Need a way to estimate fuel usage

Rocky

A company here is building a big building. They want all radiant. Went to bank with their numbers and the banker was wanting to know what the operating costs would be for their heating system. Any way I can estimate annual fuel usage for this system based on boiler AFUE, Degree days, Btu requirements of building etc??? It seems as if I heard John Barba give a brief estimating formula at a Wirsbo seminar once. Maybe it was Siggy at a RPA seminar. Anywho, anyone have any ideas they could share with me?
Warm regards from (not too) chilly Fairbanks,


Rocky

S Davis

Est. Cost

You need siggy's Design software it has a fuel cost estimator, if you can give me your location,heatloss of the building and cost of fuel you are using I can run it for you.
I think I could E-mail you a copy of the results.

S Davis

Rocky

Fuel Usage estimate, Mr. Davis

Thanks for your reply. I am here in Fairbanks, Alaska. Outdoor design temp is -45. We have a little over 13,000 degree days. BTU requirement of the building is approximately 890,000. Cost per gallon of #2 heating oil is around $1.35. Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. Also, the bank will want to know how I came up with the numbers, so any info on how we got to that point would be great. You can e-mail me at: rockyp@alaska.net

So, it sounds like I should get Siggy's program. Do you use it often? Do you like it?
Warm regards,
Rocky

Weezbo

Rocky!

BI browns hill rock and quarry job has lotsa radiant just built, so tight construction,8"slab on grade,Used to work on Yella and green iron in the winter .while heat loss is one thing ramping some piece of yellow iron is a consideration, btus" go there"for days:)

Weezbo

1.54$

rocky,

Weezbo

$1.54 plugged the #'s

7,582$ ,13000,890000 fuel oil 1.54 . siggy deal.

Weezbo

plugged 1.54 #2 oil 14290 890000

Whoa ! 44 682$ thats the "actual ddd for the area. heckalot of difference 7528$ seemed low 44682 seems whack maybe i got some 10 foot stick of baseboard as the heat emmiter:)

S Davis

Fuel Eff.

> Thanks for your reply. I am here in Fairbanks,

> Alaska. Outdoor design temp is -45. We have a

> little over 13,000 degree days. BTU requirement

> of the building is approximately 890,000. Cost

> per gallon of #2 heating oil is around $1.35.

> Any help you could give would be greatly

> appreciated. Also, the bank will want to know

> how I came up with the numbers, so any info on

> how we got to that point would be great. You can

> e-mail me at: rockyp@alaska.net

>

> So, it sounds

> like I should get Siggy's program. Do you use it

> often? Do you like it? Warm regards, Rocky

S Davis

Fuel Eff.

What is the fuel efficiency of your boiler,with your numbers and a 80% fuel eff I came up with $23,240.00

S Davis

Ted_5

If you are using Viessmann

they have a program you could have, that would do what you are looking.

Ted

Weezbo

so i did another take on it

then it came out like 23 511 or something ) listen i will try to get you the programm today so you can journeyman up on the program.i am still working at how to make it do stuff..

Rocky

Thanks Bill

Now I know what program you were talking about when you called the office earlier today. I just now got back to "The Wall" and saw your post.
Thanks for replying.

Rocky

Rocky

Mr. DAvis

Thanks for the reply. I forgot to include the boilers, they are Budurus, so figure approximately 86% efficiency. Will that make a big difference in annual cost over the 80% estimate you used?

Thanks so much for your time. I see I need to go get Siggy's program.

Regards,
Rocky