From 7e8951f51ac40d1916bc8db4e00c32d322788a78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: KarenWGard <114143532+KarenWGard@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:08:25 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update Rule11-7.md address possibility of propane being used instead of natural gas --- docs/section11/Rule11-7.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/section11/Rule11-7.md b/docs/section11/Rule11-7.md index 9fdfefc1b2..7b51508ff7 100644 --- a/docs/section11/Rule11-7.md +++ b/docs/section11/Rule11-7.md @@ -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" - get the expected SWH equipment type by looking it up in the table G3.1.1-2: `expected_swh_equip_type = data_lookup(Table G3.1.1-2, swh_bat)`