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All installations and services must be performed by qualified service personnel.
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Fig. 8: Supply air duct sizing Example
The RETURN AIR DUCT SYSTEM
should equal the warm air duct system in airflow capabilities.
NOTE: When a return register is located in the same room as the furnace, the register must be at least 20 feet away from the
furnace.
SIZING THE DUCT WORK FOR A COMBINATION HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM:
Two formulas must be used in determining the CFM requirements of a combustion heating and cooling system.
1. HEATING CFM:
HEAT OUTPUT OF FURNACE (BTUH)
1.1 X TR (TEMPERATURE RISE, °F) = HEATING(CFM)
EXAMPLES:
A. 110,000 BTUH OUTPUT
1.1 X 85°F TR = 1176 CFM FOR HEATING
B. 110,000 BTUH OUTPUT
1.1 X 70°F TR = 1429 CFM FOR HEATING
2. COOLING CFM: 400 CFM X COOLING TONNAGE (12,000 BTUH PER TON)=AIRFLOW FOR
COOLING(CFM)
EXAMPLES:
A. 400 CFM X 3 TON (12,000 BTUH)
= 1,200 CFM FOR COOLING
1TON
B. 400 CFM X 2.5 TON (12,000 BTUH)
= 1,000 CFM FOR COOLING
1 TON
IMPORTANT:
SIZE THE DUCT SYSTEM FOR THE LARGER OF THE TWO AIRFLOW REQUIREMENTS