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Old 09-24-12, 09:02 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by Vlad View Post
I think you put to much brain power to determine your heat demand. It doesn't really matter. If you have right controls you will only use just enough heat. Rest of heat will just be stored.
Vlad,

Thanks for posting your approach to heat sizing, your method is really appropriate and can only come from much experience... this is a very valuable insight.

But, at the same time, I think that opiesche is really on to something here... He is trying to determine the total thermal response characteristic of his house, which could be expressed in a simple mathematical expression... this could have utility far beyond just heating his house against the winter cold.

Best,

-AC
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