Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Volume 3

Keep it cool or heat things up

This third volume of Audel's HVAC Library gives you a
comprehensive, hands-on guide to installing, servicing, and
repairing all basic air-conditioning systems in both new and older
construction. You'll also find complete coverage of specialized
heating units-radiators, radiant heating systems, stoves,
fireplaces, heat pumps, and indoor/outdoor pool heaters, plus fans,
exhaust systems, air filters, and more. It's what you need to
complete your HVAC reference library.

• Make accurate calculations for AC system output

• Tailor AC systems for older construction

• Learn to install and service today's popular electronic air
  cleaners and filters

• Service less common heating systems such as coal-fired
  furnaces

• Install, maintain, and repair humidifiers and dehumidifers

• Handle radiators, convectors, and baseboard heating units

Auteur
James E. Brumbaugh has spent twenty years in the residential and light commercial construction industry. An accomplished, hands-on educator, he has written more than fifteen books on HVAC, construction, and the building trades.

Résumé
Keep it cool or heat things up

This third volume of Audel's HVAC Library gives you a comprehensive, hands-on guide to installing, servicing, and repairing all basic air-conditioning systems in both new and older construction. You'll also find complete coverage of specialized heating units-radiators, radiant heating systems, stoves, fireplaces, heat pumps, and indoor/outdoor pool heaters, plus fans, exhaust systems, air filters, and more. It's what you need to complete your HVAC reference library.

• Make accurate calculations for AC system output
• Tailor AC systems for older construction
• Learn to install and service today's popular electronic air cleaners and filters
• Service less common heating systems such as coal-fired furnaces
• Install, maintain, and repair humidifiers and dehumidifers
• Handle radiators, convectors, and baseboard heating units

Contenu

Introduction xvii

About the Author xix

Chapter 1 Radiant Heating 1

Types of Radiant Panel Heating Systems 2

Floor Panel Systems 2

Ceiling Panel Systems 2

Wall Panel Systems 5

Hydronic Radiant Floor Heating 6

System Components 6

Designing a Hydronic Radiant Floor Heating System 28

Coils and Coil Patterns 41

Installing a Hydronic Radiant Floor Heating System (PEX Tubing) 44

Servicing and Maintaining Hydronic Radiant Floor Heating Systems 49

Troubleshooting Hydronic Floor Radiant Heating Systems 49

Hydronic Radiant Heating Snow- and Ice-Melting Systems 51

Electric Radiant Floor Heating 52

Installing Electric Heating Mats or Rolls 58

Installing Electric Cable 65

Servicing and Maintaining an Electric Radiant Floor Heating System 67

Troubleshooting Electric Radiant Floor Heating Systems 67

Cooling for Hydronic Radiant Floor Systems 68

Chapter 2 Radiators, Convectors, and Unit Heaters 71

Radiators 72

Radiator Efficiency 74

Radiator Heat Output 77

Sizing Radiators 78

Installing Radiators 79

Radiator Valves 86

Radiator Piping Connections 92

Vents and Venting 93

Steam Traps 99

Troubleshooting Radiators 99

Convectors 100

Convector Piping Connections 101

Hydronic Fan Convectors 106

Troubleshooting Hydronic Fan Convectors 106

Steam and Hot-Water Baseboard Heaters 107

Construction Details 108

Integral Fin-and-Tube Baseboard Heaters 112

Installing Baseboard Units 113

Baseboard Heater Maintenance 119

Electric Baseboard Heaters 119

Installing Electric Baseboard Heaters 124

Kickspace Heaters 127

Floor and Window Recessed Heaters 129

Unit Heaters 130

Unit Heater Piping Connections 135

Unit Heater Controls 138

Gas-Fired Unit Heaters 140

Oil-Fired Unit Heaters 141

Chapter 3 Fireplaces, Stoves, and Chimneys 145

Fireplaces 145

Fireplace Location 145

Fireplace Dimensions 146

Fireplace Construction Details 149

Firebox, Lintel, and Mantel 150

Fireplace Hearth 151

Ash Dump, Ashpit, and Cleanout Door 152

Smoke Chamber 152

Fireplace Dampers 153

Modified Fireplaces 156

Freestanding Fireplaces 157

Rumford Fireplace 158

Chimney Draft 162

Chimney Construction Details 164

Chimney Flues and Chimney Liners 165

Smoke Pipe 167

Cleanout Trap 168

Chimney Downdraft 168

Prefabricated Metal Chimneys 169

Troubleshooting Fireplaces and Chimneys 169

Stoves, Ranges, and Heaters 169

Installation Instructions 177

Operating Instructions 178

Chapter 4 Water Heaters 179

Types of Water Heaters 179

Direct-Fired Water Heaters 180

Automatic Storage Water Heaters 180

Multicoil Water Heaters 182

Multiflue Water Heaters 183

Instantaneous Water Heaters 184

Indirect Water Heaters 185

Quick-Recovery Heaters 189

Slow-Recovery Heaters 189

Heat Pump Water Heaters 190

Combination Water Heaters 191

Water Heater Construction Details 192

Water Storage Tanks 193

Tank Fittings 194

Dip Tubes 194

Anodes 197

Valves 197

Safety ReliefValves 197

Vacuum ReliefValve 206

Gas-Fired Water Heaters 209

Storage Capacity 209

Gas Burners 210

Automatic Controls on Gas-Fired Water Heaters 210

Combination Gas Valve 221 Installation and Operation of Gas-Fired Water ...