A Builder's Guide to Residential Hvac Systems [Paperback]

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Home Builder Pr (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 086718423X
• ISBN-13: 978-0867184235
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,975,197 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too general - No details for sizing or installation, July 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: A Builder's Guide to Residential Hvac Systems (Paperback)

Note the title!! It does not give any details on how to size a system or the types of equipment available. It's really for a builder to keep some general things in mind.

It does give some good tips on ductwork layout...that's all

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I could have written this book, March 3, 2003

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"justanobuddy" (Groton, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Builder's Guide to Residential Hvac Systems (Paperback)

This book contains very little technical information on designing a residential HVAC system.

I am building my own house and bought this book with hopes of using it to guide me through designing installing my HVAC system.

I expected to find furnace sizing info, duct sizing info, routing techniques, etc.....

None of it was in there. NONE.

It has been pretty much useless.

It explains the very basics, but anyone could gain the same info by walking through their own and a few of their friends houses and looking at their heating/cooling systems.

This book might be good for someone who has never seen a residential HVAC system, but not for anybody who is handy and does most of their own projects at home.

You'll find more info on doing HVAC duct design by going to Home Depot and grabbing one of those "How to" cheat sheets that they put up next to the furnace duct racks.