Manual J load calculations for your heat Pump Installation
Did you know that when you don’t perform a Manual J heating and cooling load calculation along with your new heat pump HVAC, you’re basically just guessing on the size you need?.
This is because a Manual J is the ACCA approved engineering and building software that uses precise energy modeling to model your exact home. We do these as part of every heat pump installation project we do, and offer this service independently as well.
dMV area Manual J Load calculation service
what is a manual j?
A Manual J calculation and report is the name of the heating and cooling load energy modeling done when installing new HVAC equipment. In our case, that means heat pumps.
To size a system correctly, all heat pump system or HVAC replacements, big renovations, and new home builds should include a Manual J calculation. If they don’t, it’s just guessing.
benefits of a correctly sized hVAC system
Why is a manual j so important for your new heat pump installation?
As mentioned above, without an ACCA approved energy model for your specific home’s heating and cooling calculations, we just don’t know what size to put in. Here are some benefits of a Manual J calculation:
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cold climate heat pump hVAC incentives
Be sure to capitalize on available incentives for home heat pump heating and cooling in the DC & DMV area. We make sure to install only the best equipment that balances net cost to you and quality of the unit to maximize incentives.
IRA Federal Heat Pump Tax Credit
Get 30% up to $2,000 on a cold climate heat pump heating and cooling system replacement in the calendar year that it goes in!
DC Sustainable Energy Utility
Get up to $700 in rebates with heat pump HVAC rebates from DCSEU! Between the federal tax credit and our local utility rebate, the net cost is significantly more affordable.
Our Simple 3-Step PACE Process
We collect the home data up front. There’s a bunch of information we need for Manual J’s, but much of it can be done remotely.
We do the engineering calculations with your specific home data.
You’ll get a comprehensive report that shows exactly what heating and cooling load calculations show you need for your home.
did you know?
Did you know that Washington DC is considered the best solar market in the country? Not only is there a 30% federal uncapped tax credit, but DC has an incredible SREC program for customers. This program pays you yearly for your renewable energy production which is purchased by commercial and public organizations to meet the DC renewable energy generation requirement put into legislation through the year 2041.
If you haven’t looked into solar yet, that’s a great project to include into your netzero and home electrification total home plan that we offer.
We love designing full net zero and home electrification systems for you that save money and just make sense. And heat pump HVAC installations are a big part of this overall holistic energy planning.
Air Sealing and Insulation Service
Insulation and air sealing goes hand in hand with saving energy with your HVAC system, whether it be new or old. The fact is, all these projects tag-team off of each other. With a less leaky home that has better insulation, the HVAC system is able to work less. This leads to energy and maintenance savings, along with longer system lifetimes.
Done together, we can save energy across the board. It also starts with a good energy audit, which we suggest doing also.
FAQ
do you have a question about our Manual J service?
We’ll try to answer the most common ones here, but if you don’t find your answer, please reach out!