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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Everyone, I converted a model with a bunch of Pkgd Single
Zone units (furnace heat, DX cooling) to a Pkgd Var Vol system (electric heat,
DX cooling) with zones in Detailed Edit. The converted program ran but the
unmet heating hours increased greatly. I checked the new PVAVS zones, and they
are grouped correctly under the Pkgd Var Vol system, but the program is not
assigning any heating capacity to the individual zones. I checked the heating capacities
in the SV-A reports and all of the zone capacities are 0. I then built a Design
Wizard Pkgd Var Vol model and started comparing the HVAC navigation tree screens
to the Detailed Edit converted model HVAC navigation tree screens and found
some discrepancies. I found that the converted Detailed Edit zones lacked the
minimum flow ratio (0.3) so I added that in. I also discovered that the
thermostat type didn’t convert to Reverse Acting so I fixed that. I don’t
see any other differences between the Design Wizard HVAC navigation tree screens
and the converted Detailed Edit HVAC navigation tree screens, and yet the fact
remains, I am not get any heating capacity to show up in SV-A in the Detailed
Edit converted model. So, there is something else I need to change, but I can’t
think what.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Has anybody run across this problem before and has a
solution?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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