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CCHRC: Combustion Safety Test

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Central heat pump water heaters like this fully packaged system provide efficient, reliable domestic hot water for multifamily buildings; storage tanks are within the enclosure, and the heat pump is seen just outside.

Central heat pump water heaters like this fully packaged system provide efficient, reliable domestic hot water for multifamily buildings; storage tanks are within the enclosure, and the heat pump is seen just outside.
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Clothes dryers vented directly to outdoors, except for ventless dryers equipped with a condensate drain

Clothes dryers vented directly to outdoors, except for ventless dryers equipped with a condensate drain
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Collars that are specifically made for flexible duct have a raised bead to prevent the duct from slipping off

Collars that are specifically made for flexible duct have a raised bead to prevent the duct from slipping off
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Colleyville Eco House Prototype

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Combined space and water heating system with tankless gas water heater

Combined space and water heating system with tankless gas water heater
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Common exhaust duct not shared by fans in separate dwellings

Common exhaust duct not shared by fans in separate dwellings
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Concept behind an evaporative cooler – warm air is cooled as the air passes through a wet medium and gives up some of its heat to evaporate the water

Concept behind an evaporative cooler – warm air is cooled as the air passes through a wet medium and gives up some of its heat to evaporate the water
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Concord Cape Prototype

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Condensate from this heat pump water heater is routed to a nearby floor drain, shared with the condensate lines from a condensing gas furnace and an air conditioning coil

Condensate from this heat pump water heater is routed to a nearby floor drain, shared with the condensate lines from a condensing gas furnace and an air conditioning coil
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Condensing boilers have primary and secondary heat exchangers

Condensing boilers have primary and secondary heat exchangers
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Cool air flow is produced when the cooling cycle is energized (set thermostat to “cool”)

Cool air flow is produced when the cooling cycle is energized (set thermostat to “cool”)
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Cooling air temperatures that can be achieved by a direct evaporative cooler at various outdoor conditions

Cooling air temperatures that can be achieved by a direct evaporative cooler at various outdoor conditions
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Cut fiber board with a red V-groove tool and a gray shiplap tool to create mitered corners and a shiplapped edge for duct sections

Cut fiber board with a red V-groove tool and a gray shiplap tool to create mitered corners and a shiplapped edge for duct sections
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Desuperheater for domestic hot water

Desuperheater for domestic hot water
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Direct vent appliance installed

Direct vent appliance installed
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Direct-heat risers are bare pipes that heat the space they're in without connected radiators

Direct-heat risers are bare pipes that heat the space they're in without connected radiators
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DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: Imery Group Proud Green Home, Serenbe, GA

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DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: M Street Homes, Smartlux on Greenpark Houston, TX

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DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: One Sky Homes, Cottle Zero Net Energy Home, San Jose, CA

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DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity, Edgewater, FL

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DOE ZERH HIA 2017 Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans Beacon House, Huntington Station, NY

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Dryer exhaust duct should vent directly to the exterior via a smooth, rigid metal duct

Dryer exhaust duct should vent directly to the exterior via a smooth, rigid metal duct
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Dryer exhaust line terminates in the crawlspace

Dryer exhaust line terminates in the crawlspace