Applicable to residential, commercial, and industrial jobs, this essential handbook puts a wealth of real-world information at your fingertips. HVAC Troubleshooting Guide shows you how to read, interpret, and prepare schedules, mechanical plans, and electrical schematics. This handy resource will aid you in your everyday tasks and keep you up to date with the latest facts, figures, and devices. The book includes numerous illustrations, tables, and charts, troubleshooting tips, safety precautions, resource directories, and a glossary of terms.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 : Tools and Instruments
Chapter 2 : Heat Pumps and Hot-Air Furnaces
Chapter 3 : Ventilation Requirements
Chapter 4 : Refrigeration
Chapter 5 : Refrigerants: New and Old
Chapter 6 : Solenoids and Relays
Chapter 7 : Electric Motors
Chapter 8 : Condensers
Chapter 9 : Compressors
Chapter 10 : Evaporators
Chapter 11 : Controlling Refrigerant: Valves, Tubing, and Filters
Chapter 12 : Complying with the Section 608 Refrigerant-Recycling Rule
Chapter 13 : Programming Thermostats
Chapter 14 : Control Devices
Chapter 15 : Insulating Pipes and Tubing
Chapter 16 : Electrical Safety
Chapter 17 : Temperatures, Thermometers, and Psychometrics
Chapter 18 : Troubleshooting
Chapter 19 : Solid-State Controls
Chapter 20 : Electrical and Electronic Symbols Used in Schematics
Appendix
Index
