System Design
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Over-sized Equipment No More!
Regional standards, code-required load calculations and tighter homes still have not stopped gross oversizing. Why four…
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The #1 Item Missing from High Efficient HVAC Installations
Nobody plugs a new television straight into the wall socket. The protection routinely left off high-efficiency…
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Sizing Humidifiers & Ancillary Dehumidifiers
Whole-house dehumidifiers are not sized by square footage. The Manual J block load procedure most technicians…
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Completing a Total Leakage Duct Test
How the total leakage duct test is run, which towns enforce it, and the permit costs…
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Site Survey: Windows & SHGC
NFRC labels carry the u-value and SHGC your load calculation depends on. Guessing them swings the…
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Top 5 Changes to ACCA Manual S
The five biggest updates in the Manual S rewrite, and how far the 1995 edition had…
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How Low Should I Operate my Heat Pump?
Break-even COP math from ACCA Manual H for deciding when a dual-fuel application actually saves the…
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Design Static Pressure
Which external static pressure to design a duct system around, and why designing at the PSC…
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Outdoor Design Temperatures
‘I have designed with these temperatures for decades’ does not satisfy an inspector. Where the correct…
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Return Air Locations
Where returns belong for heating-only, cooling-only, and combination systems, and why application drives the decision.