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1220 CHAPTER 49 .> 1958 Guide Fig. 14. Heat Pump Arrangement for Hot Water Supply high.water temperatures are desired. This,is due to the fact that higher water outlet temperatures result in lower coefficients of performance. For coefficients of performance of 4 or higher, the heat pump water heater may be more economical to operate than'a conventional water heater. Although the 'first cost of domestic hot water heat pumps is somewhat high; they 'have the advantages of eliminating products-of combustion, odors and soot, and not needing a chimney. A further advantage is that they may be used for cooling proposes. With a coefficient of performance of 2-J- to 3, water temperatures of 140 to 150 F may'be obtained.6 REFERENCES 1 Water Distributing Systems for Buildings, by R. B. Hunter (National Bureau of Standards, Report BMS79, p. 6-9). (Charts extended to flow of 0.30 gpm). ; ' Private communication from Howard.E.Degler. 3 Enough Hot Water--Hot Enough, by J. Stanford Setchell (American Gas Asso ciation, 1950). - * Plumbing Practice and Design, by Svend Plum (John Wil ey and Sons, Inc., 1943) 6 Progress Report on a Heat Pump Water Heater, by P. Sporn and E. R. Ambrose Heating and Ventilating, February, 1949, Vol. 46, p. 78). BIBLIOGRAPHY Laundry, Kitchen and'Hospital Equipment,' by Hi C."Russell (A.S.H.V.E. Trans actions,<, Vol.>35,1929, p. 45).' , ; :>: ; > ' Water Consumption, Cost and Savings, by iG. Ci St.> Laurent (American Hotel Association, Hotel Engineering, Vol. 1,1940). WaterTSupply' Piping for the Plumbing System, ; by F. M. Dawson and A. AKalinske (Technical Bulletin No. 3, National Association of Master Plumbers) - . Use of Solar Energy for Heating Water, by F. A. Brooks, Smithsonian Institution> Washington, D. C. ' >- Methods of Estimating Loads in Plumbing Systems; by'RV;B. Hunter (National Bureau of Standards-, Report BMS65, 1940). 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Summer, Central Systems, for Heating and Cooling, Location of Cooling Equipment, Noise, Air Distribution Methods, Operating Costs, Effects on Future House Design IN RECENT years, summer air conditioning in residences has developed to the stage where it has become a maj or factor in the air conditiohing field and has created a heavy interest among homo-owners, builders, architects and business men. Residential cooling,' particularly for , the small home, received its initial impetus when equipment specifically designed for such purposes became available in the 1930's. Recently it has caught the: public fancy resulting in a tremendous increase in the number of sales and installa tions. ` " ' " ' "' The first installations were made by using the commercial and industrial methods as the estimating basis and did not prove as'satisfactory as "the installer pr designer desired. Actually, the difference between estimating the residential summer air conditioning and commercial summer air condi tioning loads is in'the design temperature differences used, the type of internal load in the conditioned area, and the method of calculating efquipment size. CONSUMER REQUIREMENTS With cooling, as with heating,- the requirements of the individual cus tomer are the foremost consideration; Present practice is to design residential summer air conditioning on the basis of an 80 F indoor tem perature. Design on this basis will permit the home owner to maintain somewhat lower temperatures during most of the cooling season, ,by main taining a thermostat setting of. 75 or 76 F. During the heat of the day. on a design day the temperature may rise to the. design temperature. This method of design utilizes the thermal storage effect of, the house and household furnishings to level out the short duration peaks. Analog computer studies substantiated by extensive field, investigation1 have proven the adequacy of this equipment selection procedure.. The preference of individual home owners, however, may dictate,the occasional.use of indoor design temperatures below 80 F. Oversizing.leads to several objectionable ,operating characteristics to be discussed later. , To insure comfort; it is essential that the proposed' operation and per formance of the system be explained to the user in advance. Usually the greatest degree of comfort can be obtained by keeping the house closed and operating with a fixed thermostat setting throughout the cooling season. In some climates the opening of the house to utilize night air cooling creates humidity difficulties that take, several hours to overcome ^rmg the following day. The use of night dir cooling may lead to un satisfactory conditions when the equipment is not turned on again suffi ciently early the next day. It will also allow, unfiltered air. to, enter: the nouse thus reducing the cleanliness advantage of air conditioning., 1221