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Quality installation and commissioning are critical to optimizing heat pump performance.

Quality installation and commissioning are critical to optimizing heat pump performance.
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Recirculating fan installed that does not exhaust to outside

Recirculating fan installed that does not exhaust to outside
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Right - The exhaust duct has been mechanically fastened and sealed with mastic.

Right - The exhaust duct has been mechanically fastened and sealed with mastic.
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Right - The exhaust vent duct terminates to the outdoors with a vent cover that has been properly caulked and covered with a metal pest screen.

Right - The exhaust vent duct terminates to the outdoors with a vent cover that has been properly caulked and covered with a metal pest screen.
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Right - The home’s ground source heat pump preheats water for the air source heat pump water heater.

Right - The home’s ground source heat pump preheats water for the air source heat pump water heater.
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Right - This evaporative cooler is wall mounted to reduce leak effects and allow for ease of maintenance.

Right - This evaporative cooler is wall mounted to reduce leak effects and allow for ease of maintenance.
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Right - This manufacturer's label shows a CFM higher than the requirement, increasing the likelihood that it will meet the performance level once installed.

Right - This manufacturer's label shows a CFM higher than the requirement, increasing the likelihood that it will meet the performance level once installed.
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Right – A utility room provides adequate space for the home’s mechanical systems and electronic smart home monitoring equipment.

Right – A utility room provides adequate space for the home’s mechanical systems and electronic smart home monitoring equipment.
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Right – The sump pump has a sealed cover that is mechanically attached

Right – The sump pump has a sealed cover that is mechanically attached
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Right – The sump pump has a sealed cover that is mechanically attached

Right – The sump pump has a sealed cover that is mechanically attached
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Right: dedicated tank connections for HPWH inlet and outlet provide hydraulic separation

Right: dedicated tank connections for HPWH inlet and outlet provide hydraulic separation
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Right: Maintenance valves are installed at the inlet and outlet of this central heat pump water heater

Right: Maintenance valves are installed at the inlet and outlet of this central heat pump water heater
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Right: These central heat pump water heater storage tanks are plumbed in series

Right: These central heat pump water heater storage tanks are plumbed in series
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Separate exhaust fans can share a common exhaust if each exhaust fan is equipped with a back-draft damper to prevent cross contamination

Separate exhaust fans can share a common exhaust if each exhaust fan is equipped with a back-draft damper to prevent cross contamination
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Seperate dwellings with their own seperate exhaust terminations

Seperate dwellings with their own seperate exhaust terminations
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Sump pump covers mechanically attached with full gasket seal or equivalent

Sump pump covers mechanically attached with full gasket seal or equivalent
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Sump pump functions

Sump pump functions
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Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications, Ithaca, New York

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Replacement of Variable-Speed Motors for Furnaces

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings, Chicago, Illinois

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Temporary deployment locations for probes used during HVAC commissioning; these probes connect to smartphone commissioning applications.

Temporary deployment locations for probes used during HVAC commissioning; these probes connect to smartphone commissioning applications.
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The back-draft damper on this exhaust fan is closed to prevent cross contamination

The back-draft damper on this exhaust fan is closed to prevent cross contamination