Facility engineers who must maintain or oversee installation of V-belts throughout an HVAC system: take these dozen tips for proper tensioning, followed by more on how to identify and troubleshoot the consequences of improper tension.
This month’s Facility File will focus on the B2B June test for a heating application on a college campus, with a building program removing a dormitory heating system from the campus high-pressure steam system and replacing it with a high-efficiency condensing hot water boiler within the dormitory.
From a missing pipe hanger three floors down to steam traps past their prime, these boiler replacement tales show that real system problems can originate inside the boiler room or far beyond it.
Famous mathematician Edward Lorenz coined the phrase “The Butterfly Effect,” which is the belief that some small occurrence could create devastating results in another location far away.
This month’s Facility File will focus on the B2B January test for hotels, motels, and dormitories described in the 2015 ASHRAE Handbook — HVAC Applications.