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Understand how to maintain everything in your home—including the kitchen sink
How Your House Works, Second Edition reinforces the fact that it pays to be an informed consumer. Knowledge of your home’s systems helps you control repair and construction costs and makes sure the correct elements are being installed or replaced. How Your House Works uncovers the mysteries behind just about every major appliance and building element in your house. Clear, full-color drawings show you exactly how these things should be put together and how they function, including what to check if they don’t work.
Covering topics such as 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 in and outside the house, as well as new topics, including clock thermostats, ventless gas heaters, moisture and mold, and passive solar heating.
- Illustrated guidance on electrical systems, heating and air conditioning, plumbing, major household appliances, foundation, framing, doors, and windows
- Includes a wealth of additional information, with new chapters related to sustainability and outside the house
- Features new topics that include clock thermostats, ventless gas heaters, moisture and mold, LED lamps, motion-activated light switches, and passive solar heating
- Presented in a richly illustrated with full-color drawings
With see-through, cross-section drawings that show you how things are put together and how they function, How Your House Works supplies you with the knowledge that just might save you having to call in a professional.
How Your House Works: A Visual Guide to Understanding and Maintaining Your Home
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- ISBN13: 9780876290156
- Condition: New
- Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
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Why is my faucet leaking, my toilet running, or my dishwasher refusing to start? Can I fix it myself? What’s causing the heating system to smell bad or the foundation to crack? Do I need an air filtration system? Is the new “engineered lumber” as good as conventional wood? These are just a few examples of questions homeowners face when repairs are needed, or when a new house or addition is being planned.
There’s no question that it pays to be an informed consumer. Knowledge of your home’s systems helps you control repair and construction costs and make sure the correct elements are being installed or replaced.
This book uncovers the mysteries behind just about every major appliance and building element in your house. Clear, “exploded” drawings show you exactly how these things should be put together and how they function – what to check if they don’t work, and what you can do that might save you having to call in a professional.
The easy-to-understand pictures and explanations on every page get right to the point, helping you understand how things work, what can go wrong, and how to trouble-shoot a problem.
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Virtually everything in your house is included:
- Electrical – circuit breakers and grounding, service, outlets, lamps and fixtures.
- Heating and air conditioning – gas, electrical and oil – ductwork and piping, thermostats, central and window AC units, humidifiers and dehumidifiers, and air filtering systems.
- Plumbing – kitchen and bath fixtures, piping, water heaters, traps and vents, septic tanks, pumps and water softener systems – even sprinkler systems and swimming pool filters/heaters.
- Major household appliances – from kitchen to laundry.
- Foundation, framing, doors and windows – including issues like drainage and radon, types of framing and how it supports the house, and all types of doors and windows.
How Your House Works: A Visual Guide to Understanding & Maintaining Your Home
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- St. Joseph home seller statue.
- Figurine is 3.5″ tall.
- Durable plastic material.
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It may be because you haven’t buried a statue of St. Joseph in your front yard! Legend has it, that if you bury him upside down near the “For Sale” sign, in the back yard, or in a flower pot, and then say a little prayer, then your house will sell! Couldn’t hurt, right?
St. Joseph home seller statue.
Figurine is 3.5″ tall.
Durable plastic material.
St Joseph Statue Home Seller Faith Saint House 3.5 Inch Figurine NEW
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Posted by Blogmaster in Home Office Supplies, tags: Bills., Clean, Feel, Free, Home, House, Magnetic, Martin, Notepad, Shannon, Some, Yourself
- This quirky quote and antique photograph grace all 60 pages.
- Magnetic – put it on your frig or file cabinet!
- Each sheet is 3.75 x 8.5 inches
- Add some humor to your “to Do” list.
- Great design by a Seattle artist.
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Who says you can’t have some fun keeping track of all those errands, chores and things you need to buy? Give yourself a reason to smile.
Shannon Martin Magnetic Notepad “Make Yourself At Home. Feel Free To Clean The House And Pay Some Bills.”
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