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020 _a9781118099407
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050 _aTH 4817 .W56 2012
100 _aWing, Charles.
_eauthor
245 0 _aHow your house works :
_ba visual guide to understanding and maintaining your home /
_cCharles Wing
250 _a2nd Edition.
260 _aNew Jersey :
_bJohn Wiley & Son, Inc.,
_cc2012
300 _axvi, 192 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c28 cm.
365 _bPHP999
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _aPlumbing -- Wiring -- Heating -- Cooling -- Air quality -- Appliances -- Windows & doors -- Foundation & frame -- Outdoors -- Toward sustainability.
520 _aAn easy-to-understand richly illustrated guide to how everything in a house works. The book's many full-color illustrations are all drawn by the author for the general consumer to understand. Virtually everything in your house is included, with illustrated guidance on electrical systems, heating and air conditioning, plumbing, major household appliances, foundation, framing, doors, and windows. This updated second edition has considerable additional information, with new chapters related to sustainability and outside the house, as well as new topics including clock thermostats, vent less gas heaters, moisture and mold, and passive solar heating.
650 _aDWELLINGS -- MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
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_cBK
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