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Calculating Heating Energy Savings
by Jim Davis
Calculating Heating Energy Savings It is safe to say 98% of equipment in the field is underfired at factory settings, making that equipment quite inefficient. It can also be said that two-stage equipment can be even worse, especially in "low-fire" mode. To tune this...
Building Surface Temperature and Your Customer’s Comfort
Building Surface Temperature and Your Customer's Comfort by David Richardson One of the primary goals of an HVAC professional is to ensure the comfort of their customers. Let's say that you have designed and installed an HVAC system that is absolutely perfect. The...
Building Air Leakage and Two-Story Cooling Problems
A common complaint Performance-Based contractors across the country have to deal with during the summer is the large temperature differences in two story homes. The second floor is typically hot and burning up, while the first floor is extremely cold. It is common for...
Are You Using the NCI System?
If you flip through your NCI Inc. Air Balancing Workbook you'll see techniques to implement testing into your service, sales, installation, and marketing. These testing and sales methods constitute the NCI Inc. system to put into practice air diagnostic testing and...
Add Duct Renovations to Your Change-Outs
The primary goal of air diagnostics is to improve system performance. Testing reveals the system deficiencies and gives us an opportunity to make necessary repairs. Duct Renovations are often necessary to allow systems to perform correctly. For years the HVAC...