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I'm trying to size a Taco circulator for a 119 gal Superstor and having a tough time grasping the btu/hr requirement off my the boiler. Normally I would take the size of the tank and multiply it by 833 (8.33 * 100 delta T) but the Superstor catalog says you need 269,000 btu's for the 119 gallon...

Saw that coming :) It's a lot more than running Quickin, but Quickin is a popular and well established software for a reason.

Good thing my fiance is a school teacher with great benefits :] My boss has a brother who's a CPA and handles all of his finances. It's sickening how much he pays him. Besides myself, it's easily his biggest overhead.... double the rent. I will happily spend the time to learn Quickin.

I would think operating a one-man consulting firm from his/her own home would result in little overhead, no? What else is required other than insurance? You would need the clientele, of course.

I'm hoping this is the case here in MA. I think taking the HVAC specific test would be easier than Mechanical for me. Thanks for the info.

In MA, they specifically label the stamp. Atleast, that's how they did it in the past. My boss is a PE and his stamp says 'Mechanical'. I thought this was nationwide... apparently not. So if anyone who's from MA and has taken this test, i'd appreciate your input. *edit* I would also be...

For those of you who took HVAC for the 2nd half of the test, what type of licensed engineer do you become? Will your stamp say HVAC or Mechanical? I only ask because i'm currently a HVAC & Plumbing designer (going on 9 years), so I want to be able to engineer both systems when I become...