Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Heating System Components, Gas and Oil Burners and Automatic Controls [Paperback]

James E. Brumbaugh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2, 2004 | Series: Audel Technical Trades Series (Book 18)

Your guide to keeping the heat on

Whether you're an apprentice or a veteran HVAC technician, you know that technology changes and you need to keep up. This fully revised guidebook covers everything you need to know to install, maintain, and repair the components that run, regulate, and fuel both old and new systems. From oil burners and steam line controls to the newest chip-based technology and environmental regulations, Volume 2 helps you keep the heat on.
* Install and repair thermostats, humidistats, automatic controls, and oil or gas burner controls
* Review pipes, pipe fittings, piping details, valve installation, and duct systems
* Find new calculations and environmental guidelines
* Learn the best ways to handle hydronics and steam line controls
* Deal with solid fuels and understand coal firing methods
* Refer to data tables with conversions, formula cross-references, and manufacturers' lists


The Audel HVAC Library

Vol. 1: Heating Systems, Furnaces, and Boilers
Vol. 2: Heating System Components, Gas and Oil Burners, and Automatic Controls
Vol. 3: Air Conditioning, Heat Pumps, and Distribution Systems

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Your guide to keeping the heat on

Whether you’re an apprentice or a veteran HVAC technician, you know that technology changes and you need to keep up. This fully revised guidebook covers everything you need to know to install, maintain, and repair the components that run, regulate, and fuel both old and new systems. From oil burners and steam line controls to the newest chip-based technology and environmental regulations, Volume 2 helps you keep the heat on.

• Install and repair thermostats, humidistats, automatic controls, and oil or gas burner controls
• Review pipes, pipe fittings, piping details, valve installation, and duct systems
• Find new calculations and environmental guidelines
• Learn the best ways to handle hydronics and steam line controls
• Deal with solid fuels and understand coal firing methods
• Refer to data tables with conversions, formula cross-references, and manufacturers’ lists

The Audel HVAC Library

Vol. 1: Heating Systems, Furnaces, and Boilers
Vol. 2: Heating System Components, Gas and Oil Burners, and Automatic Controls
Vol. 3: Air Conditioning, Heat Pumps, and Distribution Systems

About the Author

James E. Brumbaugh is a technical writer with twenty years of experience in the HVAC and building construction industries. He has written more than fifteen trade guides, including The Welders Guide and The Complete Roofing Guide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: Audel; All New 4th Edition edition (July 2, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764542079
• ISBN-13: 978-0764542077
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for home owners. Excellent for tradesmen!, June 1, 2009

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Vincent Stanziani (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Heating System Components, Gas and Oil Burners and Automatic Controls (Paperback)

I am a journeyman plumber. I'm 24 years old and have not read the entire book yet. I probably haven't even read half of it. But I love this book! I probably would have paid a hundred dollars for it.It's not a book for the home owner to reference to without any knowledge of what he is doing! If your a homeowner and don't mind getting your hands dirty and will read the book, you will probably know more than the service man if you would have called one.It's very detailed and covers a range of things and makes and models. So it's very hard to just open the book and learn just about your own model. You have to learn them all and the principles of it all. Which makes it great for someone in the field of repair/service.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars needs an update for current technology, October 11, 2009

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Nasser Safaei "handyman" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Heating System Components, Gas and Oil Burners and Automatic Controls (Paperback)

The main reason I got this book was to help me size a furnace for the house and calculate the size of the duct system. I only partially got what I needed. The examples for duct sizing started well, but fizzled out as it did not show how to include the effects elbows and other attachments in the calculation and is also missing other pertinent information. Interestingly enough, the discussion of Duct Sizing started in Volume 1 which I got from the library, but the juicy stuff was postponed to Volume 2 which I purchased, and perhaps the end of that discussion appears in Volume 3, which I am not going to purchase. This seems to be a business driven decision which I found quite distasteful. A well written book should self containing as much as it can be helped. Also lacking is a good discussion on more modern two stage furnaces and thermostats. Pages dedicated to Mercury thermostats are a bit outdated, maybe by 50 years. For a free duct calculation site try: [...]

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for the homeowner, November 16, 2008

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Doctor.Generosity (New England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Heating System Components, Gas and Oil Burners and Automatic Controls (Paperback)

If like me you're a homeowner looking for advice how to tune up your oil burner, don't waste your time with this book. It's some sort of study guide for tradesmen and did not answer my questions.