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Zone Exhaust Fan Motor Heat

Does anyone know if the motor heat for a Fan:ZoneExhaust goes directly into the zone, into the exhaust airstream, or if it is a throw-away load used only for electrical loading? It seems like there should be a way to dictate where the motor heat should go. I am hoping that it is NOT getting added into my zones as a cooling load because in reality my exhaust fans are outside the building on the roof and the motor is outside the exhaust airstream too so I would not want that motor heat to warm up my exhaust air either in the model since I want to accurately model heat recovery.

Zone Exhaust Fan Motor Heat

Does anyone know if the motor heat for a Fan:ZoneExhaust goes directly into the zone, into the exhaust airstream, or if it is a throw-away load used only for electrical loading? It seems like there should be a way to dictate where the motor heat should go. I am hoping that it is NOT getting added into my zones as a cooling load because in reality my exhaust fans are outside the building on the roof and the motor is outside the exhaust airstream too so I would not want that motor heat to warm up my exhaust air either in the model since I want to accurately model heat recovery.