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From Total Heat Loss to Heat Source Size

Turning summed room heat losses into a sensibly sized boiler or heat pump without gross oversizing.

Building up the total

Once each room has a fabric plus ventilation heat loss, add them for the whole-dwelling space heating load in kW. This is the output the heat source must deliver on the design day.

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