Introduction to Heating. This section covers how heat is generated, controlling it, how much is needed. This section covers gas meters and piping, problems to watch for. Combustion air, burners, and heat shields, combustion products, inadequate combustion air. This section also covers Heat Exchangers and Furnace Cabinets. Visual inspection of heat exchanger, cracks and holes, problems. Fan controls and switches, settings, problems and key terms.
Required Text - Gas & Oil Furnaces - Principles of Home Inspection by Dearborn Publishing Co - 263 pages - paperback
Approved for: Oregon Home Inspector CEU - 5 credit hours $55 (Does not include cost of required textbook).
This section covers Thermostat and Venting Systems. Venting system and vent connectors, problems, thermostat problems. This section covers Distribution System, blowers, filters, duct systems, registers and grilles, common problems with blowers, problems with humidifiers, friction loss and other problems with duct systems. This section also covers Improving Efficiency, mid-efficiency furnaces, advantages to induced -draft fans, condensing furnaces, sealed combustion system, problems with furnaces, and key terms.
Required Text - Gas & Oil Furnaces - Principles of Home Inspection by Dearborn Publishing Co - 263 pages - paperback
Approved for: Oregon Home Inspector CEU - 5 credit hours $55 (Does not include cost of required textbook).
This section covers Gravity, Combination, and Varible Output Furnaces. The differences between gravity furnaces and forced -air furnaces, how combination furnaces work and their advantages. This section cover Review, Sequence of Operations, and Life Expectancies, inspecting and testing procedures, life expectancies of furnaces, components. This section also covers Storage Tanks, Fill and Vent Pipes, Supply Lines, and Filters. Oil storage tanks, problems with them, abandoned oil tanks, problems with the vent pipes and supply lines to oil tanks, filters problems and key terms.
Required Text - Gas & Oil Furnaces - Principles of Home Inspection by Dearborn Publishing Co - 263 pages - paperback
Approved for: Oregon Home Inspector CEU - 5 credit hours $55 (Does not include cost of required textbook).
Gas & Oil Furnaces Principles of Home Inspection by Dearborn Publishing Co - 263 pages - paperback
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