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Title: Retrofitting Combined Space and Water Heating Systems. Laboratory Tests

Abstract

Better insulated and tighter homes can often use a single heating plant for both space and domestic water heating. These systems, called dual integrated appliances (DIA) or combination systems, can operate at high efficiency and eliminate combustion safety issues associated by using a condensing, sealed combustion heating plant. Funds were received to install 400 DIAs in Minnesota low-income homes. The NorthernSTAR DIA laboratory was created to identify proper system components, designs, operating parameters, and installation procedures to assure high efficiency of field installed systems. Tests verified that heating loads up to 57,000 Btu/hr can be achieved with acceptable return water temperatures and supply air temperatures.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. NorthernStar Building America Partnership, St. Paul, MN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
NorthernStar Building America Partnership, St. Paul, MN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building America)
OSTI Identifier:
1219810
Report Number(s):
DOE/GO-102012-3694
5984
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308; KNDJ-0-40338-00
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
NorthernStar; integrated system; combination system; water heater; boiler; condensing; sealed combustion; laboratory tests; residential; residential buildings; building america

Citation Formats

Schoenbauer, B., Bohac, D., Huelman, P., Olsen, R., and Hewett, M. Retrofitting Combined Space and Water Heating Systems. Laboratory Tests. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.2172/1219810.
Schoenbauer, B., Bohac, D., Huelman, P., Olsen, R., & Hewett, M. Retrofitting Combined Space and Water Heating Systems. Laboratory Tests. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1219810
Schoenbauer, B., Bohac, D., Huelman, P., Olsen, R., and Hewett, M. 2012. "Retrofitting Combined Space and Water Heating Systems. Laboratory Tests". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1219810. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1219810.
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title = {Retrofitting Combined Space and Water Heating Systems. Laboratory Tests},
author = {Schoenbauer, B. and Bohac, D. and Huelman, P. and Olsen, R. and Hewett, M.},
abstractNote = {Better insulated and tighter homes can often use a single heating plant for both space and domestic water heating. These systems, called dual integrated appliances (DIA) or combination systems, can operate at high efficiency and eliminate combustion safety issues associated by using a condensing, sealed combustion heating plant. Funds were received to install 400 DIAs in Minnesota low-income homes. The NorthernSTAR DIA laboratory was created to identify proper system components, designs, operating parameters, and installation procedures to assure high efficiency of field installed systems. Tests verified that heating loads up to 57,000 Btu/hr can be achieved with acceptable return water temperatures and supply air temperatures.},
doi = {10.2172/1219810},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1219810}, journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
month = {Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012}
}