COOLING LOAD ESTIMATE FORM

HEAT GAIN FROM

 

QUANTITY

FACTORS

 

 

BTU/Hr.

 

DAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Quantity x Factor)

1.

WINDOWS: Heat gain from the sun.

 

 

No

Inside

Outside

(Area

 

 

 

Shades*

Shades*

Awnings* X Factor)

 

Northeast

*

These factors are for single glass

 

____sq. ft.

60

25

20 ____

Use

____

 

East

 

____sq. ft.

80

40

25 ____

only

____

 

 

only. For glass block, multiply the

 

 

Southeast

 

 

____sq. ft.

75

30

20 ____

the

____

 

 

above factors by 0.5; for double

 

 

South

 

 

____sq. ft.

75

35

20 ____

largest

____

 

 

glass or storm windows, multiply the

 

Southwest

 

above factors by 0.8.

 

____sq. ft.

110

45

30 ____

load.

____

 

West

 

 

 

____sq. ft.

150

65

45 ____

Use

____

 

Northwest

 

 

 

____sq. ft.

120

50

35 ____

only

____

 

North

 

 

 

____sq. ft.

0

0

0 ____

one.

____

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

WINDOWS: Heat by conduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Total of all windows.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_____

 

Single glass

 

 

____sq. ft.

 

14

 

 

 

 

Double glass or glass block

 

____sq. ft.

 

7

 

 

 

_____

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

WALLS: (Based on linear feet of wall)

 

Light Construction

Heavy Construction

 

 

a. Outside walls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_____

 

North Exposure

 

____ ft.

30

 

20

 

 

Other than North exposure

 

____ ft.

60

 

30

 

_____

 

b. Inside Walls (between conditioned and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_____

 

unconditioned spaces only.)

 

____sq. ft.

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

ROOF OR CEILING: (Use one only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_____

 

a. Roof, uninsulated

 

____sq. ft.

 

19

 

 

 

 

b. Roof, 1 inch or more insulation

 

____sq. ft.

 

8

 

 

 

_____

 

c. Ceiling, occupied space above

 

____sq. ft.

 

3

 

 

 

_____

 

d. Ceiling, insulated, with attic space above

 

____sq. ft.

 

5

 

 

 

_____

 

e. Ceiling, uninsulated, with attic space above

 

____sq. ft.

 

12

 

 

 

_____

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Floor: (Disregard if floor is directly on ground or

____sq. ft.

 

3

 

 

 

_____

 

over a basement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

NUMBER OF PEOPLE

 

____

 

600

 

 

 

_____

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN USE

____watts

 

3

 

 

 

_____

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

DOORS AND ARCHES CONTINUOUSLY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_____

 

OPENED TO UNCONDITIONED SPACE: (TOTAL

____ft.

 

300

 

 

 

 

LINEAR FEET OF WIDTH.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

SUBTOTAL

 

 

*****

 

*****

 

 

 

_____

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. TOTAL COOLING LOAD (BTU per hour to be used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for selection of room air conditioner(s).)

____ Total in Item 9 X ____

(Factor from Map) =

____

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Friedrich R-410A service manual Cooling Load Estimate Form, Heat Gain from Quantity Factors, Day

R-410A specifications

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