Guides A-Z

Guide describing the installation of boiler controls in multifamily housing.

This measure guide describes basic steps for designing and installing an indirect (anti-freeze) solar hot water system.

Guide describing ways to secure appliances and furniture to make them resistant to tipping over for safety in a natural disaster and for general household safety.

Guide describing how to add spray foam insulation to the underside of the existing roof deck as part of the conversion of a vented attic to an unvented, insulated attic.

Guide describing how to install efficient clothes washers in new and existing homes.

Guide describing how to conduct combustion appliance zone testing.

Guide describing combustion furnaces with selection and installation guidance.

Guide describing condensing boilers and hot water heat distribution systems used for home heating.

Guide describing how to install a corrosion-resistant drain pan in condensate-producing HVAC equipment.

Guide describing categories of direct-vent combustion space- and water-heating equipment and combustion safety testing.

Guide describing how to install dishwashers in new and existing homes.

Guide describing EPA WaterSense requirements for drinking water treatment systems including water softeners.

Guide describing ductless heat pump systems used for single-room or whole-house heating and cooling.

Guide describing how to upgrade or expand an existing HVAC system.

Guide describing how to provide combustion air for fireplaces and how to test fireplaces for combustion safety.

Guide describing gas-fired boilers and hot water heat distribution systems used for home heating.

Guide describing the installation of a tankless hot water heater to provide domestic hot water that is heated on demand without the standby losses associated with tank storage water heaters.

Measure guide describing basic steps for designing an integrated collector storage (ICS) or thermosyphon hot water system.

Guide describing the retrofit of kitchen exhaust systems, including duct sizing and routing considerations.

Guide describing testing of water-using fixtures, equipment, and appliances to ensure there are no leaks.

Guide describing oil-fired boilers and hot water heat distribution systems used for home heating.

Guide describing how to correctly vent a clothes dryer.

Guide describing proper installation of high-MERV furnace and air-handler filters.

Guide describing how to install energy efficient refrigerators in new and exisitng homes.

Guide describing the split system heat pumps used for central forced air heating and cooling.

Guide describing how to properly ventilate un-vented combustion appliances such as sealed fireplaces.

Guide describing how to install ventilation air inlets in open locations at a safe distance from potential air contamination sources.

Guide describing condensing clothes dryers, which have a secondary heat exchanger and do not require exterior venting.

Guide describing how to determine an efficient and effective water softener.

Guide describing options for adding dehumidification equipment to a home to maintain indoor relative humidity below 60%.

Guide describing the types of whole-house fans, installation details to reduce energy loss, and how to operate them for comfort and energy savings based on climate zone.