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Hi , Can someone pls tell me how to calculate or how do I find out the energy used (Watt used or KW per Hour ) on my Whilepool 3 Ton 18 Seer 2-Stage A/C ,Thanks for your Help ....
 
Get a stop watch and time the spinning disk on your electric meter for 30 seconds or so when only you AC unit is running. Then time it when it's not running and no other major appliances or on, or when the "base" load is constant and subtract the two. I think one revolulution of the disk is maybe 1/1000th of a kw-hr, but it should say on the meter. TO get a more accurate value, you'll need to time it for 1 minute, then multiply by 60.

Does that make sense?

However, to calculate the actual delivered efficiency, you'll need ot know totla capacity. You'd have to measure the temeprature drop fom the return to the supply, then know the wet bulb temeprature (dewpoint) indoors and use the mfg data sheets to determine the approximate percentage of latent capacity under those conditons. All you need is the ratio. Then take hte tmeprature differential, multiply it by the CFM and by 1.08 and divide by the ratio of sensible to latent capacity and you have you measured total capacity in BTU's. Now divide that by 1000 and by the measured killowatts and you have your EER value. Divide by 3.413 and you have COP.

I think I have thsoe last calculation right. Another pro wantot check my numbers.
 
Hi , Can someone pls tell me how to calculate or how do I find out the energy used (Watt used or KW per Hour ) on my Whirlpool 3 Ton 18 Seer 2-Stage A/C ,Thanks for your Help ....
Goodman 18 SEER 2-stage 3-Ton; Expanded Cooling Data:

HIGH STAGE: 95F-ambient; indoors, 75F DB & 63F-wet bulb; 1175-CFM 2.59-KW or, 2,590-Watts.
ACCA (TVA) conditions.

LOW STAGE: Same outdoor/indoor conditions; 930-CFM; 1.63-KW;
@ 85F outdoor ambient, 1.55-KW.

Depending on Whirlpool's EER Rating may yield somewhat different results.
Goodman ranges from around 13 to 13.30 EER.
 
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Thanks for the info ,but is the 2.59KW in High stage & 1.63KW in low stage including the blower fan energy use in the furnace or just for the A/C alone ,thanks,,,,
 
Thanks for the info ,but is the 2.59KW in High stage & 1.63KW in low stage including the blower fan energy use in the furnace or just for the A/C alone, thanks,,,,
That is only the outdoor compressor & condenser blower motor, the indoor blower motor could add another 850-watts or more, unless it is a special high efficiency motor.
 
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