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Indirect and boiler sizing
Can someone help me with a reference for indirect sizing. My project has a total heating load of 128,000 btu across 11 zones. I had specified a Lochinvar whn-155 boiler coupled to a triangle Tube SME 120 multi energy tank. We were planning to use the outer shell of the SME as a buffer tank for the radiant micro loads (each bath room is zoned) and using outdoor reset from the tank with a Taco I valve for reset. the inner (domestic) tank is 105 gallons, jacketed with 66 gallons of heating water. A consulting engineer said that my radiant boiler sizing was correct but stated that my load for domestic hot water was 150,000btu additional for the 4 bathrooms. I know I have to account for the Domestic load but that is a fractional load right? I know on the coldest design day the boiler will be running a 75% of capacity all day load but nobody takes a shower in all 4 bathrooms all day long on the coldest day of the year. His specification will have my boiler 100% oversized. Any help would be appreciated.
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If your boiler.....
is in theory already over-sized then forget about it... you have the storage, you will not run out of hot water. What is the place you're heating? I have 3 baths a SSU-60 and a Buderus 115-21 (3 section) w/ tekmar 260 AND 2-3 teenagers and I never have run out of hot water in 8 yrs. -
Clarification
Sorry, to clarify. This is a new installation on a new structure, new radiant floors etc. the point is I always size my equipment properly for the best efficiency, I hate massively oversized mod con boilers, it irks me to put my name on a system I know is oversized. This is a large custom home.This post was edited by an admin on February 15, 2013 5:57 PM. -
no matter...
new or old. You don't figure in the domestic load to the boiler sizing UNLESS you have some CRAZY hot water needs. -
Indirect Capablility
Looking at the specs depending on temp rise this is what it produces
70 Degree Rise (50 degree incoming 120 setpoint)
333 Gallons Per Hour or 5.5gpm
5.5 x (70x 500) = 192,500 Btu/hr needed
90 Degree Rise (140 set point)
220 Gallons Per Hour or 3.6gpm
3.6 x (90x500) = 162,000 Btu/hr
That is the continuous rating. Add the 105 of storage to gph for 1st hour recovery.
He wants
300,000 /45,000 = 6.6gpm for a 90 Degree Rise
300,000 /35,000 = 8.5gpm for a 70 Degree Rise
We don't know what's in those 4 showers so can't tell whose right or wrong."The bitter taste of a poor installation remains much longer than the sweet taste of the lowest price."


