Formulas and Rules of Thumb
Here are some useful links to some formulas or rules of thumb. If you have other questions please contact us and we can help you.
Formulas
- Conversion Factors
- Expansion of pipes in inches per 100 ft.
- Degrees Centigrade to Degrees Fahrenheit
- Properties of Saturated Steam
- Water Pressure Conversion
- Water Pressure Conversion 2
- Basic Heating Data
- Application Formulas
- DC and AC Power Circuits
- Average System Water Content
- Sizing The Compression Tank
Rules of Thumb
- BTU and EDR
- Longest "Safe" Length of Continuous Baseboard Loop
- Converting Gravity Hot Water Heating to Forced Circulation
- Hydraulics Formulas: where
- How to Size a Low-Pressure (15 psig max.) Condensate Pump
- Heating Formulas
- GPM & Head Formulas
- To Calculate the Required Flow Rate in GPM
- Maximum, Trouble-Free, Design Flow Rates for Hot Water Heating
- How to Determine the Pump Head (Based on the maximum flow through the system)
- BTU Content of Various Fuels
- Calculating the size of Tanks
The information above is for reference only. We recommend contacting our office if you have questions on any applications.
