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Check the air pressure of the water heater's expansion tank using an air pressure gauge (shown) and adjust it using an air pump to match the home's cold water pressure.

Check the air pressure of the water heater's expansion tank using an air pressure gauge (shown) and adjust it using an air pump to match the home's cold water pressure.
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Checking Your Work: Properly Installed HVAC in High-Performance Homes

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Checking Your Work: Properly Installed HVAC in High-Performance Homes

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Choosing ENERGY STAR Water Heaters with Build Show

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Circuit sharing can be applied in a 4:1 ratio to maximize the number of EV charging stations installed at a property.

Circuit sharing can be applied in a 4:1 ratio to maximize the number of EV charging stations installed at a property.
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Circuit sharing is a strategy to share loads between EV chargers; in this example, a 2:1 ratio offers 20 amps to each charger from the same 40-amp circuit.

Circuit sharing is a strategy to share loads between EV chargers; in this example, a 2:1 ratio offers 20 amps to each charger from the same 40-amp circuit.
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Clean taping areas and install 3" tape on vertical joint of upper insulation overlapping the horizontal joint

Clean taping areas and install 3" tape on vertical joint of upper insulation overlapping the horizontal joint
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Clean the attic floor of debris prior to installing new attic insulation. Use baffles to provide a path for ventilation air entering the attic from the soffit vents

Clean the attic floor of debris prior to installing new attic insulation. Use baffles to provide a path for ventilation air entering the attic from the soffit vents
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Closed-cell spray foam insulation covers the attic floor to provide a continuous air control layer.

Closed-cell spray foam insulation covers the attic floor to provide a continuous air control layer.
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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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Cold-Climate Air Source Heat Pump Install Guide: Part 1 - Plan

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Cold-Climate Air Source Heat Pump Install Guide: Part 10 - Charging

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Cold-Climate Air Source Heat Pump Install Guide: Part 11 - Electrical

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Cold-Climate Air Source Heat Pump Install Guide: Part 12 - Startup

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Cold-Climate Air Source Heat Pump Install Guide: Part 13 - Odds and Ends

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Cold-Climate Air Source Heat Pump Install Guide: Part 14 - Handoff

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Cold-Climate Air Source Heat Pump Install Guide: Part 2 - Indoor Unit

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Cold-Climate Air Source Heat Pump Install Guide: Part 3 - Outdoor Unit

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Cold-Climate Air Source Heat Pump Install Guide: Part 4 - Line Set Covers

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Cold-Climate Air Source Heat Pump Install Guide: Part 5 - Condensate

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Cold-Climate Air Source Heat Pump Install Guide: Part 6 - Line Set

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Cold-Climate Air Source Heat Pump Install Guide: Part 7 - Flares

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Cold-Climate Air Source Heat Pump Install Guide: Part 8 - Pressure Testing

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Cold-Climate Air Source Heat Pump Install Guide: Part 9 - Evacuation