I have been wanting to discuss humidifiers for a while.  We don't use them often here in California so they don't get the attention they deserve.  They can really cause some issues if applied incorrectly, which we go over in this podcast. Janelle from Pure has been with Pure for 19 years and has seen it all.  She is a great resource when designing jobs and it shows in this podcast.  Enjoy!!! 

This week I got Chris from Economic Alternatives Inc. (EAI) to talk a little on condenser water treatment.  EAI isn't affiliated with Air Treatment but Chris and I have worked together on a few jobs over the past year.  Chris has come up with some great design ideas to make the condenser water systems safer, more efficient, better for equipment and reduce water. blowdown.  We discuss why we need water treatment, chemical vs. non chemical and some design considerations.  Enjoy!  If you'd like to talk more to Chris, just let me know [email protected]

I'm switching it up a little bit this week by going to the plumbing side, which many of us mechanicals do often.  Tim Totten from PVI and I discuss instant vs. storage, sizing, tank construction, water treatments, legionella and their electric water heater that I'm using more of with the electrification of California.  I highly suggest looking into the PVI Durawatt and the Aquaplex construction.  It blows me away how short of a life span tanks actually have and how PVI will offer up to a 25 year, yes 25 year warranty.

We have learned so much about how the COVID-19 virus is spreading through the air that I had to get Andy Weiller from Aerisa on the Podcast.  Ionizers were typically only used in hospitals, airports, wastewater facilities etc. but I feel that they are going to become more main stream in our typical residential & commercial buildings as learn more about getting everyone back into offices safely.  We did our best to keep it short so we hit the major points and called it good.  We can set up more personal discussions over TEAMS/Skype/Zoom etc. if you want to learn more.  Hit me up at [email protected]

This weeks I talked to Mike Chilingerian from Paragon Controls about air flow measuring.  We touched on the 3 primary ways out industry measures airflow, calibration, system accuracy, AMCA testing and some design tips.  It was another quick one around 20 minutes. I hope you enjoy it!  Vince - [email protected]

Another short episode with Brian from Valent.  We discuss a few topics that I get questions on such as difference of a dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS) unit vs. typical recirculation unit, digital vs variable speed scroll compressors, backup vs. supplementary heat and a few more.  If you want more info email me at [email protected].  Enjoy!!!  

With so much discussion around air distribution and how to limit the spread of viruses, this is a perfect time to look at under floor air distribution (UFAD).  This is another short episode at 27 minutes with Ghassan from Air Fixture.  Ghassan practiced engineering and designed UFAD before joining Air Fixture and has been an essential asset for engineers not 100% confident with UFAD.  If you want to learn more and discuss with Ghassan and I, email me at [email protected] or call me at 949-698-3014.

Boiler venting has been coming up more and more lately.  Should we use PVC or stainless steel?  How do I make sure the vent doesn't leak into the boiler room and how do I make sure we design the venting correctly?  These are question I have been getting lately so we discussed these in this podcast.  There is a visual component so email me if you'd like to see the webex that goes with this at [email protected].  This podcast is much shorter than the previous episodes at 22 minutes so this is a quick one!

I always have fun talking with Dick Grant.  Maybe it's the Texan accent, maybe it's that he was on the original team that designed Trace 700 which was my introduction to the HVAC industry while at Trane in 2010.  This episode we talked about Cannabis design since Dick is working solely with Cannabis indoor agriculture at Cultiva.  As I design projects with various engineers and talk to various manufacturers, there is a lot of "learn by doing" going on and expensive lessons learned.  Especially around the air conditioning and dehumidification of the grow rooms.  This is what we discuss in this episode.  If you are part of a Cannabis project, get a hold of me and I'll make sure you don't "learn by doing" and get bit by mistakes.  Enjoy!

Ryan Brown, from Aerco, and I talked about all things boilers.  Condensing vs. non-condensing, fire tube vs. water tube, primary secondary vs. variable primary, boiler controls, vetning, layout/clearance, South Coast Air Quality Management District requirements and what Aerco expects to see in the future.  I even asked Ryan about Aerco's plans with electrification!  Enjoy!