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    Power Factor - Commercial RTUs

    Gang, I was hoping someone could give me a reasonable estimate for a PF to use with commercial RTUs (ranging from 5-40 tons.) 460V/3ph I feel as though I've read somewhere that 0.85 is a legitimate PF to use when running equations. Is this conservative? Is this liberal? Is it fair? Thanks all
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    Calculate RTU kW?

    Hi folks, I was hoping someone could help me a little. Namely, what considerations should be made when calculating the kW total of a rooftop unit? I have been using the following equation: I*V*1.73/1000=kW I have been using that formula for the compressor(s) and each fan. If a fan HP is known...

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