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VENTILATION sa ATTIC INSULATION & VENTILATION sa BATHROOM VENTILATION sa BOAT VENTILATION sa CEILING FAN sa CLOTHES DRYER VENT sa CRAWL SPACE INSULATION & VENTILATION sa CUPOLA sa EXHAUST FAN sa FAN (ELECTRIC) sa HEAT EXCHANGER sa HUMIDITY CONTROL sa KITCHEN VENTILATION sa PHOTOGRAPHIC DARKROOM VENTILATION & DUST CONTROL sa WHOLE-HOUSE FAN xx AIR CONDITIONING xx AIR QUALITY xx HEATING SYSTEM xx HOUSE xx HUMIDITY CONTROL How to ventilate your home. How to keep cool for less. Tips on how to keep indoor temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below outdoor temperatures without an air conditioner. A look at what ventilating fans, air conditioning and insulation can do to improve home comfort. How to bird-proof chimneys and vents. Remodeling for a healthy home. Strategies for eliminating excess moisture and increasing ventilation. Carbon monoxide in the home. Tips on keeping an adequate supply of fresh air coming into your home. The breathable home. How to avoid inadequate ventilation inside a house. Suggestions on ways to save energy and keep cool in the summer through the use of insulation, awnings, cupolas and ventilation. How to control the sun. Heat controlling concepts to keep your house cool in the summer with less energy consumption. How to use the blower on a forced-air furnace during the summer to cool a house. Upgrade your ventilation system. Use this checklist to be sure your home is ventilated both for comfort and energy conservation. Household pollutants and how to deal with them. A ventilation primer for conserving heat while venting unwanted condensation, fumes and gases. Tips on maintaining roof vents, plumbing stacks, and metal valleys. The ten most-asked questions about home ventilation. How to correct ventilation problems to cut maintenance chores and improve personal comfort. How a house "breaths". A look at indoor air quality and ventilation. Correct venting for a cathedral ceiling is illustrated. Natural cooling and air conditioning. How to cool a house using a cupola, whole house fan, opening skylight, and shade. Cooling a house with shade. Cooling strategies such as awnings, shades, window films, roof overhangs, porches, arbors, trellises and trees discussed. How to install button vents (plug vents) in the frieze blocks between rafters and install insulation in a cathedral-style ceiling. Passive cooling. Earth-coupling, shuttered skylights and good venting help keep a North Florida house cool. Construction & design elements described. Chinese architectural earthenware tiles are used as vents in door. Tips on ventilating crawl spaces. Designing for natural ventilation. Ideas for whole-house air movement and vent-skin construction. Included in an article on ventilation and heat-shedding construction details for a passively cooled south Florida home. Tip on use of wall ventilation (vented rain screen) for super-insulated buildings. Cleaning up your act. Tips on proper cleaning and ventilation which can add years to the life of electronic equipment (audio, TV, VCRs, computers, etc.). Keeping your cool. Cost-saving ways to cool your house in addition to electric air conditioning. Window louver plays music while ventilating. Aluminum hood for attic or basement ventilation window keeps rain out. Forty ways to cool your house this summer and save money in the process. Energy-efficient home cooling. How to fine tune your air conditioner for greatest efficiency, plus some alternatives to air conditioning to cool a home in the summer. How to use your fireplace to cool your home. Passive cooling. How to cool a house without air conditioning. Thermal chimneys. How to purge hot air from a house with a glazed chimney with a turbine vent on top. It makes hot air rise up and out faster. The lost art of natural cooling. Tips on using open doors and windows, along with a whole-house fan to cool without air conditioning. Cooling without kilowatts. 5 articles focus on ways to cool your house with less energy. Ten simple, low-cost, natural ways for cooling your house. Cooling design update. How to design a house to work with the local climate to keep occupants reasonably cool with little or no need for air conditioning. Back drafting chimneys. How to keep flue gases out of your house. How to provide a fresh air supply for your gas-fired heaters. Suggestions for keeping a sunspace shaded and ventilated in the summer. Cooling the natural way. A look at the ventilation techniques used before electricity and how attic fans can increase air flow. How to retrofit an old house with insulation and then ventilate to avoid condensation problems. Tips on when and how to ventilate a crawl space. Mothballing buildings. How to put houses safely in hibernation. Emphasis is on the importance of ventilation and techniques for securing windows and doors. Differential temperature basement ventilator. Draws the cool, damp air from the floor of a basement and replaces it with warmer air from outside. Operates when a temperature difference is sensed. Helps eliminate mold and mildew during the summer months. Complete cycling heating and venting system control circuit for any small enclosed space is used to activate fan motors to maintain a constant temperature level. Application to a two-story house is also discussed. How to keep cool for less money. Tips to reduce heat build-up in your house and lower cooling costs. 10 ways to cool your home without an air conditoner. Includes exterior window shading devices, cooling towers, wind-generaged ventilation, attic ventilation, earth-cooling tube, etc. Sketch shows one way to vent a crawl space when you can't install a standard through-the-wall vent. Tips on ventilating a crawl space to prevent musty odors. Cooling your house with free air. Naturally cool. House designs and ventilation ideas that can improve passive cooling. Fresh air indoors. Which ventilation system is right for your house? Looks at sources of indoor pollution, local exhaust fans, whole-house fan, and central ventilation. Build an energy saving home thermostat (environmental control center) which determines whether inside or outside air would best serve the heating or cooling needs of the house. Controls fans and louvers to divert airflow. Installing louvers in the bottom of ordinary doors to improve ventilation and/or heat circulation. Your home and the energy crisis. Part 3. A look at the heat loss through the roof and how insulation and ventilation can minimize this loss. Finding the "comfort zone" in home heating and cooling. Tips on finding the correct combination of clothing, temperature, humidity, etc. to produce the most comfortable indoor environment. | |||||||||
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