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A5.207.2.4.6 Variable Flow Controls
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Individual pumps serving variable flow systems and having a motor horsepower exceeding 5 hp shall have controls and/or devices (such as variable speed control) that will result in pump motor demand of no more than 30 percent of design wattage at 50 percent of design water flow. The pumps shall be controlled as a function of required differential pressure.
- For systems without direct digital control of individual coils reporting to the central control panel, differential pressure shall be measured at or near the most remote heat exchanger or the heat exchanger requiring the greatest differential pressure.
- For systems with direct digital control of individual coils with central control panel, the static pressure set point shall be reset based on the valve requiring the most pressure and the set- point shall be no less than 80 percent open. The pressure sensor(s) may be mounted anywhere.
Exceptions:
- Heating hot water systems.
- Condenser water systems serving only water-cooled chillers.
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