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RESFEN Knowledge Base

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Installation

Hour Glass Cursor Does Not Go Away
Installation Problems
Microsoft Vista and Windows 7 Operating System Issues
Registration Issues: Can't Remember Account Password
Report Feature Does Not Work
RESFEN 5.0 License Agreement
RESFEN 6.0 License Agreement
Weather File Installation Options

Known Bugs

Electric Rate Library and Gas Rate Library
Electric Resistance Heating Does Not Work
MEC Zones 18 and 19
Opening RESFEN 5 Databases
R-28 Wall Insulation Will Cause Error
St. Louis MO Weather File is Named Incorrectly
User Defined Windows
WINDOW 5.2.17 DOE2 DAT Files

Tips

How to Convert $/cubic foot to $/therm for Natural Gas
How to Model Electric Resistance Heating
Simulation Errors -- Failed to find information for WINDOW ID
User Defined Windows
Whole House Total Energy Calculations

New Features

"All Windows the Same" Feature
2008 Energy STAR Windows Revisions
Changing Costs Doesn’t Cause Resimulation
Database Format is Different From Previous RESFEN Beta 1 and 2
Multi-Calc Feature
Results
SI and IP Units
WINDOW 5.2 DOE2 DAT Files
WINDOW 5.2 Window Libraries
Window Library U-factor and SHGC Results

Weather Data

Canadian Location Statistics
Cannot Find Weather File, Simulation Cancelled
Chilean Location Statistics
Chinese Location Statistics
Converting EnergyPlus EPW Files to RESFEN Weather Files
Japanese Location Statistics
United States Location Statistics

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