Custom HVAC Radio
Custom HVAC Radio
Vincent
Welcome to Custom HVAC Radio, a podcast for mechanical engineers in the Los Angeles area where we talk solutions to HVAC design challenges. Times are changing, especially now with the quarantine requirements from the Corona Virus, so sharing info digitally is now more important than ever. I'm also tired of lunch and learns. I'd rather let my clients get a chance to go outside and enjoy the California sun.
Episode #28:  Distributed Pumping For A Better Designed Hydronic System
This week I spoke with Pete Korzeniewski from Grundfos about distributed pumping.  I'm seeing some huge advantages to this setup but you'll have to listen to the episode to hear what they are.  I don't want to spoil the surprise and try to summarize...
Dec 16, 2020
22 min
Episode #27:  Sound & Water Source Heat Pumps
This week I have Sarah Dunlop from Bosch (Florida Heat Pump) to talk about where sound comes from on WSHP's and how to mitigate them.  Sarah explains each solution and give a priority list of which options to go with first when you need to reduce the...
Nov 18, 2020
17 min
Episode #26:  Dealing With Sound Issues from AHU's, RTU's etc. with VAW Systems
The sound levels inside occupied space is always a concern and VAW has been extremely helpful in meeting the required sound levels set by the acoustical engineer and fixing issues in the field.   Whether the solution is simply aerodynamics or sound...
Oct 29, 2020
22 min
Episode #25:  Heat Recovery with Multistack
I seem to be talking about heat recovery almost daily so I had to do a follow up podcast with Multistack to add to the modular chiller podcast (Episode #24).  I had Ed Watson define heat recovery and go through the 3 heat recovery options they have.  We...
Oct 28, 2020
20 min
Episode #24:  Modular Chillers versatility, flexibility, N+1, controls and piping
This week I had Michael Jandrt from Multistack on the podcast to talk about modular chillers.   I have learned a lot from Michael so I wanted to share some of the things I have learned.  We talk about what a modular chiller is, the versatility,...
Oct 28, 2020
23 min
Episode #23: UV Lights, Before and after COVID-19
This week I have Dan Jones from UV Resources on the podcast.  Dan is the President of UV Resources and has seen his industry change drastically with COVID-19 so I had him talk about pre and post COVID.  UV Lights have become a household name since the...
Oct 27, 2020
18 min
Episode #22:  Vertical Stack Water Source Heat Pumps and Fan Coils
This episode I talked to Kurt Krawczyk from The Whalen Company, a family owned company from Eastern Maryland.  We go through footprint, riser piping, removable chassis/coil pack, sound testing and a few more items that are unique to Whalen.  I screwed...
Oct 11, 2020
23 min
Episode #21:  What goes into Fan/Blower Coil Efficiency?
This week I have Kenton Hawkins from Eviro-tec to talk about fan coils.  We had a discussion a few weeks ago while going through some book specifications about what makes a fan coil or blower coil more efficient than another and so we decided to record...
Sep 9, 2020
19 min
Episode #20: Chilled Beams with Semco
This week I got with Robert Boozer from Semco and we discussed chilled beams.  We went through the basics and talked about some of the design mistakes that we see.  I let Robert do a explanation on how Semco is different from other chilled beams.  This...
Aug 25, 2020
21 min
Episode #19:  Humidifiers With Pure Humidifiers
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...
Aug 20, 2020
32 min
Load more