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In many homes, kitchen exhaust fans are often missing or very ineffective removing moisture, cooking odors, and fumes directly to outdoors. Kitchen exhaust fans help ensure cooking emissions are effectively captured and exhausted. However, critical installation best practices need to be followed to ensure a successful project. Use this checklist to get the significant health benefits possible from a quality installed kitchen exhaust fan.

Nearly half of all heating and cooling systems in U.S. homes are not installed to manufacturer’s instructions and therefore perform below rated capacity and efficiency. In addition, older gas furnaces have low efficiency and use natural draft exhaust with the potential to back draft or spill combustion gases. High-efficiency gas furnaces such as two-stage and modulating systems are much more efficient, last longer, and include ducted supply and exhaust air that cannot backdraft combustion gases. However, critical installation best practices need to be followed to ensure a successful project. Use this checklist to get the significant energy savings, enhanced comfort, and safety benefits possible from a quality installed gas furnace replacement.

Gas water heaters in many homes have low efficiency and use natural draft exhaust with the potential to back draft or spill combustion gases. High-efficiency gas tankless water heaters eliminate heat loss from stored hot water in tank systems, use more efficient burners, have ducted supply and exhaust air that cannot backdraft combustion gases, and can provide an endless supply of hot water. However, critical installation best practices need to be followed to ensure a successful project. Use this checklist to get the significant energy savings and safety benefits possible from a quality installed gas tankless water heater.