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**Prepared For: **
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# Contents
1. [Introduction ](#home-performance-report )
1. [Your Goals ](#your-goals )
1. [Leakage ](#how-leaky-is-your-house )
1. [Observations ](#observations )
1. [HVAC ](#hvac-observations )
1. [Home ](#home-observations )
1. [Load Calculations ](#load-calculations )
1. [Your Loads ](#your-loads )
1. [Airflow Assessment ](#airflow-assessment )
1. [Your Static Measurements ](#your-static-measurements )
1. [Static Pressure Forecast ](#static-measurements-forecast )
1. [Summary ](#summary )
1. [Definitions ](#definitions )
1. [CFM50]
1. [IAQ]
1. [LAIR]
1. [Load Calculation][load-calculation]
1. [Shell][shell]
1. [SHR]
1. [TESP]
1. [WC][wc]
# Home Performance Report
Thank you for having us to your home for a home performance assessment. I hope that it was
beneficial. We learned a lot about your home and your goals during the brief visit. So, let’
in to some of the things discovered.
Below is a summary of your goals, house measurements, and our budget discussion as well as my
observations and some recommendations. As part of the service we ran load calculations that help
determine the right sized HVAC for your home as it stand and with some upgrades. Those are attached
as are bids for replacements.
Once you read the report you’
planning for more difficult goals or complex projects. These options are discussed at the end of the
report as well as our leanings for your home.
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## Your goals:
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1. Add air conditioning.
# How Leaky Is Your House
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One of the main objectives was to perform a blower door test and load calculations for the home. We
discovered that the blower door number was
${HOME_LEAKAGE} [CFM50] for the approximately ${HOME_SQUARE_FEET} \squarefoot (${HOME_LAIR} [LAIR]).
A leaky home, most often, is an uncomfortable and uncontrollable home.
> _Air leakage tends to have one of the largest impacts on the load of a home._
>
> - _Around 1:1 homes begin to be more controllable / comfortable_
> - _Your home is ${HOME_LEAKAGE}:${HOME_SQUARE_FEET} \squarefoot for a ratio of ${HOME_LAIR}_
> - _Leaky homes are very difficult to maintain comfort with HVAC alone._
# Observations
The below sections are observations about the current HVAC system and the home.
## HVAC Observations
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1. Current furnace is sized appropriately based on the load of the home.
1. Current duct system is not sized adequately for the system.
1. Filter is too small for the system.
1. Return sizing is not adequate.
1. Supply sizing is marginal.
1. Current static pressure is already high.
1. These problems may become worse when AC is installed.
## Home Observations
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1. The house leakage is high for the size of the home.
1. May be hard to control comfort without [shell] improvements.
# Load Calculations
Several [load-calculations][load-calculation] were performed on your home to determine the proper
equipment sizing for this application. Below is a comparison of the
[load-calculations][load-calculation] with the current air leakage and several improved air leakage
targets.
## Your Loads
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| [CFM50] | | Heating Total | Cooling Total | [SHR] | [LAIR] |
| ------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ------------- | -------- | ---------------- |
| * * ${HOME_LEAKAGE}** | **Current ** | **55,102 ** | **20,726 ** | **0.79 ** | * * ${HOME_LAIR}** |
| 2,000 | | 40,320 | 17,279 | 0.85 | 1.5:1 |
| 1,350 | | 35,885 | 16,245 | 0.88 | 1:1 |
> **Note:**
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> 1. _The lower the heating and cooling total's the better._
> 1. _An undersized air conditioner is better than an oversized one._
> 1. _Supplemental dehumidification may be required for [SHR]'s below 0.83._
The above table shows the relationship between air leakage and the amount of heating and cooling
that is required for the home. A tight home is easier to control the comfort levels, offers superior
IAQ levels, and lower utility costs.
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The projected cooling size required for your home is around 2-Tons for the current leakage rate, or
1.5-Tons if [shell] improvements were made.
[Here is a link to your load calculation reports][loads-folder]
# Airflow Assessment
While on site, we also measured the total system airflow and static pressure of the system. Static
pressure is equivalent to the blood pressure of your system and gives us a better understanding of
the overall ability for the system to provide the proper amount of airflow, as well as how much it
may struggle to do so.
Static pressure is the amount of resistance that the blower has to work against in order to move air
through the system. Things that have an effect on the static pressure of the system include, air
filters (size and type), duct sizes, amount of ducts, length of ducts, duct fittings and
transitions, as well as internal system components. Each component of the system has a resistance
associated with it that the blower has to overcome, by taking some key measurements we are able to
determine the [TESP] of the system. While there are several static pressures in the system, when we
talk about static pressure we are generally referring to [TESP].
Static pressure ([TESP]) has a range of _ low _ , _ acceptable _ , or _ high _ . While these numbers are
specific to the actual equipment, most manufacturers follow similar standards. For the sake of
simplicity, 0.5" [wc] or under is an _ acceptable _ target, 0.8" [wc] is generally the max acceptable
static pressure (although we like to stay well below this if possible), and above 0.8" [wc] is
considered _ high _ and should be addressed. _ Low _ is generally not common and is rarely problematic,
so it is not focused on much.
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## Your Static Measurements
![True Flow Report][trueflow-image]{ height=50% }
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The above image is a snapshot of the static pressures recorded for your system. This shows that the
static pressure of your system is very high (1.114" [wc]). The primary culprits for the high static
pressure are that the filter is undersized for the airflow required and the return duct sizing is
small.
These measurements were taken in the heating mode because your system does not currently have air
conditioning. Currently the heating airflow is on the low side for what is required for your system
(1200 CFM would be ideal). This should be adjusted if possible during the install to get better
performance and efficiency out of the system, given that some static pressures can be improved
during the project.
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[Here is a link to the full airflow report.][trueflow-file]
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## Static Measurements Forecast
![True Flow Forecast][trueflow-forecast-image]{ height=50% }
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The above image is a snapshot is of a forecast of the static pressures after adding air
conditioning. It should be noted that these measurements are based solely on the airflow required
for cooling mode, not for heating mode (in other words, heating mode is going to be higher because
the airflow requirement is higher).
This shows that with an upgraded filter we can get the static pressure below the 0.8" [wc] max
target while in cooling mode.
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[Here is a link to the full forecast report.][trueflow-forecast-file]
# Summary
The purpose of the home performance assessment is to help find the overlap between the house needs,
the goals, and the budget to see if there's a viable project.
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The house is pretty leaky overall. This is due to the age and construction style of the house. This
may lead to comfort problems or trouble maintaining comfort in all areas of the house.
Based on the [load calculations][load-calculation], the previously quoted systems are too large for
the current load, so we need to update the proposals to be for 2-Ton systems. This will help with
the fact that the static pressure of the system is already really high. The static pressure for
heating will likely still be above the 0.8" [wc] max threshold.
An upgraded air filter is going to be required to help alleviate the blower motor. Another return
may be required in the living space to further drop the static pressure, however this could likely
be done in the future if desired. I would estimate that adding another return would be in the
* * $800-1,200** range.
While on site it was mentioned that you would like some of the ducts to be sealed that go to the
second floor. This is something that is not included in our general proposals. I would estimate this
to be an additional * * $150-300** and will add options in the updated proposals.
Since the goal is to add air conditioning, then I would recommend going with a 2-Ton system. If the
system does not maintain then you could look into [shell] improvements and air sealing the home.
Regards,
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[Here is a link to all the documents][document-folder]
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However most do not need updated unless sections are added, besides the
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[CFM50]: #cfm50 -definition "CFM50"
[IAQ]: #iaq -definition "IAQ"
[LAIR]: #lair -definition "LAIR"
[load-calculation]: #load -calculation-definition "load calculation"
[shell]: #shell -definition "shell"
[SHR]: #shr -definition "SHR"
[wc]: #wc -definition "wc"
[TESP]: #tesp -definition "TESP"
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[trueflow-image]: ${TRUEFLOW_IMAGE}
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[trueflow-forecast-image]: ${TRUEFLOW_FORECAST_IMAGE}
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[loads-folder]: ${LOADS_FOLDER}
[trueflow-file]: ${TRUEFLOW_FILE}
[trueflow-forecast-file]: ${TRUEFLOW_FORECAST_FILE}
[document-folder]: ${DOCUMENT_FOLDER}
