"CBHVAC" same @as.it.was.com wrote in message
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"Ace AC and Heating" wrote in message
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On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 07:45:51 -0600, "Howie" wrote:

I am shopping around for a central air conditioner that will be
installed
in
our 850 sq. ft home... any advice?

Howie


The rule of thumb is you use a 2 ton system for your size home.

Ace



Really numbnuts? Rule of thumb? Where?
There are no rules of thumb in HVAC..NONE...only that most observant
contractors still have two, and havent lost one.

If that home is in Palm Springs CA, and on the third story of a condo
unit,
it MIGHT take 4 tons...even 5.....you dont know.


In all seriousness, this Ace fella is no ace...hes a hack if he believes
what he wrote for a second.


Any suggestions on how to figure in the additional cooling load a 7.5 kw
hydraulic pump would create when operating within a shop building ??

Basically, its operating against a pressure relief most of the time--and
only rarely doing any actual mechanical work......so Im thinking probly best
to treat it as though it were a resistance heater having roughly the same kw
rating.

I do know it adds a significant amount of heat inside the building during
the summertime.

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SVL