https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/popular-chain-restaurant-in-sc-has-ducts-that-may-be-illegal/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/popular-chain-restaurant-in-sc-has-ducts-that-may-be-illegal/#comment-4798 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:26:14 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=popular-chain-restaurant-in-sc-has-ducts-that-may-be-illegal#comment-4798 I worked for a quick serve
I worked for a quick serve food chain as a building technician in the Houston area before. They used flex ducts hidden above a drop ceiling most of the time by building design. Those thing with the Houston/Gulf Coast humidity leaked condensation all the time. It was a never ending job to replace ceiling tiles. However on this one SC situation. I from experience have been told not to fix things “right” in commercial apps! So we could get call backs to fix our own crappy work. I only worked for them about six months and went back to contracting and doing it right, lol. Which at times meant some brain power other than mine had to assist.

]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/popular-chain-restaurant-in-sc-has-ducts-that-may-be-illegal/#comment-4797 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:25:39 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=popular-chain-restaurant-in-sc-has-ducts-that-may-be-illegal#comment-4797 I’m curious about that duct
I’m curious about that duct donut. I assume all three air handlers come on simultaneously. If they didn’t, air would be forced ‘backwards’ through the non-operating system (s). Is that how it’s designed to work? What’s the benefit of that application/design? 
 
Thanks! 
 
Rob

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