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G
Gabion Retaining Walls 1930
Gable
----- Details 1706
----- Overhang Less than 16 Inches 0421
----- Overhang More than 16 Inches 0422
----- Roof 0002
----- Wall for Roof 0420
Galvanized Steel and Aluminum Gutter - Identifying 1896
Galvanized Steel Pipe in Plumbing System 1504
Gambrel and Mansard Roofs - Venting 1348
Gambrel Roof 0002
Gaps under Wall Sill 0282
Garage
----- and Carport 1825
----- Below-grade - Drains 1863
----- Combustible Insulation Exposed 1858
----- Door Openers 1867 - 1871
----- Door Problems 1866
----- Door Types 1865
----- Electrical Outlets - 18 Inches off the Floor 0622
----- Fire and Gas Proofing 1855
----- Floor Drainage 1860
----- Floor Structural 1859
----- Heating Ductwork 1856
----- Man Door 1857, 2066
----- Settlement 0355
----- Slab
----- ----- on Disturbed Soil 1861
----- ----- Settling 1861
----- ----- with Water Heater 1872
Garbage Disposal
----- Switches 0626
----- Wiring 0627
Gas Appliance
----- Connectors - Flexible 0721
----- Two on One Flue 0993
----- with Improper Sidewall Venting 0802
Gas Burner 0737-0747
----- Continuous Pilot Light 0744
----- Crossover Igniter 0740
----- Monoport 0738
----- Natural Draft 0731
----- Relighting Pilot Light 0745
----- Scorching 0746
Gas Fired Floor Furnace
----- Clearances 0160
----- Inspection Cap Missing or Damaged 1161
Gas Fired Space Heater
----- Combustible Clearances 1162
----- Unvented 1164
Gas Fired Wall Furnace 1153
----- Clearances from Combustibles 1154
----- Unvented 1159
Gas Fireplace
----- Combustible Clearances 1168
----- Direct Vent 1167
----- Location Restrictions 1166
----- not Fixed Open 1165
Gas Furnace
----- Automatic Vent Damper 0812
----- Chimney-Vent Connections 0772
----- Condensing 0803-0816
----- High Efficiency
----- ----- Duct Sizes 0811
----- ----- Maximizing Temperature Differences 0805
----- ----- Venting 0806
----- Horizontal 0754
----- Mid Efficiency 0798-0802
----- Sidewall Venting 0815
----- Vent Connector
----- ----- Length 0768
----- ----- Size 0771
----- ----- Slope 0767
----- ----- Support 0769
Gas Igniters for Fireplaces 1095
Gas Meter
----- Location For Water Heater 1570
----- Poor Location 0719
Gas Piping
----- Connections with Teflon Tape 0722
----- Drip Leg 0727
----- ----- on Water Heater 1572
----- Electric Grounding 0548, 0725
----- Flexible Copper Tubing 0723
----- Support 0026
----- Support for Water Heater 1571
----- Terminology 0720
Gas Proofing Garages 1855
Gas Regulator - Ice 0718
Gas Shut Off Valve 0724
----- Gas Shut Off Valve for Water Heater 1573
Gas Supply to Burner 0739
Gas Water Heater 1562
Gaskets - Sill 1334
Gaskets for Electrical Boxes 1335
Gate Valve for Plumbing 1535
Georgian Style 1725
Glass Doors for Fireplaces 1093
Glass
----- Location for Windows 2044
----- Low-E 2043
----- Spacing in Windows 2045
Glazing
----- Compound (Putty) 1815
----- Sloped 2048
----- Types for Windows 2036
Globe Valve for Plumbing 1534
Gothic Revival Style Home 1730
Gothic Windows 1719
Grade Clearance for Siding Inadequate 1748
Grading - Exterior 1880 - 1892
Graduated Slate Roof 0031
Gravel Erosion on Flat Roofs 0094
Gravity Furnace 0710
Greek Revival Style Home 1724
Grill in Furnace Room - Return 0796
Grills, Diffusers and Supply Air Registers 0790
Ground and Neutral Wires - Electrical Path 0547
Ground Source Heat Pump
----- Horizontal Closed Loop 1276
----- Vertical Closed Loop 1286
Ground Wires - Location 0551
Ground Wires let Fuses Blow 0546
Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter 0614
Ground-Fault Interrupter Electrical 0614
Ground-Fault Interrupters Protect Ordinary Outlets Downstream 0615
Grounding Equipment - Electrical 0533
Grounding of Electric Service Box 0555
Grounding the Gas Piping 0548, 0725
Guards and Handrails
----- for Exterior Stairs 1833
----- for Stairs 2029
Gutter and Downspout 1893 - 1920
----- Installation 1902
Gutter
----- Attachment Methods 1900
----- Common Leakage Causes 1898
----- Discharging onto Roof 0003
----- Excess Shingle Overhang 1897
----- Identifying Aluminum and Galvanized Steel 1896
----- Integral 1894
----- ----- Repairs 1899
----- ----- with Screen 1901
----- Yankee 1895
Gypsum Lath vs. Drywall 2009

H
Half Woven Valley 0063
Half-timbering 1711
Handrail
----- and Guards for Exterior Stairs 1833
----- and Guards for Stairs 2029
----- Design 1834
----- or Guards too Low 1836
----- Support 2033
Handsplit and Re-sawn Shakes 0020
Hangers for Copper Plumbing Pipe 1544
Hardboard Siding 1794
Hartford Loop
----- and Equalizer Details for Steam Heat 1122
----- and Equalizer for Steam Heat 1117
----- Close Nipple Missing on Steam Heat 1123
----- on Steam Heating 1103
Hatch - Attic Access 1358
H-clips for Roof Sheathing 0445
Head Flashing Details on Chimney Flashing 68
Headlap on Asphalt Shingles 0011, 0013
Hearth
----- Extension Dimensions for Fireplaces 1069
----- Extension Forming Boards - Removed 1072
----- Extensions for Factory Built Fireplaces 1071
----- Materials 1067
----- for Fireplaces - Raised 1070
Heartwood 0019
Heat
----- Circulators for Fireplaces 1094
----- Content of Various Fuels 1012
----- How It Is Generated 0700
----- People Releasing 1303
Heat Exchanger 0748-0752
----- and Hot Water Boilers 0850
----- Components for Pulse Furnace 0810
----- Copper Tube in Boilers 0851
----- for Wood Furnaces 1020
----- Heat Flow 0748
----- HRV and ERV 1353
----- in High Efficiency Gas Furnaces - Long 0803
----- on Furnace with Humidifier Above 0788
----- with Heat Pump Coil Upstream 0752
Heat Pump
----- All Electric 1274
----- Balance Point 1273
----- Bivalent 1287
----- Co-efficient of Performance 1272
----- Coil Upstream of Furnace Heat Exchangers 0752
----- Condenser Coil 1270
----- Defrost Cycle 1280
----- Evaporator Coil 1269
----- Ground Source
----- ----- Horizontal Closed Loop 1276
----- ----- Vertical Closed Loop 1286
----- Outdoor Coil Location 1281
----- H Principles 1268
----- Schematic - Summer Mode 1271
----- Testing Back Up Heat 1283
----- Triple Split System 1278
----- Two Expansion Devices 1279
----- Water Source - Open Loop 1275
Heat Recovery Ventilator 1323
----- Cold-side Ducts not Insulated 1397
----- (Basic Components) 1352
----- Core Missing or Dirty 1404
----- Defrost Control 1357
----- Exhaust Grill Locations 1400
----- Filters and Condensate Drains 1356
----- Filters Dirty or Missing 1403
----- Flow Collars and Balancing Dampers 1401
----- Furnace Duct Connection 1399
----- Intake and Exhaust Locations 1398
----- not Interlocked with Furnace Fan 1402
----- Trap in Condensate Drain 1405
Heat Registers in Basements 0795
Heat Shield or Flame Rollout Shield 0747
Heat Transfer
----- Methods of 0713
----- at the Inside Coil - Air Conditioning 1201
----- from Inside to Outside During Air Conditioning 1200
----- Mechanisms 1302
Heaters - Wood Space 1034-1059
Heating Cables to Prevent Ice Damning 0006
Heating Distribution System - Forced Air 0775-0797
Heating Ductwork in Garages 1856
Heating Requirements for Electric Heat 1135
Heating System - House Air Flow 0711
Heatlamp - Poor locations 0609
Heaving
----- Frost - Evidence 0202
----- Frost - Unheated Houses 0205
----- Frost - Unlikely 0204
----- of Deck Piers 0243
----- of Footings due to Frost 0223
----- Sources 0236
Height
----- of Chimney 0977
----- of Chimney above Appliance 0978
----- of Metal Chimney 1006
----- of Adjacent Metal Chimneys 1009
Helical Anchors 0226
High and Low Returns for Forced Air Systems 0792
High Efficiency Furnace
----- and Duct Size 0811
----- Condensation 0804
----- Have Long Heat Exchangers 0803
----- Inspecting 0813
----- Maximizing Temperature Differences 0805
----- Safety Devices 0808
----- Venting 0806
High Temperature Limit Switch on Boiler 0855
High Water Table 2074
High-hat Lights in Insulated Ceilings 0607
Hinged Pillars Affect Roof Structure 1852
Hip and Valley Rafter 0415
Hip Roof 0002
Hole in the Roof - Before Chimneys 0706
Holes and Notches
----- in Beams 0301
----- in Joists 0326
----- in Top Plates of Bearing Walls 0369
Hollow Concrete Floors 2006
Hollow Masonry - Channels must be Vertical 0365
Homes Built with Holes for Chimneys 0707
Honeycombing in Concrete 0269
Hopper and Awning Windows 1716
Horizontal Cracks
----- on Foundations 0244
----- and Movement - Three Possibilities 0246
Horizontal Gas Furnace 0754
Horizontal Projection of Rafters Determine Span 0416
Horizontal Wood Siding 1779
Hot Climate Moisture Control 1319
Hot Climates - Controlling Moisture 1325
Hot Surface Ignition 0799
Hot Water
----- Radiant Heat 0898
----- Boiler
----- ----- Copper Tube Heat Exchanger 0851
----- ----- Heat Exchanger 0850
----- ----- How It Works 0846
----- Heating
----- ----- Balancing Methods 0880
----- ----- Cast Iron Baseboard 0893
----- ----- Circulating Pump 0885
----- ----- Closed System 0875
----- ----- Convectors 0891
----- ----- Conventional Expansion Tank 0883
----- ----- Covering Radiators Reduces Efficiency 0890
----- ----- Diaphragm Tank 0884
----- ----- Expansion Tank - Overflow Pipe 0882
----- ----- Expansion Tank Water Levels 0881
----- ----- Extending 0889
----- ----- Finned Tube Baseboard 0892
----- ----- Mixing Systems 0894
----- ----- One Pipe System 0877
----- ----- Open System 0874
----- ----- Pipe Corrosion 0888
----- ----- Radiant with Water Blender 0899
----- ----- Radiator Covers 0848
----- ----- Radiator Valve Leaks 0896
----- ----- Radiators On Ceilings 0895
----- ----- with Bypass Loop 0903
----- ----- with Series Loop 0876
----- ----- with Sidearm Heater 0901
----- ----- with Tankless Coil 0900
----- ----- with Two Pipe System (Reverse Return) 0879
House Air Changes with Exhaust System Components 1350
House Air Flow in a Forced Air Heating System 0711
House Fan - Whole 1266
----- Inadequate Attic Venting 1267
House Structure - Overview 0200
House Ventilation - Three Approaches 1349
Household Wiring in Parallel 0511
Housewrap vs. Building Paper 1333
How Hot Water Boilers Work 0846
HRV
----- Basic Components 1352
----- and ERV Heat Exchangers 1353
----- Cold Side Ducts not Insulated 1397
----- Components 1354
----- Core Missing or Dirty 1404
----- Defrost Control 1357
----- Exhaust Grill Locations 1400
----- Filter and Condensate Drains 1356
----- Filter Dirty or Missing 1403
----- Flow Collars and Balancing Dampers 1401
----- Furnace Duct Connection 1399
----- Intake and Exhaust Locations 1355, 1398
----- not Interlocked with Furnace Fan 1402
----- Trap in Condensate Drain 1405
Humidifier
----- above Heat Exchanger 0788
----- Air Flow 0787
----- Dampers Closed - Air Conditioning 1259
----- Drum-Type 0785
----- Trickle Type 0786
----- on Forced Air Heating Systems 0785-0788
Hydronic Heating
----- Balancing Methods 0880
----- Circulating Pump 0885
----- Closed System 0875
----- Convectors 0891
----- Conventional Expansion Tank 0883
----- Covering Radiators Reduces Efficiency 0890
----- Diaphragm Tank 0884
----- Expansion Tank - Overflow Pipe 0882
----- Expansion Tank Water Levels 0881
----- Extending System 0889
----- Finned Tube Baseboard 0892
----- Mixing Systems 0894
----- One Pipe System 0877
----- Open System 0874
----- Pipe Corrosion 0888
----- Radiant 0898
----- Radiant with Water Blender 0899
----- Radiators on Ceilings 0895
----- Two Pipe System (Direct Return) 0878
----- Two Pipe System (Reverse Return) 0879
----- with Bypass Loop 0903
----- with Sidearm Heater 0901
----- with Tankless Coil 0900

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