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Effective MECHANICAL ROOMS
Sometimes it’s necessary to move away from the familiar to achieve effective mechanical rooms By Bill Hooper
What’s new when it comes to boilers, pumps, and hydronic accessories? It is important to take a fresh look at the developing technology of key components, and how it follows what we have been learning over the last few decades. Examples of this centre around how we deal with supply water temperatures, controls, and pump selections in commercial applications. Our tools are getting better and, as we learn more, we can get better at integrating all aspects of a hydronic system. One certainty moving forward is that effective mechanical rooms take on a different meaning than simply getting your equipment optimized and effectively working together from a performance and controls standpoint. The more meaningful elements of being effective are about integrating the things we didn’t necessarily pay attention to in the past. Integration of the components based on a keen understanding of the system and the outcomes are where we get effective, cost-effective, and deliver trouble-free installations. If we take the time to see how the industry is flowing with a recognition to maximize component efficiencies, we will be better at matching and selecting what goes together. • Effective mechanical rooms take up less
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Plumbing & HVAC – May/June 2020
Wall mounted boilers help minimize mechanical room space requirements.
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