Heating and Cooling Your Home
Heating and Cooling Your Home
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: How this guide can help you
Information for homeowners who are thinking of replacing heating and cooling equipment and those who are building a new home.
CHAPTER 2: Before you start
Things you should do first; Why Energy Efficiency Matters; How your energy dollar is spent; the Energy Efficiency Act of Ontario; the EnerGuide and ENERGY STAR ® * Programs
(* Reproduced with permission of the Minister of Natural Resources Canada, 2003)
CHAPTER 3: Heating Units and Controls
What you need to know about furnaces, boilers, space heaters and heat pumps; the role of combustion; air quality
CHAPTER 4: Distribution systems
The three types: forced air, hot water (hydronic) and space heating systems
CHAPTER 5: Energy sources and equipment options
A look at your options: natural gas, propane, oil, electricity, heat pumps, earth energy systems, wood and solar energy; conversions; efficiency
CHAPTER 6: Cooling systems
Central air conditioners, mini splits and window air conditioners; fluorocarbon refrigerants; other ways to cool your house
CHAPTER 7: Hot water and how to heat it
Storage-type, instantaneous and integrated systems and solar hot water
CHAPTER 8: Comparison shopping
Comparison tables to show the pros and cons of your options
CHAPTER 9: Replacing your system
Selecting a contractor and the right size equipment; hot water use
CHAPTER 10: Advice and information
Where to go to find out more
CHAPTER 11: Glossary of terms
CHAPTER 12: Efficiency ratings
CHARTS: Comparing energy costs
Including: Charts to help you determine the operating and equipment costs of different systems:
Chart 1: Annual Heating Costs for Older Systems
Chart 2: Annual Heating Costs for Newer Systems
Chart 3: Cooling Costs for Newer Systems
Chart 4: Annual Water Heating Costs
The Home Heating and Cooling Guide is also available in Adobe PDF format.
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