Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Volume 2 : Heating System Components, Gas and Oil Burners, and Automatic Controls

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 Pages dedicated to Mercury thermostats are a bit outdated, maybe by 50 years.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: [...]

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

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

"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. Book jacket."--Jacket An oil burner is a mechanical device used to prepare the oil for burning in heating appliances such as boilers, furnaces, and water heaters. Provides a review of the basics of installing, repairing, servicing, and troubleshooting HVAC systems.