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001 Air Cleaners Buying Guide
Dust is a serious pollutant, particularly for allergy sufferers, people with bronchial problems, and those who are sensitive to airborne particulates. This guide to air cleaners discusses key types and their effectiveness, buying considerations, and price ranges. Manufacturers' & resource phone numbers.
003 Asbestos: Dealing with This Common Hazard
Though the EPA restricted the use of asbestos as a building material in the 1970s, 25 million American homes built before then may contain asbestos materials. This article examines the health risks, strategies for dealing with asbestos, where to look for it, and how to get the right help. It includes a case study of ductwork removal.
007 Central Vacuum Systems
With a built-in central vacuum, there's no more lugging a heavy cleaner up and down stairs or from room to room. Instead, you plug a long hose into a wall or floor receptacle. This report discusses selecting equipment, installation considerations, mapping an effective system, and more. ALSO: Manufacturers' & resource phone numbers.
017 Heat Recovery Ventilators Save Energy
The best way to keep a house from building up air pollution and humidity is to provide plenty of ventilation. But how can you ventilate a house without letting costly heated or cooled air out the window? You can install a heat-recovery ventilator. RemodelGuide offers a complete, impartial heat recovery ventilator buying guide that includes information on how these work, types, general prices, sizing, deciding whether one is right for you. Also: Manufacturers' & resource phone numbers.
020 Humidifiers: A Buying Guide
During winter, keeping room humidity at healthy, comfortable levels often demands help from a humidifier. RemodelGuide offers a complete, impartial buying guide that gives you a closer look at the main types of humidifiers, how they work, and what you should know if you're shopping for one. It includes tabletop and console models, central humdifiers, steam, ductwork systems, ultrasonic, cool mist impellers, evaporative humidifiers, selecting the right humidifier. Also: Manufacturers' & resource phone numbers.
035 Water Problems: How to Deal with Poor Drinking Water
Should you buy bottled water? Should you ladle-up a few hundred dollars for a state-of-the-art filtering system? Or should you trust the tap? RemodelGuide offers a complete guide to dealing with drinking water problems. This helpful report includes information on: basics about sources and treatment, the "crypto" outbreak, standards for drinking water, the contaminant hit list. testing your water, and solving water problems with treatment devices.
036 Water Softeners & Hard Water
Hard water can clog home plumbing and water-using fixtures with scale and lime deposits. It reacts with many soaps and detergents, diminishing lathering or cleaning capability and forms a scum. In addition, it can spot dishes and form scale on cookware. RemodelGuide offers an impartial water softener buying guide that cover solutions for softening water, how a softener works, salt-free softening, magnetic "conditioners," features to consider, buying and leasing tips, and more. Also: Manufacturers' & resource phone numbers.
037 Water Treatment Devices
If you suspect that your home's drinking water contains unhealthful pollutants, one of the most effective measures you can take is to install a suitable purifier. Four different technologies are commonly used in home purification systems to clean-up drinking water; each has it's own advantages and drawbacks. RemodelGuide offers a helpful guide to water treatment devices that includes information on key types, including activated carbon (AC) filters, reverse-osmosis (RO) filters, distillers, ultraviolet devices, and water softeners. Also: Manufacturers' & resource phone numbers.
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