NIHI R-105 Heating System Inspections
Categories: Home Inspection
Course Content
Welcome
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Student Verification
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Course Introduction
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Progressing Through the Course
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Begin Your Course
1. Heating System Overview
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1.0 Overview
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1.1 Goals and Objectives
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1.2 Standards of Practice
2. Heating Design Principles
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2.0 Heating Design
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2.1 Heating System Types
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2.2 Heat Transfer and Distribution
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2.3 Energy Sources
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2.4 Fuel-Burning System Requirements
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2.5 Safety Controls
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2.6 Installation Concerns
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2.7 Efficiency
3 Heating Fuels
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3.0 Heating Fuels
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3.1 Gas
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3.1.1 Gas Piping
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3.2 Fuel Oil
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3.2.1 Oil Storage
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3.2.2 Oil Piping
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3.3 Electricity
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3.4 Wood
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3.5 Coal
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3.6 Solar
4. Combustion and Venting
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4.0 Combustion and Venting
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4.1 Gas Combustion
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4.1.1 Gas Burners and Their Function
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4.2 Oil Combustion
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4.2.1 Oil Burners: Function and Design
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4.3 Wood and Coal Combustion
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4.4 Venting Systems
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4.4.1 Vent Connectors
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4.4.2 Vent Terminations
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Combustion and Venting
5. Warm Air Heating
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5.0 Warm Air Heating Systems
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5.1 Heat Exchangers
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5.1.1 Heat Exchanger Designs
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5.1.2 Heat Exchanger Longevity and Failure
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5.2 Warm-Air Distribution Systems
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5.2.1 Blowers
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5.2.2 Air Filters
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5.3 Duct Systems
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5.3.1 System Configuration
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5.3.2 Duct Installation
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5.4 Humidifiers
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5.4.1 Types of Humidifiers
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5.5 Warm-Air Heating Systems
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5.5.1 Types of Warm-Air Heating Systems
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5.5.2 Primary Components of a Conventional Gas Furnace
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5.5.3 Gas Wall Heaters
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5.5.4 Gravity Furnaces
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5.5.5 Electric Furnaces
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5.5.6 Primary Components of an Electric Warm-Air Furnace
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5.6 Plenum Heaters
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5.7 Forced-Warm Air (FWA) with Hot Water Supply
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Warm Air Heating Systems
6 Hot Water Heating
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6.0 Hot Water Heating Systems
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6.1 Hot Water Boilers
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6.2 Hot Water Distribution Systens
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6.3 Conventional Hot Water Systems
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6.3.1 Hydronic Systems
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6.3.1.1 Gas-fired Hot Water Boilers
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6.3.1.2 Oil-fired Hot Water Boilers
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6.3.1.3 Electric Boilers
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6.3.2 Gravity Hot-Water Systems
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6.4 Coils for Domestic Hot Water
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6.4.1 Boiler Coil Controls and Issues
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6.5 Gas Water Heaters Used for Space Heating
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Hot Water Heating
7. Steam Heating
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7.0 Steam Systems
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7.1 Steam Boiler Components
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7.2 Steam Piping and Radiators
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7.2.1 Steam Piping Styles
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Steam Heating
8. High Efficiency Heating
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8.0 High Efficiency Heating Systems
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8.1 High-Efficiency Heating Issues
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8.1.1 High-Efficiency Retrofits
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8.1.2 Orphaned Water Heater
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8.2 Induced Systems – Mid-Efficiency Systems
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8.2.1 Gas-Fired Induced-Draft Boilers
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8.3 Condensing Systems
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High Efficiency Heating
9. Electric Heating
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9.0 Electric Heating Systems
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9.1 Types of Electric Heating Systems
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Electric Heating
10. Heat Pumps
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10.0 Heat Pumps
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10.1 Heat Pump Technology
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10.1.1 Sizing Heat Pumps
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10.1.2 Heat Pump Efficiency Ratings
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10.2 Air-Source Heat Pumps
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10.2.1 Air-Source Heat Pump Components
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10.2.1.1 Additional Heat Pump Components
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10.2.1.2 Heat Pump Compressors
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10.2.1.3 Condensate Control
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10.2.2 Air-Source Heat Pump Operation
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