I have a project with a commercial kitchen, so we're gathering info on all of the walk-in coolers, freezers, etc. However, I'm not sure how to document the ice maker cooling capacity since they...

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Was just wondering if someone could shed some light on the Refrigerant Charge and how I go about finding it? I am using R-410A as the refrigerant.

Thanks.

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In our project there are couple of cool rooms/freezers using reciprocating compressors.

Shall we list it as reciprocating compressor or we need to select other and type in...

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There is no mention of screw chillers either under the credit EA 4 or ASHRAE application.
I can only see absorption, scroll and reciprocating.
Can someone please help me...

The reference guide definition of Rc states "0.5 to 5.0 lbs of refrigerant per ton of gross ARI rated cooling capacity". What do you do for equipment that has a charge of above 5.0 lbs/ton?

For refrigeration equipment(Freezers/coolers etc etc) what is the life expectancy that should be put into the EAC4 template? The equipment in question are freezers and coolers that are to be...

If I only use HVAC units totally 0.5 lbs of refrigerant on the project, do I qualify for the 2 points in this credit?

If I only use many HVAC units with 0.5 lbs of refrigerant per unit, do...

we use VRF system for A/c we use value given in LEED guide Rc 2.2 lb/ton

As per the the default calculation we get points but the reviewer tells Rc for VRF is very low it may be "3 - 6"...

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I am very new to LEED and trying to apply for it for a project we have in hand. There are some issues with table L-2 of eac4.

Table L-2 of eac4 cannot be filled in manually...

Has anyone had any experience combining the approaches in Option 1 and Option 2 to achieve this credit? We plan to use economizer cooling for most of our cooling needs....