NEED TO DO

 

  • are you prepared to invest 2-3 hours of your time to this test?
  • before entering data, make sure you can get all the relevant readings.
  • do you have the appropriate test equipment? You may need to invest $1500-$2000 to do things right. You can get good information without this equipment but it is recommended.
  • do you have the required fuel analyses? Check with purchasing or your fuel vendor.
  • do you have fuel cost information? Check with purchasing or your fuel vendor.
  • are there suitable access points for the probes installed in the appropriate ducts?
  • is this a good time to put this boiler on manual control while constant loads are maintained for 15-20 minutes periods? the complete test sequence will probably require 2-3 hours.
  • have you printed out several data collection forms?

 

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