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  2. Glossary of HVAC terms - Wikipedia

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    The higher the unit's SEER rating the more energy efficient it is. smoke damper A damper or adjustable louver designed to augment the ventilation of a space during a fire. split system A split system is the combination of an outdoor unit and an indoor unit. This is the most common type of system. superheat

  3. Furnace (central heating) - Wikipedia

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    A typical installation arrangement for high-efficiency furnaces includes a fresh air intake (supply) pipe that brings fresh air from outside the home to the furnace combustion unit. Normally the fresh combustion air is routed alongside the exhaust PVC during installation and the pipes exit through a sidewall of the home in the same location.

  4. Crankcase heater - Wikipedia

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    Some air conditioning equipment manufacturers install crankcase heaters either in the compressor (insertion type), or mount them externally around the base of the compressor (bellyband type). The two wires of the heater are wired directly to the input side of the contact from the main power supply, and power is always supplied to the heater.

  5. Heat pump - Wikipedia

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    Saddle-style window mounted heat pump 3D sketch. Window mounted heat pumps run on standard 120v AC outlets and provide heating, cooling, and humidity control. They are more efficient with lower noise levels, condensation management, and a smaller footprint than window mounted air conditioners that just do cooling. [39]

  6. Electric fireplace - Wikipedia

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    An electric fireplace. An electric fireplace is an electric heater that mimics a fireplace burning coal, wood, or natural gas.Electric fireplaces are often placed in conventional fireplaces, which can then no longer be used for conventional fires. [1]

  7. Electric arc furnace - Wikipedia

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    Industrial arc furnaces range in size from small units of approximately one-tonne capacity (used in foundries for producing cast iron products) up to about 400-tonne units used for secondary steelmaking. Arc furnaces used in research laboratories and by dentists may have a capacity of only a few dozen grams. Industrial electric arc furnace ...

  8. IEC 62056 - Wikipedia

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    Most metering units have special modes for calibration and resetting meter registers. These modes are usually protected by anti-tampering features such as switches that sense if the meter enclosure has been opened. The HHU may also be given limited rights to set or reset certain parameters in the meter. The handheld unit then sends a sign-off ...

  9. Gasoline direct injection - Wikipedia

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    The 1996 Japanese-market Mitsubishi Galant was the first mass-produced car to use a GDI engine, when a GDI version of the Mitsubishi 4G93 inline-four engine was introduced. [52] [53] It was subsequently brought to Europe in 1997 in the Carisma. [54] It also developed the first six-cylinder GDI engine, the Mitsubishi 6G74 V6 engine, in 1997. [55]