install supports every 5 feet so that maximum allowable sag in flexible duct is no more than one-half inch per foot
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Install supports every 5 feet so that maximum allowable sag in flexible duct is no more than one-half inch per foot

Install supports every 5 feet so that maximum allowable sag in flexible duct is no more than one-half inch per foot