[bldg-sim] EIR v AFUE / SEER

Tim Fu timothyfu at gmail.com
Wed Dec 13 19:17:02 PST 2006


This publication by FSEC may provide some guidance.

http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/html/fsec-pf-413-04/

Good luck,
Tim Fu


HVAC Engineer, LEED AP

Jaros, Baum, & Bolles
Consulting Engineers
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New York, NY 10005
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Haberl" <jeffhaberl at tees.tamus.edu>
To: <bldg-sim at gard.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 9:51 PM
Subject: [bldg-sim] EIR v AFUE / SEER


> AFUE is for residential gas-fired furnaces. SEER is for the AC. You have 
> to convert each separately to EIR for use by DOE-2.
>
> Jeff
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: bldg-sim at gard.com
> To: bldg-sim at gard.com
> Sent: Tue Dec 12 18:42:08 2006
> Subject: [bldg-sim] EIR v AFUE / SEER
>
> I have heard that EIR / COP are not equivalent to SEER / AFUE.
>
> Under the ECB method, I am unsure what to enter for the budget (e.g. "code 
> minimum") EIR for small AC units / boilers. (ASHRAE gives AFUE / SEERs; 
> DOE-2 asks for EIR).
>
> Can anyone offer guidance?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aaron Dahlstrom
> AKF Engineers, LLP
> 1500 Walnut Street, Suite 1400
> Philadelphia, PA 19102
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