Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2010/03/03 - 14:31.
Note:
It's very rare that any of the equipment will operate at full wattage at any given time.
True example:
Nameplate wattage for equipment 19,600 watts - 66,895 btuh
Actual Measured amps/volts 8,592 watts - 29,325btuh
Historically the equipment actually runs at 33% to 50% of the nameplate.
If you have a tight budget or don't anticipate additional equipment in the future you might want to look at your actual running amps and volts to calculate the wattage.
Equipment Heat Loads will be Over Calculated
Note:
It's very rare that any of the equipment will operate at full wattage at any given time.
True example:
Nameplate wattage for equipment 19,600 watts - 66,895 btuh
Actual Measured amps/volts 8,592 watts - 29,325btuh
Historically the equipment actually runs at 33% to 50% of the nameplate.
If you have a tight budget or don't anticipate additional equipment in the future you might want to look at your actual running amps and volts to calculate the wattage.