Monthly Archives: September 2022

DRAFT SYSTEMS | The two types of draft produced in a boiler are natural draft and mechanical draft. Natural draft is produced by the natural action resulting from temperature differences…

OPTIMIZED START/STOP, AKA: "OSS" | When a space goes from unoccupied to occupied, the mechanical equipment has to bring the space temperature to setpoint. The time it takes to do this…

REFRIGERANTS HAVE NO ODOR | When a pungent odor is detected, typically a compressor burnout has contaminated the refrigerant. Compressors are the typically that unexpected component to go out that…

ONE OF THE MOST COMMON DIRECT CAUSES OF BOILER FAILURE: IMPROPER WATER TREATMENT | Have you ever taken samples of makeup water, boiler water, and condensate returns? 4 QUICK SIGNS…

CAPITAL AVOIDANCE | This is the cost to replace your equipment. Cost avoidance measures are any actions that avoid having to incur costs in the future.  FACTS: The average building is…

HUMIDITY REEKS HAVOC ON PRODUCTION & SERVER EQUIPMENT | Building owners and operators located in the Southeast know and understand that one of the more insidious factors in equipment deterioration…

If a pump starts to drop in efficiency because of mechanical wear, the pump must be removed from service for a general overhaul. Boiler systems require critical pumps such as…

Corrosion in the boiler, steam lines and condensate lines can be caused by dissolved gasses that are not removed before entering the boiler. They need to be liberated by heat.…

COOLING SYSTEM PRINCIPLES | A cooling system in the simplest definition moves heat from an area where it is undesirable to an area where the heat is acceptable...like outside the…