Author: Ed Janowiak
Ed Janowiak is ACCA's Manager of HVAC Design Education and can be reached at ed.janowiak@acca.org or 703-824-8878.
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Managing Expectations
Ed Janowiak reflects on an enlightening experience at the Westford Symposium, where Today’s Building Science’s Greg Stockton’s thought-provoking, evidence-backed question sparked a valuable conversation about good HVACR system design.
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It Will Never Work
This blog is another take on a vital conversation that needs to be discussed with your customers, how the system is going to perform. Many customers are used to oversized equipment that can quickly drop the temperature in their house (and leave them feeling uncomfortable because it’s humid). It’s vital to have “the talk” when you’re sitting at the kitchen table. If you have “the talk” now, you won’t have the callbacks later.
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What kind of damper are you using?
In HVACR systems, the term “damper” can refer to various types of devices used to regulate airflow. Here are some common types of dampers, including those that might come up in a discussion related to Manual D®, which is a methodology for sizing residential duct systems.