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Sizing on application.
every place differs
every place differs
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Reminds me of the way the Gas Board (as it was pre privatisation), when they had the monopoly, used to advertise heating systems with "Guaranteed Temperatures". All they did was install oversized rads and an oversized boiler. No heatloss calculations - just a rule of thumb, which some online calculators still use: room volume in cu ft x 5 (if I remember correctly) gave you the BTU required. I remember picking up a radiator manufacturer's leaflet at B &Q in the late 80's which had this formula on it.
I allow 4.186kJ/kg / K. Always calculate it from absolute zero. I.e -298c! Used this a few times in complex jobbies Dulong?Petit law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
if you look at the domestic heating design guide as a general guide as many do in the industry you will find a table that they have recommended allowances for certain sized cylinders.
for example's
120l cylinder requires aprox 7.2kw to heat up in one hour (10-60) and suggests an allowance of 2.0kw when sizing your boiler.
225l cylinder requires aprox 13.0kw to heat up in one hour (10-60) and suggests an allowance of 3kw when sizing your boiler.
we all understand that modern cylinders have high recovery/high kw coils which can re heat the cylinders in 15 mins. But i would think that if your cylinder needs to recover in this time frame its prob undersized or not correct for use. I would say that if you wanted to be over cautious you may make an allowance for about half the cylinder rated kw in your calculations as suggested to shef by RM. But this could still be over the top really.
Spot on!
Jezz,
Does it get that cold up where you live -298 is that C or kelvin...looks like hell can freeze over after all....:32:
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