Heating Power Calculator

Welcome to Puravent’s Heating Power Calculator, part of our extensive range of Number Crunchers. Our Number Crunchers give Puravent website users a helping hand and provide them with the information they need to make an informed decision when buying our products.

Here we have our Heating Power Calculator, which does exactly as the name suggests. You can use this tool to calculate the amount of heat that is produced by a heater.

By taking the airflow through the heater (m3/hr), and the air temperature when entering and leaving the heater, we are able to provide you with the differential temperature and the heat produced by the heater, given to you in kw.

This is a great tool when used as a first step in diagnosing heater problems. If you know the specification temperature of the heaters, using the heating power calculator you can then compare the specification value with the actual value.

It is also very useful when a heating system is due to be replaced because even when the labels and paperwork for the old system are lost you can still deduce how much heat it produces and therefore be better informed about the heating power required in your new system.

To browse our full range of heating products simply click the link and use the filter systems to access what you need, or contact us directly.

Why are these results important?

It’s important to understand how much heating power you stand to receive from a heater, based on the performance it is giving you. It helps you to understand whether your heating system is underperforming and in need of an upgrade.

Differential temperature:	°C
Heat produced by the heater:	kw

Heat Load	Watts	BTU
Average The Room Is A Normal Residential Room, Office, Reception Area Or Similar, Where There Is Not Overly Crowded With People, Computer And Office Equipment.
Above Average There Are Factors That Contribute To Additional Heat Being Generated In The Room E.G. Strong Lighting, Overcrowding With People And Office Equipment, Conservatory Type Room, Or Flat Roofed Room.
High There Are Factors That Contribute To A High Heat Load In The Room. E.G. Commercial Cooking, Much Computer And Server Equipment, Switchgear, Temporary Building With Thin Walls And Flat Room, Plain Glass Conservatory.

Variable	Units	Notes/Guidance
System Airflow	M3/Hr	If you have it in cfm then multiply your cfm value by 1.7 to get m3/hr
Average Combined Pressure Drop Of Filters Of Higher Than F6 Efficiency	Pascals	F8 bag filters pressure drop - typical clean clean to dirty, 160 - 250 Pascals F9 compact filters pressure drop - typical clean to dirty, 160 - 350 Pascals H10 HEPA filter pressure drop - typical clean to dirty, 250 - 600 Pascals 9.8 Pascals = 1 mm wg, & 249 Pascals = 1 inch wg
Carbon Filters Pressure Drop	Pascals	For compact type carbons pressure drop between 100 - 150 Pa Bonded carbon panels typically 150 - 170 Pa Loose granular carbon panels typically 130 Pa
Annual Operational Hours	Hrs/Annum	8760 hours in a year If operating for 5 days a week, excluding public holidays, for 12 hrs/day = 3000 hrs
Cost Of Power	Pence Per Kwh	Huge variance in what different companies pay. heck your last bill to be sure, otherwise put in 10p
Fan Efficiency	(As Decimal Value, Eg 100%=1)	Would typically be around 60%, so if you don’t have specific information use 0.6
Fan Motor Efficiency	(As Decimal Value, Eg 100%=1)	Larger motors should be around 90%, so if you don’t have specific information use 0.9

The Total Average Pressure Drop Over Your Higher Efficiency Filters And/Or Carbon Filters Is;		Pascals
This Pressure Drop Is Costing In Energy Alone	£	Per year
It Is Probable That A Sanuvox In-Duct System Could Break Down The Biological, Chemical And Odourous Contaminants On This Air Flow For Between 16 And 25% Of This Running Cost	£	Lower energy cost estimate of an equivalent Sanuvox system (16%)
	£	Higher energy cost estimate of an equivalent Sanuvox system (25%)

Type Of Building	Kw Range		BTU Range
Sports Centres
Retail Premises
Office Premises
Small Industrial Unit
Medium Industrial Units
Larger Industrial Buildings
School/Community Halls
Churches

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Room/building volume	m3
Temperature differential (deltaT °C)	°C