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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Kyle,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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'>Try this first: eQuest expects a single-zone system to serve
just that – a single zone. You’ll need to have a separate single
zone system created for each zone you need to assign to that system. Once that
is done, eQuest will then be able to address the thermostats in each zone
adequately and you should see a rather dramatic drop in your unmet heating
hours, possibly eliminating them altogether.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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'>After that, if unmet heating hours remain there are a number
of other things to look at. Let us know if the above works first.<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
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equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Nisonger, Kyle M NWK<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, September 11, 2009
4:11 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Equest-users] Heating
Hours Unmet</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Equesters,</span></font>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I
have a packaged single zone system using DX cooling and Furnace heating that
serves 7 different zones and is controlled by the corridor zone. This is
supposed to replicate "System 3" in ASHRAE 90.1 appendix G. I
have many unmet heating hours (including my system control zone). I have
let eQuest auto size equipment capacities and and cfm. I have tried doing
everything I can think of to reduce the number of unmet hours. My OA
volumes are pretty small and shouldn't be affecting it. I expected
possibly a few unmet hours in some of the zones, but not in my control zone,
the corridor, and not to this magnitude. I get the following
warning message seen below, I'm not sure what it means by
"Baseboard-Rating"? Any ideas on what this means or how I could
reduce the number of unmet heating hours?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'> **WARNING**********************************************************************</span></font>
<br>
<font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
ZONE EL1 Food Storage Zn (G.S2) </span></font><br>
<font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
might have insufficient heating capability.</span></font> <br>
<font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
Check that the SYSTEM or ZONE HEATING-CAPACITY plus this</span></font> <br>
<font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
ZONEs BASEBOARD-RATING is adequate to maintain the ZONE</span></font> <br>
<font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
specified DESIGN-HEAT-T for the calculated peak ZONE load</span></font> <br>
<font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
(see LS-A or LS-B for the ZONE peak load.)</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks
for your help,</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Kyle
Nisonger</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Mechanical
Engineer, LEED® AP</span></font> <br>
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>US</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Army Corps
of Engineers</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Kansas
City District</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>(816)
389-3224 </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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