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HEAT LOAD FORM
The heat load form, Page 9, may be used by servicing
personnel to determine the heat loss of a conditioned
space and the ambient winter design temperatures in
which the unit will heat the calculated space.
The upper half of the form is for computing the heat loss
of the space to be conditioned. It is necessary only to
insert the proper measurements on the lines provided
and multiply by the given factors, then add this result for
the total heat loss in BTU/Hr./°F.
The BTU/Hr. per °F temperature difference is the 70°F
inside winter designed temperature minus the lowest
outdoor ambient winter temperature of the area where
the unit is installed. This temperature difference is used
as the multiplier when calculating the heat loss.
The graph shows the following:
Left Hand Scale Unit capacity BTU/Hr. or heat loss
BTU/Hr.
Bottom Scale Outdoor ambient temperature,
base point.
Heat Pump Model BTU/Hr. capacity heat pump will
deliver at outdoor temperatures.
Balance Point Maximum BTU/Hr. heat pump will
deliver at indicated ambient tem-
perature.
Below is an example using the heat load form:
A space to be conditioned is part of a house geographi-
cally located in an area where the lowest outdoor ambi-
ent winter temperature is 40°F. The calculated heat loss
is 184 BTU/Hr./°F.
Subtract 40°F (lowest outdoor ambient temperature for
the geographical location) from 70°F (inside design tem-
perature of the unit) for a difference of 30°F. Multiply 184
by 30 for a 5500 BTU/Hr. total heat loss for the calcu-
lated space.
On the graph, plot the base point (70°) and a point on the
40°F line where it intersects with the 5500 BTU/Hr. line
on the left scale. Draw a straight line from the base
point 70 through the point plotted at 40°F. This is the
total heat loss line.
Knowing that we have a 5500 BTU/Hr. heat loss, and we
expect that our heat pump will maintain a 70°F inside
temperature at 40°F outdoor ambient, we plot the se-
lected unit capacity BTU/Hr. of the unit between 35° and
60° on the graph and draw a straight line between these
points. Where the total heat loss line and the unit capac-
ity line intersect, read down to the outdoor ambient tem-
perature scale and find that this unit will deliver the re-
quired BTU/Hr. capacity to approximately 30°F.
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