HVAC LINKS: Table of Contents


General	Factory Fireplace/Wood	Heating Loads

Furnace	Heat Pumps	Water Heater

Flue	Duct	Built-in Vacuum

Air Conditioning	Carbon Monoxide	Alternative Energy

Earthquakes	Hurricanes	Environmental

Appliance Safety	Radiant Floor Heat	Q & A Mechanical

General

Conversion Calculators Metric-Feet, etc.
Gas Connector Warning Old gas connectors can be hazardous.
Building Oracle Commercial code checklists. Very useful info. for architects and contractors.
IAPMO to ICBO cross reference of citation numbers.
Consultants This is a listing of expert witnesses and consultants.
HVAC equipment How your air conditioner works & other links from John Mills

Factory Built Fireplace and Hearth

Gas Logs/Vent & Ventless Fireplaces FAQ Lots of good Q & A
Emergency Wood Fires Ice Storm inspires caution in Canada
Wood Burning Basics St. Peters Fire Protection District
HearthNet "Source For Information on Fireplaces, Stoves, Gas Logs and Home Comfort Systems." This site actually has information on it!
Gas Logs Not any log will do. Info from HearthNet. Code issues from Code Check.
Masonry Fireplaces

Heating Loads

BTU Calculator Here's where the rubber hits the road on the superhighway. A web page that performs. Thanks HearthNet! (Watts = .293 x BTU/hr)

Furnace

High-Efficiency Furnace Article by Don Vandervort Code issues || Flue notice
Furnace Inspection Nice background article from Amerispec Corp.

Heat Pumps

Heat Pumps Article by Don Vandervort Code issues

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Water Heater

Temperature Pressure Relief Valve Q_A
FAQ's at theplumber.com
How Dangerous? This Old House
Seismic Strapping Emergency Preparedness Information Center

Flue

Gas Venting into Masonry Chimney from the Chimney Safety Institure of America. Good background info. Code issues
High Temperature Plastic Vents(HTPV) Canadian class action suit lists manufactures being recalled.
80% Efficiency Furnace Flues Consumer Alert from Meier & Sons Code issues

Duct

Flex Duct Newsgroup discussion
Asbestos Pipe Wrap Q_A_To Remove or Not To Remove

Built-in Vacuums

builtinvacuum.com

Air Conditioning

Code acceptance of alternative refrigerants Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Institute
Air Conditioning Great background article by Don Vandervort

Carbon Monoxide

Carbon Monoxide Detectors FAQ
Carbon Monoxide NFPA report.

Alternative Energy Sources

Home Power Magazine Get off the grid!
Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium
Alternative Energy Engineering Catalog and Design Guide

Radiant Floor Heat(Hydronics)

Radiant floor heat Newsgroup discussion
Radiant floor heat Background article by Don Vandervort

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