Walk the site, answer the questions, and get the exact HCDNE units this job needs — real models from the fleet, with power requirements and fuel burn — sized on space, temperature rise, and air exchange, priced from your per-unit rate card.
1 · The space
Interior rooms don't add heating load — only the exterior shell does (rooms affect distribution; see partitioning). Multi-story: height = the full heated stack (2 floors × 10 ft = 20). Below-grade basement walls lose far less to ground than to air, so basement estimates run conservative.
Services on site
2 · Temperature rise
Approx. ASHRAE 99% winter design temps — cold enough for all but ~88 hrs/yr. Editable below.
3 · Describe the enclosure as it stands
Each stage sets the R-value and air-exchange rate shown. Conduction = wall + roof area × ΔT ÷ R; infiltration = vol × ACH ÷ 60 × 1.08 × ΔT. Partitioning affects heat distribution, not total load — and matters far less when heat starts at the beginning of the season.
4 · Site conditions (picks the units)
Electric runs at eff. 1.0 automatically. Unit mix is chosen from the HCDNE fleet by lowest daily cost.
5 · Seal the site — enclosure payback
Compares fuel and heater rental at current vs tightened air exchange, against the enclosure $/day set in the rate card.
Cooling — KwiKool fleet
Dehumidification — Dri-Eaz LGR 7000XLi
Ground thaw — Greenthaw fleet
GT 650 covers 10,000 sq ft · GT 400 covers 4,500 sq ft. Mix chosen by cost.
Fleet rate card your $/day per unit — edit once›
Fuel, energy & extras