Water based heating systems are efficient, flexible, versatile and offer many advantages over other heating systems. These advantages (fast response, good controllability, efficient zonal heating and largely silent operation) all require that initial design, installation, commissioning and maintenance be carried out to a high standard by competent engineers. Heating Services in Buildings provides the reader with a detailed and thorough understanding of the principles and elements of heating buildings using modern water based heating systems. A key theme of the book is that there is little difference, in the approach to the design and engineering, between domestic and commercial installations. The author s detailed but highly practical approach to the subject ensures there is sufficient information for students from both a craft background and those with more academic backgrounds to understand the material. This approach is complemented by straightforward, easy-to-use diagrams. Heating Services in Buildings supports a range of educational courses, including degree level building services engineering; NVQ Level 4 Higher Professional Diploma in Building Services Engineering; City & Guilds supplementary heating course and the Heating Design and Installation Course accredited by the European Registration Scheme (ERS).

Water based heating systems are efficient, flexible, versatile andoffer many advantages over other heating systems. These advantages(fast response, good controllability, efficient zonal heating andlargely silent operation) all require that initial designinstallation, commissioning and maintenance be carried out to ahigh standard by competent engineers.Heating Services in Buildings provides the reader with adetailed and thorough understanding of the principles and elementsof heating buildings using modern water based heating systems. Akey theme of the book is that there is little difference, in theapproach to the design and engineering, between domestic andcommercial installations. The author's detailed but highlypractical approach to the subject ensures there is sufficientinformation for students from both a craft background and thosewith more academic backgrounds to understand the material. Thisapproach is complemented by straightforward, easy-to-usediagrams.Heating Services in Buildings supports a range ofeducational courses, including degree level building servicesengineering; NVQ Level 4 Higher Professional Diploma in BuildingServices Engineering; City & Guilds supplementary heatingcourse and the Heating Design and Installation Course accredited bythe European Registration Scheme (ERS).

Preface xvii1 Introduction to Heating Services 12 Wet Heating Systems 53 Materials 554 Heat and Heat Transfer 975 Heat Emitters 1086 Underfl oor Heating 1407 Heat Requirements of Buildings 1658 Heat Emitter Selection and Sizing 1949 Pipe Sizing 20610 Electricity 22611 Controls, Components and Control Systems 24212 Oil Firing 27813 Natural Gas Firing 31614 Liquefi ed Petroleum Gas Firing (LPG) 34515 Alternative Fuels and Energy 35616 Combustion, Flues and Chimneys 38317 Combustion Effi ciency Testing 44218 Circulating Pumps 45419 Domestic Hot Water 48220 Solar Energy for Water Heating 51321 Water Treatment 54222 District Heating 55923 Expansion of Pipework 57124 Regulations, Standards, Codes and Guides 59125 Testing and System Commissioning 60826 Operating Costs and Whole Life Costing 622Appendices 631Appendix 1 Comparative table of sheet metal gauges 632Appendix 2 Temperature comparison at atmospheric pressure634Appendix 3 Mesh/micron rating 635Appendix 4 Copper tube BS EN1057 (introduced 15/8/96, FormerlyBS2871) 636Appendix 5 Dimensional tolerances of low carbon mild steel tubeconforming to BS EN10255, 2004. Formerly BS1387 637Appendix 6 Hydrostatic data 638Appendix 7 Composition of copper alloys (common) 639Appendix 8 Composition of soft solders 640Appendix 9 SI prefi xes 641Appendix 10 Light gauge stainless steel tube austenitic type 304or 316 (BS EN10312) 641Appendix 11 Elements and chemical symbols 642Appendix 12 Beaufort wind scale 643Appendix 13 Comparison of BSP and NPT threads 643Appendix 14 Properties of water 644Appendix 15 Temperature conversions 645Appendix 16 Metric conversion factors 646Appendix 17 Pressure conversion 648Appendix 18 Heat fl ow conversion 648Appendix 19 Approximate viscosity conversion 649Appendix 20 Viscosity-temperature relationship 650Appendix 21 Altitude and pressure corrections 651Index 653