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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Something else that can cause a lot of
unmet load hours is too much of a nighttime setback. If it takes a long time
for the system to warm-up or cool-down in the morning, that time can really add
up.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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the thermostat for zones with different load characteristics. For example, a
storage room next to an occupied room might be on the same temperature control zone,
but if the thermostat is in the main room, the storage room may not get what it
needs and have unmet load hours.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Aulbach, John
[mailto:jaulbach@nexant.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, December 30, 2008
3:09 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Peter Lemessurier;
bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Bldg-sim] equest
load hours not met</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Try making your thermostats reverse acting
and increase the deadband between heating and cooling.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>And send us the .INP and .PD2 if you would
like us to review your inputs.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>We are all professional here, so it is
just an offer to help.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>John R. Aulbach, PE, CEM</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Project Manager</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>701 West Kimberly Ave., Suite 245</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Placentia, CA 92870-6342 USA</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Peter Lemessurier<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, December 30, 2008
1:02 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Bldg-sim] equest load
hours not met</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I have a real nice equest model of a hotel that looks great,
produces very believable annual energy profiles BUT has about 75% of zones
listed as many thousands of unmet load hours, both cooling and heating.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We are using mostly PTACs with a few fan coil units (HW/DX).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Any obvious reasons why this many unmet load hours is
happening?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Must be something simple but I am new to this program and
cannot find it<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks in advance for any assistance!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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