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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

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A home inspector is a trained professional who comes to your home for the purposes of performing an inspection on all the major systems and components of your home... Everything from the foundation to the heating, plumbing, and interior structure is inspected. Some possible reasons a home inspection would be ordered include : the home is under consideration for the purchase and a professional' s opinion as to its condition is desired... ;the homeowner is interested in purchasing a home warranty and an inspection is required by the insurer; the homeowner is simply interested in knowing the condition of the house.  1, record 1, English, - home%20inspector

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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Energy poverty happens when "a household experiences inadequate levels of essential energy services in the home"..., where energy services are those functions performed using energy, such as heating, cooling, lighting, cooking, washing, etc. While energy poverty relates to household factors such as low income, occupancy, and the needs and practices of household members, it is also caused by factors external to the household including the energy inefficiency of the dwelling and of appliances, the type of energy supply, and its cost.  1, record 2, English, - energy%20poverty

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

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La loi reconnaît la précarité énergétique comme une difficulté à disposer de la fourniture d'énergie nécessaire à la satisfaction de ses besoins élémentaires en raison de l'inadaptation de ses ressources ou de ses conditions d'habitat. Dans tous les cas, le ménage doit alors faire des arbitrages : se chauffer au risque d'impayés ou ne plus se chauffer et subir les conséquences du froid sur sa santé, son logement, sa vie sociale.  1, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9carit%C3%A9%20%C3%A9nerg%C3%A9tique

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Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A process or system (using different methods or equipment) which provides the ability to enhance one’s lifestyle, and make a home more comfortable, safe and efficient.  5, record 3, English, - home%20automation

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Home automation can link lighting, entertainment, security, telecommunications, heating and air conditioning into one centrally controlled system.  5, record 3, English, - home%20automation

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Ensemble de services de l'habitat assurés par des systèmes réalisant plusieurs fonctions, pouvant être connectés entre eux et à des réseaux intérieurs et extérieurs de communication.  2, record 3, French, - domotique

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Parmi les fonctions, on trouve notamment l'économie et la gestion technique, l'information et la communication, la maîtrise du confort, la sécurité et l'assistance.  2, record 3, French, - domotique

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Conjunto de sistemas que automatizan las diferentes instalaciones de una vivienda.  1, record 3, Spanish, - dom%C3%B3tica

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A heating system for a building in which the heat-conveying medium is hot water, and the heat-emitting means are radiators, convectors, or panel coils.  7, record 4, English, - hot%20water%20heating%20system

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Hydronic heating maintains comfort in the home by circulating hot water to the secondary heat exchanger. This system basically consists of a boiler, a pump, a secondary heat exchanger, and a series of piping.  9, record 4, English, - hot%20water%20heating%20system

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Low-temperature water heating system. Some authors use indifferently "hot water system" or "low-temperature water heating system" to designate a heating system having hot water at a temperature lower than 250 °F.  10, record 4, English, - hot%20water%20heating%20system

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS

hot(-)water heating; hydronic heating. Some authors often use the term "heating" to designate a "heating system". The term "System" is then omitted.  10, record 4, English, - hot%20water%20heating%20system

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS

Technically, a "hydronic system" may be either a "hot water system" or a "steam system", as confirmed in the source AMERI. However, many sources define a "hydronic system" as a "hot water system".  10, record 4, English, - hot%20water%20heating%20system

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Le principe de base du système à eau chaude est bien connu: l'eau contenue dans une chaudière ("fournaise") est d'abord chauffée par un appareil fonctionnant au mazout, au gaz, ou à l'électricité; circulant ensuite dans des canalisations, elle alimente des radiateurs ou des convecteurs, installés dans chacune des pièces de la maison. Au bout de sa course, l'eau revient à l'appareil pour être chauffée de nouveau avant d'entreprendre un autre cycle, et ainsi de suite.  7, record 4, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20chauffage%20%C3%A0%20eau%20chaude

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Record 5,  Textual support,  English

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A strategy aimed at reviving demand for a product which has been in a state of decline.  2, record 5, English, - remarketing

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Space heaters for use in the home were remarketed as the cost of heating oil increased.  3, record 5, English, - remarketing

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Révision de la mercantique d'un produit dont la demande est en régression.  2, record 5, French, - marketing%20de%20relance

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On a affaire à un produit pour lequel la demande est en régression par rapport à son niveau antérieur, la firme concernée peut alors choisir, soit l'élimination progressive du produit en question, soit une reconsidération globale de la politique marketing du produit (cible, efforts de commercialisation ...) appelée re-marketing.  3, record 5, French, - marketing%20de%20relance

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Record 6,  Textual support,  English

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The central wood furnace is a third alternative to conventional oil, gas or electric heating. Unlike the wood stove, it is a device designed to take on the larger fraction of the home heat load, although a back-up source-for example, an electric plenum heater-will generally be added on... recently developed furnaces use wood chips or pellets rather than firewood, to allow for a much easier distribution and loading of the fuel.  2, record 6, English, - central%20wood%20furnace

Record 6,  Textual support,  French

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Les chaudières combinées au bois et au mazout ou au bois et à l'électricité ainsi que les chaudières d'appoint comptent parmi les appareils de chauffage central au bois les plus populaires [...]  3, record 6, French, - appareil%20de%20chauffage%20central%20au%20bois

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Record 7,  Textual support,  English

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Temperature swings are caused by 3 contributing factors : 1. The rate at which your home loses heat(heat loss BTU's/hr) ;2. The rate at which your heating system heats your home(heat gain BTU's/hr) ;3. The length of the heating cycle setting within the thermostat(differential). As it suggests, the differential setting within your thermostat is the difference between cut-in and cut-out temperatures.  1, record 7, English, - cut%2Dout%20temperature

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS

cut-out point: The predetermined value (pressure, temperature, etc.) at which operation ceases.  2, record 7, English, - cut%2Dout%20temperature

Record 7,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Température pour laquelle l'appareil de réglage donne l'ordre de commutation «Mettre le chauffage hors service».  1, record 7, French, - temp%C3%A9rature%20de%20d%C3%A9clenchement

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Record 8,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The 2-stage burner operates at a standard low fire rate most days comfortably heating your home and saving energy. On those bitter cold days when your home needs the extra heat, the burner automatically switches to high fire providing additional warmth.  1, record 8, English, - 2%2Dstage%20burner

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The furnace comes with a 2 speed burner. The furnace works on low heat burner except in very cold weather when it goes into the high speed burner. It does this automatically ...  2, record 8, English, - 2%2Dstage%20burner

Record 8,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Au point de vue du réglage de la combustion, on peut classer les brûleurs en appareils à réglage manuel ou en appareils à réglage automatique. Ces derniers peuvent être divisés en trois catégories: - les brûleurs par tout ou rien [...] - les brûleurs par tout ou peu: Ils sont basés sur un réglage à deux allures tant du débit du combustible que du débit d'air comburant et sont généralement des brûleurs semi-automatiques. - les brûleurs progressifs [...]  1, record 8, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20par%20tout%20ou%20peu

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Record 9,  Textual support,  English

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A home heating system using convectors, furnaces, flat-plate collectors, etc.  2, record 9, English, - active%20heating

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In active heating, sunlight is collected by special collectors such as huge reflecting mirrors, and converted to electricity and hot water. Energy from the sun is converted to heat, sound, light, and motion.  1, record 9, English, - active%20heating

Record 9,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Mode de chauffage d'une habitation dans lequel on utilise des convecteurs, des chaudières, des capteurs solaires plans, etc.  2, record 9, French, - chauffage%20actif

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Chauffage actif s'emploie par opposition à chauffage passif.  2, record 9, French, - chauffage%20actif

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Record 10,  Textual support,  English

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... a heating or cooling system that is too large for a home.  2, record 10, English, - oversized%20system

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Such a system will run for only a short period of time before the temperature of the home is satisfied, and not operate as efficiently as a system that is sized accurately, as most systems take several minutes to reach peak operating efficiency.  2, record 10, English, - oversized%20system

Record 10,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Système de chauffage ou de refroidissement trop puissant pour la grandeur de la maison.  2, record 10, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20surdimensionn%C3%A9

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Un tel système ne fonctionnera que durant une courte période avant d'atteindre une température de la maison satisfaisante et ne fonctionnera pas avec autant d'efficacité qu'un système d'une puissance appropriée puisque la plupart des systèmes prennent plusieurs minutes avant d'atteindre leur meilleur rendement.  2, record 10, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20surdimensionn%C3%A9

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Record 11,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A system that distributes the heated(or cooled) air(or water) supplied by a heating system in a home.  2, record 11, English, - distribution%20system

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Ductwork is normally used in a forced-air system, and water piping is used in a hydronic heating system.  2, record 11, English, - distribution%20system

Record 11,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Système qui distribue de l'air (ou de l'eau) chaude [ou refroidie] alimenté par un système de chauffage à la maison.  2, record 11, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20distribution

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Les conduits sont habituellement utilisés dans un système à air pulsé et des conduites d'eau, dans un système de chauffage à eau chaude.  2, record 11, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20distribution

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Record 12,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Some households have a dual source system of heating(e. g. electricity with gas or oil). Apart from your main source, what other source do you use to heat your home?  1, record 12, English, - dual%20source%20system

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... the dual-source system introduced at Miyazaki Oki electric ... consists of a combination thermal-electric/thermal supply system based on an on-site CGS facility and conventional power purchased from the power company. The CGS facility is comprised of a diesel engine, electrical generator, and exhaust gas steam boiler, and the total electrical generating capacity of the system introduced by Miyazaki Oki is approximately 10,000 KW/Hr. By linking this with the existing system for receiving power company electrical power, a dual-source power supply is created to provide power for production, etc.  2, record 12, English, - dual%20source%20system

Record 12,  Textual support,  French

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Ainsi, dans un système à deux sources, la source de base, bien que ne représentant que 40 % de la puissance maximale, peut fournir 83 % de l'énergie calorifique totale pour le chauffage, la source d'appoint n'étant sollicitée que pendant les périodes de grands froids.  1, record 12, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A0%20deux%20sources

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Conformément au contrat d'affermage [...] du système de chauffage urbain et de services de chauffage dans la ville de Kalisz [...] concernant la production, la vente, le transport et la distribution de la chaleur, PEC SA fournit la chaleur à 56 000 habitants, ce qui constitue 52 % du total. PEC SA fournit la chaleur à toutes les grandes et à la plupart des petites coopératives d'habitation de Kalisz ainsi qu'aux différentes institutions, bureaux, écoles maternelles, entreprises et usagers particuliers. Le système de chauffage de Kalisz, c'est un réseau de 56 km environ. Il est alimenté de deux sources, de la Chaufferie Régionale (CR) exploitée par PEC SA et de la Centrale Chaleur - Électricité Piwonice (EC). En plus, PEC SA exploite 49 chaufferies à gaz et 547 sous-stations.  3, record 12, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A0%20deux%20sources

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Record 13,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Associated with the EnerGuide program is the Energuide HVAC Energy Efficiency Rating System. It provides consumers with the information they need to purchase energy-efficient home heating, ventilating and air-conditioning(HVAC) products and provides contractors with the tools to increase sales of energy-efficient HVAC equipment.  1, record 13, English, - EnerGuide%20HVAC%20Energy%20Efficiency%20Rating%20System

Record 13,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Associé au programme ÉnerGuide, le Système de cotation de l'efficacité énergétique des appareils de chauffage de ventilation et de climatisation (CVC) fournit aux consommateurs l'information dont ils ont besoin pour acheter des appareils de CVC éconergétiques et procure aux entrepreneurs des outils pour stimuler la vente de ces appareils.  2, record 13, French, - Syst%C3%A8me%20de%20cotation%20de%20l%27efficacit%C3%A9%20%C3%A9nerg%C3%A9tique%20des%20appareils%20de%20chauffage%2C%20de%20ventilation%20et%20de%20climatisation

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Record 14,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS

... is a provincial tax rebate program targeted to relieving the costs of home heating, gasoline and other energy expenses. The program is administered by the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency(CCRA) on behalf of the province of Alberta. Approximately 2 million Albertans qualify to an AETR payment.  1, record 14, English, - Alberta%27s%20Energy%20Tax%20Refund

Record 14,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[...] est un programme provincial de remboursement de taxe qui a pour objet d'alléger le coût du chauffage domiciliaire, de l'essence et des autres dépenses en énergie. Le programme est administré par l'Agence des douanes et du revenu du Canada (ADRC) au nom de la province de l'Alberta. Environ 2 millions d'Albertains sont admissibles au RTEA.  1, record 14, French, - remboursement%20de%20la%20taxe%20sur%20l%27%C3%A9nergie%20de%20l%27Alberta

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Record 15,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 CONT

For residential buildings, the goals are to make life more comfortable and pleasant for residents, enhance the safety of people and property, optimize electricity consumption, and automate heating air conditioning, and lighting... New products, including the new Stab-lok and the Surgebreaker Plus help protect increasingly sophisticated home electronic products and systems-and the people who use them.  1, record 15, English, - home%20electronic%20system

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Term often used in plural.  2, record 15, English, - home%20electronic%20system

Record 15,  Textual support,  French

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Les propriétaires et locateurs européens [...] se rendent compte que grâce à des systèmes [de construction] plus «intelligents» ils pourront réaliser une économie d'énergie et bénéficier de primes d'assurance réduites et par là même récupérer à long terme leur investissement initial. [...] le groupe de travail des Systèmes électroniques domestiques [...] demeure préoccupé principalement par les systèmes de commande des trois niveaux supérieurs du modèle d'interconnexion des systèmes ouverts (OSI) : la couche physique, la liaison de données et le réseau-- il [...] reste encore à étudier toute la gamme des services multimédias, interactifs et des services sur demande qui seront bientôt nécessaires.  3, record 15, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A9lectronique%20domestique

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CEI [Commission électrotechnique internationale]. Publication de 4 rapports techniques sur les systèmes électroniques domestiques.  4, record 15, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A9lectronique%20domestique

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Termes souvent utilisés au pluriel.  2, record 15, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A9lectronique%20domestique

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Record 16,  Textual support,  English

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The first world war had a notable effect on the building industries of the various countries engaged in or closely affected by it.  3, record 16, English, - building%20industry

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Construction industry.... Industry structure. According to the work they do, contractors are classified as highway, heavy construction, general building(including home builders as a subdivision), and special trade contractors.... Special trade contractors confine themselves to a specialty, such as plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical work, painting, tile setting, roofing, plastering, glazing, or pipe fitting.  4, record 16, English, - building%20industry

Record 16,  Textual support,  French

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La complexité doit certainement être retenue comme l'une des caractéristiques majeures de l'industrie du bâtiment, et la multiplicité des intervenants [...] est étroitement reliée à cette caractéristique.  2, record 16, French, - industrie%20du%20b%C3%A2timent

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Dans la source DUCON 1968, vol. 1 (première page de l'avant-propos), le terme est employé au pluriel : "Les industries du Bâtiment ..."  3, record 16, French, - industrie%20du%20b%C3%A2timent

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Record 17,  Textual support,  English

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Until the 1960's, all-electric home heating was considered to expensive to be competitive.  1, record 17, English, - all%2Delectric%20heating

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Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 DEF

chauffage électrique intégré : chauffage électrique utilisant des éléments chauffants fixés, ou incorporés à la construction et non mobiles.  3, record 17, French, - chauffage%20%C3%A9lectrique%20int%C3%A9gr%C3%A9

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chauffage électrique intégré : Principe de chauffage lié à trois fonctions essentielles intégrées à la construction : - isolation thermique; - ventilation mécanique contrôlée, - chauffage électrique direct + régulation.  2, record 17, French, - chauffage%20%C3%A9lectrique%20int%C3%A9gr%C3%A9

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Le chauffage électrique intégré constitue une solution originale de chauffage à comparer, dès l'avant-projet, aux solutions traditionnelles sur les plans des coûts d'investissement (...) des coûts d'exploitation (...) du confort.  4, record 17, French, - chauffage%20%C3%A9lectrique%20int%C3%A9gr%C3%A9

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Record 18,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[For comfort heating] The maintenance of the temperature in a closed volume, such as home, office, or factory, at a comfortable level during periods of low outside temperature.  1, record 18, English, - comfort%20heating

Record number: 18, Textual support number: 2 DEF

[For space heating] heating of spaces esp. for human comfort by any means (as by fuel, electricity, or solar radiation) with the heater either within the space or external to it.  3, record 18, English, - comfort%20heating

Record 18,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Ensemble des moyens permettant d'obtenir, à l'intérieur d'enceintes généralement closes, des température supérieures à celles qui s'y établiraient naturellement.  3, record 18, French, - chauffage%20des%20locaux

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Le chauffage des bâtiments est destiné, en général, à assurer certains éléments du confort humain.  2, record 18, French, - chauffage%20des%20locaux

Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Le terme "chauffage des bâtiments" a moins d'extension que les termes anglais et le premier terme français, car les locaux à chauffer peuvent se trouver ailleurs que dans un bâtiment (véhicule, par exemple).  4, record 18, French, - chauffage%20des%20locaux

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Record 19,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Many Canadian homes, especially older ones, are heated by oil furnaces. The preference for, petroleum-based fuel oil for home heating reached its peak in the early 1970s. From then until the early 1980s we have witnessed a change, with people switching to natural gas, electricity and wood.  1, record 19, English, - oil%20furnace

Record 19,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Pour chauffer tout un édifice d'une façon continue et à une température déterminée, il y a lieu de recourir à l'installation d'un chauffage central. (...) Le principe fondamental, quel que soit le mode de chauffage envisagé, est le suivant: a) Installation en cave d'une chaudière ou d'un appareil de chauffage; c'est le générateur de chaleur.  2, record 19, French, - appareil%20de%20chauffage%20au%20mazout

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Record 20,  Textual support,  English

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The large-scale use of liquid and gaseous fuels resulted in the final development of fully automatic residential heating, for with these fuels the problems of residue and ash disposal were completely solved and the need for manual work with home heating systems disappeared.  3, record 20, English, - home%20heating

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Most home heating systems obtain their heat by burning coal, gas, or oil.  4, record 20, English, - home%20heating

Record 20,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Le chauffage domestique se fait par répartition de sources de chaleur isolées (cheminées, poêles et radiateurs) ou par distribution de chaleur à partir d'une source unique (chaufferie du chauffage central).  3, record 20, French, - chauffage%20domestique

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En hiver, la pollution intense est due pour 50 p. 100 au chauffage domestique, 25 p. 100 au chauffage industriel, et 25 p. 100 à la circulation automobile.  4, record 20, French, - chauffage%20domestique

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Record 21,  Textual support,  English

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Wood-electric hybrid furnaces... are similar in design to a standard wood furnace, but have electric heating elements built into the air stream. As in the wood-oil hybrid furnace, the electric heat system is only activated if the wood furnace cannot meet home heat demand. Wood-electric hybrids are more compact than wood-oil and cost approximately the same.  1, record 21, English, - wood%2Delectric%20hybrid%20furnace

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Record 22,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Wood-fired boilers... used to produce hot water for hydronic home heating systems.  1, record 22, English, - wood%2Dfired%20hydronic%20heat%20system

Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Hydronic systems incorporate either a heat collecting water jacket around the combustion chamber or have heat-exchanger tubes built in above the fire zone. Heated water is circulated through radiators or convectors in each room.  1, record 22, English, - wood%2Dfired%20hydronic%20heat%20system

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Record 22,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 23,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Research is under way to develop an automatic or self-fueling wood furnace. This system would burn either wood chips, sawdust or densified wood pellets of uniform size. Similar to automatic coal-burning systems, these automatic wood furnaces would draw wood fuel from a storage bin through a motorized fuel auger. A control system would adjust the amount of fuel according to the heating demands of the home. It would require little operating maintenance beyond periodic ash removal and filling of the fuel storage bin.  1, record 23, English, - automatic%20wood%20furnace

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Record 24,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 24, Textual support number: 1 CONT

There are a number of performance factors that determine how well your heating system is able to supply heat to your home. For all non-electric heating systems there are two basic approaches to defining efficient performance. Both measure the percentage of heat available in a fuel that is actually delivered as heat to the house. Steady state efficiency is a performance factor that is easily measured over a short period of time. It indicates the performance of a system that has been running long enough to allow all furnace components to reach their normal operating temperatures... Seasonal efficiency...  1, record 24, English, - steady%20state%20efficiency

Record 24,  Textual support,  French

Record 24,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 25,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 25, Textual support number: 1 OBS

blend-air Magic air blenders-provide the ultimate in perimeter heating. They pre-mix room air with warm air before delivering blended air into the home.(Coleman-Building Material News)  1, record 25, English, - blend%2Dair%20heating%20system

Record 25,  Textual support,  French

Record 25,  Textual support,  Spanish