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HVAC engineer toolkit

HVAC engineer toolkit

HVAC engineer toolkit

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Hi all,
What if any tools to you think (or better yet, actually use) professional hvac engineers should have, ie flow meters, anemometers, balancing hood etc.   

RE: HVAC engineer toolkit

BSME degree, BlackBerry, calculator, Trane ductulator and BG system syzer. All in that order.

RE: HVAC engineer toolkit

Eraser?

RE: HVAC engineer toolkit

Sling Psychrometer or instruments for measuring wet bulb and dry bulb temperature

RE: HVAC engineer toolkit

I just wet my finger and wave it around for wetbulb... seriously.

The only tools I'd add would be a decent load calc software, a membership with ASHRAE (for the handbooks and other materials), a well stocked liquor cabinet...

RE: HVAC engineer toolkit

The tools required will depend on the role of the HVAC Engineer.  

Design
Sales
Projects
Commissioning
 

HVAC68

RE: HVAC engineer toolkit

And watch out for those sling psychrometers!  They hurt when you get hit by one, and they're horribly inaccurate when not used properly.

If you're a design engineer, a good AutoCAD program and some reference books will do.  If you're an energy-saving-analysis engineer, you'll need to analyze lots of things in the field, but it's better to acquire the test tools as you find a real need for them.

Good on ya,

Goober Dave

RE: HVAC engineer toolkit

Probably TESTO 435  will be useful or similar instrument for getting basic data of any installation.

RE: HVAC engineer toolkit

Experience and common sense

RE: HVAC engineer toolkit

the whole industry revolves around the pychrometric chart

 

The way we build has a far greater impact on our comfort, energy consumption and IAQ, than any HVAC system we install

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