Tag: load calculation
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Converting Heating and Cooling Loads to Air Flow Needs
Prime: prime Subtitle: Here’s how Manual J software takes your inputs and gives you both the BTU/hour and cfm needed for each room Images: When you embark on the project of educating yourself about building science, one of the first things you encounter is the concept of heating and cooling loads. Every building has them.…
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Manual J Doesn’t Tell You Equipment Capacity
Prime: prime Subtitle: The amount of heating and cooling your house needs isn’t the only factor in determining the size of your heating and cooling equipment Images: Here’s a little conundrum for you. To get the right amount of heating and cooling to each room in your home, you need a load calculation. Rules of…
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Manual J Doesn’t Tell You Equipment Capacity
Prime: prime Subtitle: The amount of heating and cooling your house needs isn’t the only factor in determining the size of your heating and cooling equipment Images: Here’s a little conundrum for you. To get the right amount of heating and cooling to each room in your home, you need a load calculation. Rules of…
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Manual J Load Calculations vs. Rules of Thumb
Prime: prime Subtitle: This sample of Manual J results shows that the old way really needs to die Images:&…