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What you need to know about residential furnaces, air conditioners
and heat pumps if you’re NOT an HVAC professional
Scott Pigg February 2017, Duluth MN
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A. Builder / remodeler B. Home Performance Consultant C. Weatherization provider D. HVAC contractor / distributor E. Other
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Who’s here?
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Comfort features?
Installation? Matched for system?
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Furnace
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The heating system in MY home is…
A. … a natural gas or propane furnace B. … an oil furnace C. … a hot-water or steam boiler D. … something else
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Ultra efficiency
Four-speed
Variable speed
Modulating
Deluxe
Two-stage
Quiet
ECM
Constant-torque
Multi-poise
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Efficiency level
Firing Stages
Blower technology
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CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2 H2O
To condense... ...or not to condense?
Efficiency level
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80% 85% 90% 95% 100%
Non
-con
densing
Condensing
The “gulf of corrosion”
Efficiency
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A. …Non-condensing B. …Condensing C. (I’m not sure)
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MY furnace is…
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The savings from upgrading from non-condensing to condensing are…
A. 5% B. 10% C. 15% D. 20% E. 25%
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The savings from upgrading from non-condensing to condensing are…
A. 5% B. 10% C. 15% D. 20% E. 25%
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80% 85% 90% 95% 100% Efficiency
11%
17%
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80% 85% 90% 95% 100% Efficiency
5%
Upgrade to higher efficiency condensing?
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Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency AFUE
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Firing stages
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Single-stage
Multi-stage
Modulating
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Two-stage operation (12 monitored furnaces)
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0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
A B C D E G H I J K L M
Low stage
High stage
Percent of operating time
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Typical modulating furnace
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80
100
Percent of operating time
Percent of full output
20 60 80 0 40 100 40
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A. …Single-stage B. …Multi-stage C. …Modulating D. (I’m not sure)
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MY furnace is…
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Blower technology
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PSC (Permanent Split-capacitor)
AKA “Multi-speed”
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ECM (Electronically commutated motor)
AKA “variable speed”
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0 400 800 1200 1600 2000
0
200
400
600
800
1000
Electricity consumption (watts)
Airflow (cfm)
PSC ECM
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Fan “ON” use before after
= $60
= $450
= $0 (@ 13 cents/kWh)
Yearly ECM electricity savings
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X-13 (trade name)
AKA “constant torque”
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A. …a PSC blower B. …an ECM blower C. …an X-13 blower D. (I’m not sure)
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MY furnace has…
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Performance (efficiency & comfort)
Price
Non-condensingSingle-stage
PSC
CondensingSingle-stage
PSC
CondensingMul8-stage
ECM
Non-CondensingMul8-stage
PSC
CondensingModula8ng
ECM
CondensingMul8-stage
X-13
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Furnace sizing
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40,000 Btuh
60,000 Btuh
80,000 Btuh
100,000 Btuh
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Minnesota energy code:
A. …5 B. …10 C. …20 D. …40
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“Oversizing of heating equipment shall not exceed ___ percent of the
calculated load requirement”
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Minnesota energy code:
A. …5 B. …10 C. …20 D. …40
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“Oversizing of heating equipment shall not exceed ___ percent of the
calculated load requirement”
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What percent of Minnesota furnaces exceed the code limit for oversizing?
A. 15% B. 30% C. 60% D. 95%
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What percent of Minnesota furnaces exceed the code limit for oversizing?
A. 15% B. 30% C. 60% D. 95%
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Questions about furnaces?
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Air conditioner
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Efficiency level
Cooling Stages
Component choices
Installation?
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Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio SEER
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How many hours per year does the average central air conditioner in
Minneapolis run?
A. …120 hours B. …240 hours C. …325 hours D. …450 hours E. …630 hours
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How many hours per year does the average central air conditioner in
Minneapolis run?
A. …120 hours B. …240 hours C. …325 hours D. …450 hours E. …630 hours
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SEER upgrade savings
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SEER Savings(vsSEER13)13 $014 $2015 $3516 $5017 $6518 $75
(2.25 tons capacity, 325 annual hours, 13 cents/kWh)
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Cooling stages
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Single-stage
Two-stage
Modulating
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Mini Split
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3rd party?
Oversized?
Metering device?
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Fixed orifice Thermostatic expansion valve (TXV)
Metering device
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Airflow adjusted?
Refrigerant charge checked?
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What percent of MN A/C systems have improper refrigerant charge or airflow?
A. …10% B. …20% C. …40% D. …60% E. …85%
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What percent of MN A/C systems have improper refrigerant charge or airflow?
A. …10% B. …20% C. …40% D. …60% E. …85%
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Typical savings: 10%
One in six can save 25%+
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A/C sizing
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3 tons
2.5 tons
2 tons
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2,000 lb
12,000 Btuh
What is a “ton” of cooling?
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60
45-59
30-44
15-29
1-14
0
Operatingminutes per hour
0
20
40
60
80
100
Per
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of c
oolin
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stem
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12am
2 4 6am
8 10 12pm
2 4 6pm
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70%
30%
The two jobs of an air conditioner
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The three dehumidification killers
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• Oversized system • Airflow too high • Fan ON setting
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Questions about air conditioners?
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What about heat pumps?
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Heat (Btuh)
60 40 20 0 0
30,000
20,000
10,000
40,000
Outdoor temperature (F)
Heating load Heat pump
output capacity
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Hea8ngsystem Cost
Naturalgasfurnace(condensing) $1.00
Propanefurnace(condensing) $1.80
Baseboardelectric $4.20
Heatpump
@50F $1.20
@40F $1.40
@30F $1.60
For: natural gas at 75 cents per therm propane at $1.50 per gallon electricity at 13 cents per kWh
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Hea8ngsystem Cost
Naturalgasfurnace(condensing) $1.00
Propanefurnace(condensing) $1.80
Baseboardelectric $4.20
Heatpump
@50F $1.20
@40F $1.40
@30F $1.60
For: natural gas at 75 cents per therm propane at $1.50 per gallon electricity at 13 cents per kWh
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$0.55 $0.65 $0.75
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Questions about heat pumps?
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Thermostat
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• Programmable? • Connected? • “Smart”? • Proprietary?
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Lots of options
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Where’s the brain?
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Questions about thermostats?
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Filter
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• 1” disposable • 4” disposable • Electrostatic
• Filtering efficiency
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Options
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Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value MERV
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Recipe for disaster
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Questions about filters?
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