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HVAC

20 live tools

Sizing and diagnostic checks for heating and cooling: heat load from utility bills, mini-split efficiency, superheat and subcooling.

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Chimney & Flue Sizing Calculator

Size chimney flues per NFPA 211 for fireplaces, wood stoves, and gas appliances with draft check.

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Duct Sizing Calculator

Size round and rectangular ductwork from CFM airflow and friction rate. Equal friction method with Darcy-Weisbach pressure drop. Round-to-rectangular equivalent calculations.

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Expansion Tank Sizing Calculator

Preliminary diaphragm expansion-tank planning for closed-loop hydronic systems with absolute-pressure, glycol, source, and manufacturer warnings.

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Glycol Freeze Protection Calculator

Determine required glycol concentration for freeze protection with performance penalties. Propylene and ethylene glycol data from ASHRAE Fundamentals Ch. 31 and Dow Chemical.

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HVAC System Analyzer

6 HVAC calculators in one tool: cost per BTU, heat load, ventilation/ACH, switchover temp, duct sizing, and room CFM balancing. Built for technicians, contractors, and serious DIYers.

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Heat Load from Bills Calculator

What size furnace or heat pump do you actually need? Skip the $300 Manual J - estimate your home's BTU/hr heat load from your gas, propane, or electric bills. See how your home compares by age and climate zone.

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Heat Pump Water Heater ROI Calculator

Compare heat pump vs gas or electric resistance water heaters with COP adjusted for ambient temperature, IRA tax credits, and lifetime cost analysis.

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Heating Bill ROI Calculator

Will a heat pump pay for itself? Enter 12 months of heating bills to see payback period, annual savings, and NPV analysis. Uses HDD regression and real COP curves for accurate projections.

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Hydronic Pipe Sizing Calculator

Preliminary hydronic pipe planning for copper Type L, Type M, and black steel Schedule 40 using BTU/hr, delta-T, local fluid rows, straight-pipe friction, and velocity warnings.

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Mini-Split Efficiency & Cost Calculator

Is your mini-split cheaper than propane right now? Enter your electric rate and fuel prices to find the exact outdoor temperature where your heat pump stops saving money and your backup heat wins.

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Propane Tank Sizing Calculator

Size a residential or small-commercial propane tank based on total BTU demand, delivery interval, and climate. Checks vaporization rate limits in cold weather, applies diversity factors, and includes NFPA 58 setback requirements.

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Propane Vaporization Rate Calculator

Check if your propane tank can vaporize enough gas for demand at a given temperature and fill level. Tank sizing, minimum fill level, cold weather warnings per NFPA 58.

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Psychrometric Calculator

Calculate psychrometric properties from any two known values. Dry bulb, wet bulb, dew point, relative humidity, humidity ratio, enthalpy, and specific volume. ASHRAE standard correlations.

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Refrigerant Charge Estimator

Calculate additional refrigerant charge needed for line sets longer than factory pre-charge length. Supports common refrigerants with liquid and suction line sizing.

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Refrigerant Designation Decoder

Decode any refrigerant R-number (R-410A, R-32, R-1234yf, R-22, R-744). Explains the ASHRAE 34 numbering rules digit by digit, then gives the chemical family, blend composition, safety class, ODP, GWP, temperature glide, and what the refrigerant replaces or is replaced by. Reuses ToolGrit's shared refrigerant dataset so the numbers match the P-T chart and charge tools.

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Refrigerant P-T Chart

Interactive pressure-temperature saturation chart for 13 common refrigerants including R-410A, R-22, R-134a, R-454B, and R-32. Bubble/dew point for R-407C, superheat/subcooling reference.

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Superheat & Subcooling Calculator

Calculate superheat and subcooling for HVAC/R system diagnostics. Supports R-410A, R-22, R-134a, R-404A, R-407C, R-32, and R-290 refrigerants with saturation temperature lookup from measured pressures.

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Water Hammer Calculator

Calculate pressure surge from valve closure using the Joukowsky equation. Wave speed, critical period, surge vs pipe rating comparison, and recommended minimum closure time.

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Water Heater Recovery Time Calculator

Calculate water heater recovery time from BTU input, tank size, and temperature rise. Compare gas, electric, and heat pump recovery rates.

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Water Heater Sizing Calculator

Size residential and light-commercial water heaters. Calculate first-hour rating, recovery rate, tank size, and compare energy costs across fuel types.

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