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address possibility of propane being used instead of natural gas

address possibility of propane being used instead of natural gas
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This has always been my interpretation. Gas efficiencies apply to natural gas and propane.

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- use get_SWH_components_associated_with_each_SWH_bat to get the SWH use types and SWH use in the building: `swh_bats_and_uses_b = get_SWH_components_associated_with_each_SWH_bat(B_RMD)`
- look at each SWH Equipment in the swh_bat. Appendix G requires only one system per bat, but this is covered in rule 11-8, so here we will allow multiple SWH equipment: `for swh_equip_id in swh_bats_and_uses_b[swh_bat]["SWHHeatingEq"]:`
- get the SWH equipment type using the function get_SWH_equipment_type: `swh_equip_type = get_SWH_equipment_type(B_RMD, swh_equip_id)`
- if the swh_equip type is PROPANE_INSTANTANEOUS, change it to GAS_INSTANTANEOUS for the purposes of this rule (whether Propane is an appropriate fuel source is covered in rule 11-16): `if swh_equip_type == "PROPANE_INSTANTANEOUS": swh_equip_type = "GAS_INSTANTANEOUS"
- if the swh_equip type is PROPANE_STORAGE, change it to GAS_STORAGE for the purposes of this rule (whether Propane is an appropriate fuel source is covered in rule 11-16): `if swh_equip_type == "PROPANE_STORAGE": swh_equip_type = "GAS_STORAGE"
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If we see the ashrae_90_1_table_G3_1_1_2.json, all the baseline_heating_method values end with _WATER_HEATER. Should the swh_equip_type be GAS_STORAGE_WATER_HEATER?

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I think that should be fine. Recommend updating this RDS.

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
- use get_SWH_components_associated_with_each_SWH_bat to get the SWH use types and SWH use in the building: `swh_bats_and_uses_b = get_SWH_components_associated_with_each_SWH_bat(B_RMD)`
- look at each SWH Equipment in the swh_bat. Appendix G requires only one system per bat, but this is covered in rule 11-8, so here we will allow multiple SWH equipment: `for swh_equip_id in swh_bats_and_uses_b[swh_bat]["SWHHeatingEq"]:`
- get the SWH equipment type using the function get_SWH_equipment_type: `swh_equip_type = get_SWH_equipment_type(B_RMD, swh_equip_id)`
- if the swh_equip type is PROPANE_INSTANTANEOUS, change it to GAS_INSTANTANEOUS for the purposes of this rule (whether Propane is an appropriate fuel source is covered in rule 11-16): `if swh_equip_type == "PROPANE_INSTANTANEOUS": swh_equip_type = "GAS_INSTANTANEOUS"
- if the swh_equip type is PROPANE_STORAGE, change it to GAS_STORAGE for the purposes of this rule (whether Propane is an appropriate fuel source is covered in rule 11-16): `if swh_equip_type == "PROPANE_STORAGE": swh_equip_type = "GAS_STORAGE"
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I think that should be fine. Recommend updating this RDS.

@weilixu weilixu merged commit e446f5b into develop Apr 8, 2025
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@weilixu weilixu deleted the RDS/KJW/Rule_11-7 branch April 8, 2025 16:41
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