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Unitary Large Equipment (ULE)

Resources

Program Scope

This certification program covers:

  • Unitary Air-Conditioners and Heat Pumps from 65,000 Btu/h to less than 250,000 Btu/h;
    • Single Packaged and Split Systems
    • Air-cooled and water-cooled
  • Air-cooled Air-Conditioning Condensing Units from 135,000 Btu/h to less than 250,000 Btu/h;  
  • Air-Cooled Single Packaged Unitary Air-Conditioners from 250,000 Btu/h to less than 760,000 Btu/h.

 

Program Ratings

The following certification program ratings are verified by test:

Air-Cooled Air-Conditioning Condensing Units from 135,000 Btu/h [39,500 W] to less than 250,000 Btu/h [73,200 W]

  • AHRI Standard Rating Cooling Capacity, Btu/h
  • Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER), Btu/W·h
  • Integrated Energy Efficiency Ratio (IEER), Btu/W·h

Unitary Air-Conditioners, Air-Cooled and Water-Cooled, from 65,000 Btu/h [19,000 W] to below 250,000 Btu/h [73,200 W]

  • AHRI Standard Rating Cooling Capacity, Btu/h
  • Energy Efficiency Ratio, EER, Btu/W•h
  • Integrated Energy Efficiency Ratio (IEER), Btu/W·h

Unitary Packaged Air-Conditioners, Air Cooled, from 250,000 Btu/h [73,200 W] to below 760,000 Btu/h [220,000 W]

  • AHRI Standard Rating Cooling Capacity, Btu/h
  • Energy Efficiency Ratio, EER, Btu/W•h
  • Integrated Energy Efficiency Ratio (IEER), Btu/W·h

Air-Source Unitary Heat Pump Equipment, Air-Cooled, from 65,000 Btu/h [19,000 W] to below 250,000 Btu/h [73,200 W]

  • AHRI Standard Rating Cooling Capacity, Btu/h
  • Energy Efficiency Ratio, EER, Btu/W•h
  • High Temperature Heating Standard Rating Capacity, Btu/h
  • High Temperature Coefficient of Performance (COP 47°F)
  • Low Temperature Heating Standard Rating Capacity, Btu/h
  • Low Temperature Coefficient of Performance (COP 17°F)
  • Integrated Energy Efficiency Ratio (IEER), Btu/W·h

Certification Program

The rules and procedures for obtaining and maintaining certification are detailed in the Resources section above. The specific Standard listed above details the technical requirements for rating and publishing your product performance, the AHRI General Operations Manual (OM) details the program operational rules that are generic to all of AHRI’s certification programs and lastly, the Product-specific Operations Manual provides the operational rules that are specific to this program along with the required documents and fees. Please ensure that you are familiar with the latest rules and procedures for this program.