Home Improvement - Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Book Review:
Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
The Passive Solar House
by James Kachadorian
Paperback: 220 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.63 x 9.96 x 8.01
Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub Co; (June 1997)
ISBN: 0930031970
Card catalog description: This book offers a technique for building homes that heat and cool themselves in a wide range of different climates, using ordinary building materials available anywhere and with methods familiar to all building contractors and many do-it-yourselfers. A formerly patented design for author James Kachadorian's Solar Slab heat exchanger is now available for the use of anyone motivated by the desire to build a house that needs a backup furnace or air conditioner rarely if ever. This is a building book for the next century.
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The Best of Energy-Efficient Home Building
by Fine Homebuilding Series (Editor), Editors of Fine Homebuilding
Paperback: 160 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.38 x 11.77 x 8.97
Publisher: Taunton Pr; (October 1999)
ISBN: 1561583405
Twenty-nine articles from magazine discuss materials and techniques for making a home more energy efficient. Ample color photographs illustrate methods.
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Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Handbook
by Billy C. Langley, William C. Langley
Hardcover: 350 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.25 x 9.75 x 8.00
Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2nd edition (August 15, 2002)
ISBN: 0135787416
This handbook identifies malfunctions that occur in air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and how to fix them. Separate chapters review mechanical components, electrical circuits, standard service procedures, wiring diagrams, and safety procedures. Originally published in 1980, the second edition adds procedures for handling refrigerants as required by the EPA.
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The Fuel Smart Ways
by Roger Albright
Paperback: 128 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.41 x 8.98 x 6.01
Publisher: Storey Books; (November 15, 2000)
ISBN: 1580173691
Is your home the enemy of your budget and the secret ally of your fuel supplier? Fuel conservation does not have to equal discomfort. Learn how to stay warm and keep your fuel budget at or below last year's level with the 547 money- and energy-saving tips in this book. For example, set your thermostat back just one degree and save. Clean your furnace and cut your heating bills by up to 10%. Thorough insulation can save up to 50% on winter fuel bills...
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