Cooling and Ventilation Equipment and Controls
What You Need to Know About Cooling and Ventilating
Ventilators and Fans
Air Conditioners
Room Air Conditioners
- Introduction
- Basic terms for room air conditioners
- EnerGuide label for room air conditioners
- Advantages of energy-efficient models – ENERGY STAR
- How to determine the right size
- How air conditioners are tested
- List of models: Room air conditioners
- How to calculate air-conditioning costs
- Operating tips
- How to dispose of your old air conditioner
Central Air Conditioners
- Introduction
- Energy efficiency considerations – ENERGY STAR
- ENERGY STAR qualifications
- Shopping tips
- Installation considerations
- Operating information
- Replacing your existing air conditioner
- List of models: split system air-conditioners
Heat Pumps
- Introduction and terms
- What a heat pump is and how it works
- Things to consider when selecting a heat pump
- ENERGY STAR qualifications for heat pumps
- Air-source heat pumps: Single-packaged and split systems
- ENERGY STAR qualifications for air-source heat pumps
- List of models: split system heat pumps
- Ground-source heat pumps: Earth energy and internal water loop systems
- List of models: Ground source heat pumps
- ENERGY STAR qualifications for ground-source heat pumps
- Heat pump and electric heating systems: Heating energy cost comparison
Combined Space, Water-Heating and Ventilating Systems
Thermostats and Controls
- Programmable thermostats for forced-air furnaces – ENERGY STAR
- List of models: Programmable thermostats – ENERGY STAR
- Conventional thermostats for heat pumps
- Electronic thermostats for heat pumps
- Zone-control thermostats for hydronic systems
- High-efficiency variable speed blower motors for forced-air furnaces