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02-13-2001, 10:03 AM
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Hi guys, I need new heat loss, heat gain, software, I have EZ program but would like a little more, like commercial, duct design,piping, etc. Any ideas would be great, Right soft seems expensive. Thanks Bill
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02-13-2001, 10:12 AM
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HVAC LoadCalc
Don Sleeth IS the MAN. Try it for free, buy it with confidence. Support IS available. Check it out. Take care, http://www.hvac-calc.com Click your way into Canada!
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02-13-2001, 10:50 AM
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Yes - I use both HVAC-Calc programs, great stuff, good price too. As a member of HVAC-Talk you can get a discount if you get both programs. Take a look here: http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?threadid=1450
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02-13-2001, 09:50 PM
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Ditto, Ditto, Ditto There is no better program out there. I've tried most of them.
I was in a customer's office today when a fax came through from a competitor of mine inviting him to come to a seminar on Wright J. It was only going to cost him $50 to attend. What a joke. Make him pay to attend a live commercial.
I went out to my car and brought my lap top in to show him what Don's program would do. He couldn't believe how easy they were and I assured him how much less he would pay for this excellent program. I suggested he log on here to buy it at the special price.
Sorry, I protests to much, but stop your shopping and pull out your credit card. You'll never regret it (unless you buy another program)
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02-19-2001, 10:07 PM
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Boss is correct. As a member of HVAC-Talk you get residential for 389.00 and commercial for 239.00. I did. Just let them know when you order that you are a member.
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02-20-2001, 04:19 PM
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Thank you everyone, I will order Don's programs.
Bill
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02-26-2001, 11:55 PM
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HVAC-Calc rocks!
For $39, I was able to do what none of the three contractors who came to my house was able to do: accurately size a replacement furnace. Each asked me for the square footage of the house, and told me what size I "needed." The first said 120k BTU, but later said he had deliberately over-sized it. The other two said 100k.
After carefully measuring and inputting data into HVAC-Calc, I found that my total heat loss, with no upgrades, is 62k BTU. If I add R30 ceiling insulation and insulate the ducts to R4, its only 50k. With R6 duct insulation, its 48k BTU. I'm no expert, but I do think I can use a tape measure with fair accuracy.
So I need a furnace half the capacity of what three experienced HVAC contractors recommended by rule of thumb.
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02-27-2001, 07:50 AM
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I got around to getting Don's software, I have done two complicated houses and one commercial on a Sunday morning in two hours not bad! Bill
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03-03-2001, 12:20 AM
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AllTemp Heating & Cooling
AllTemp recommends HVAC-Calc to anyone... I never go to a sales proposal without it!
http://hvaccomputer.com
It's truly an amazing program with a learning curve I even muster up too ! :-)
We print and bind the reports, usually with the customers name and address and if I've done my home work paste a crisp clean photo of their home on the cover...
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03-09-2001, 04:58 PM
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Location: Rochester, NY, USA
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HVAC_CALC is THE program, I take it on every sales call, people love it when you walk around their home with laptop, impresses the hell out of em
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08-20-2001, 09:33 AM
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Location: Colorado flatland native
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Well warmbill,
did you sell them jobs? Are you as happy as the rest of us with the program?? I bet you are!! Jack
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