Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
xix
33.5 Troubleshooting and Servicing Hydronic
Systems 810
33.6 Preparing a Boiler for the Heating
Season 819
Chapter 34
Heat Pumps 824
34.1 Heat Pump Basics 826
34.2 Types of Heat Pumps 827
34.3 Heat Pump Efficiency 830
34.4 Heat Pump System Components 832
34.5 Heat Pump Controls 844
34.6 Heat Pumps and Solar Heating
Systems 847
Chapter 35
Gas-Fired Heating Systems 852
35.1 Combustion 855
35.2 Gas Valves 859
35.3 Gas Burners 860
35.4 Ignition Systems 862
35.5 Gas Furnace Controls 865
35.6 Gas Furnace Efficiency 869
35.7 Gas Furnace Venting Categories 871
35.8 Gas-Fired Radiant Heat 872
Chapter 36
Oil-Fired Heating Systems 876
36.1 Basic Oil Furnace Operation 878
36.2 Fuel Oil 878
36.3 Combustion Efficiency 880
36.4 Fuel Line Components 884
36.5 Oil Burners 888
36.6 Primary Control Units 895
36.7 Oil Furnace Exhaust 902
Chapter 37
Electric Heating Systems 906
37.1 Principles of Electric Resistance
Heating 908
37.2 Electric Heating Elements 909
37.3 Electric Heating Systems 910
37.4 Electric Furnace and Duct Heater
Controls 917
37.5 Electric Baseboard Heating Unit
Controls 921
37.6 Electric Heat Construction Practices 922
Chapter 38
Heating System Installation and Service 926
38.1 Heat Pump System Service 928
38.2 Gas-Fired Heating System Service 932
38.3 Oil-Fired Heating System Service 939
38.4 Electric Heating System Service 947
38.5 Venting System Installation 949
Section 11
Energy Management and Conservation
Chapter 39
Solar Power and Thermal Storage 956
39.1 The Nature of Solar Energy 958
39.2 Solar Collectors 959
39.3 Solar Heating Systems 962
39.4 Applications for Solar Heating Systems 963
39.5 Supplementary Heat 965
39.6 Solar Energy Cooling Systems 966
39.7 Converting Solar Energy to Electricity 967
39.8 Thermal Energy Storage 970
Chapter 40
Energy Management 978
40.1 Energy Consumption 980
40.2 Building Control Systems 980
40.3 Controllers for Building Control
Systems 982
40.4 Building Control Protocols 984
40.5 Control System Diagnostics and
Repair 987
Chapter 41
Energy Conservation 990
41.1 Building Efficiency 992
41.2 HVAC Equipment Efficiency 998
41.3 HVAC Alternatives for Energy
Conservation 1000
41.4 The Role of the HVACR Technician 1002
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