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Centrifugal Pump Design, Service, and Maintenance
with Kendal Smith
Instructors: RJ Santiago, CPD, GPD, & Kendal Smith, Business Development Group
Who should attend? : Engineers, HVAC & Plumbing Contractors, Facilities Service/Startup/Maintenance/Installation Personnel
Information to be covered:
- Types of Pumps
- Pump Operation and How it works
- Series and Parallel Pumping
- Determining Pump Head and Flow in the Field
- System Curves
- Closed Systems/Open Systems
- Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH)
- Pump Accessories and Components
- Motors
- System Syzer
- Service & Maintenance of Bell & Gossett pumps demonstrated by Dawson Company Service Technicians: (1) e1510 Base Mounted End Suction Flexibly Coupled Pump (1) e80 Inline Close Coupled Pump
Heat Pump Water Heater Class – ½ Day Class
with R.J. Santiago
Instructors: Kendal Smith & RJ Santiago, CPD, GPD, Business Development Group
Who should attend?
Plumbing Engineers / Engineers for design build contractors
Topic: Centralized Heat Pump Water Heater (CHPWH) System Design Considerations and new sizing techniques
Part 1:
- Overview of heat pump refrigerant cycle
- Discuss Minimum Lift and water side Delta T
- Current 3rd Party testing standards (EnergyStar, DOE, AHRI Standard 1300)
- Typical refrigerants used for CHPWH
- General design considerations
Part 2:
- “Single-pass” vs. “Multi-pass” configuration vs. piping schematic
- Peak and off-peak scenario hydronic analysis
- Pros and cons of “single-pass” vs. “multi-pass”
- Electric Swing Tank vs. Electric Backup – hydronic analysis
Part 3:
- ASPE Fixture Tables
- CHPWH Sizing Methods
- ASHRAE load profile
- Sizing examples
Pipe Movement Design for HVAC and Plumbing Systems
with Dan Kish
Who should attend?: Engineers, HVAC & Plumbing Contractors
Information to be covered:
- Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask (The Basics)
- Installation
- Failure analysis
- Expansion joint layout
- Expansion joint selection
- Anchor design
- Guide Layout
Variable Refrigerant Flow [VRF] Basics Class – ½ Day Class
with Matthew Kiemen
Who should attend?: Consulting Mechanical Engineers, & Design Build Contractors of VRF
Information to be covered:
- What is VRF?
- How to design a VRF System and pitfalls when designing
- The difference between heat pump and heat recovery
- Benefits and advantages of VRF
- Different Applications of VRF
- Why VRF?
Plumbing System Design
with Nick Ekdahl
Instructors: Nick Ekdahl, CPD, GPD, Kendal Smith, & RJ Santiago, CPD, GPD Business Development Group
Who should attend? Engineers, & Plumbing Contractors
Information to be covered:
- Centrifugal Pumps
- Pump Curves
- System Syzer
- Pressure Booster Application & Design
- DHW Recirculation design & sizing
- Water Heating System & sizing techniques
Heat Pump Water Heater Class – ½ Day Class
with R.J. Santiago
Instructor: Kendal Smith or RJ Santiago, CPD, GPD, Business Development Group
Who should attend? :
Plumbing Engineers / Engineers for design build contractors
Topic: Centralized Heat Pump Water Heater (CHPWH) System Design Considerations and new sizing techniques
Part 1:
- Overview of heat pump refrigerant cycle
- Discuss Minimum Lift and water side Delta T
- Current 3rd Party testing standards (EnergyStar, DOE, AHRI Standard 1300)
- Typical refrigerants used for CHPWH
- General design considerations
Part 2:
- “Single-pass” vs. “Multi-pass” configuration vs. piping schematic
- Peak and off-peak scenario hydronic analysis
- Pros and cons of “single-pass” vs. “multi-pass”
- Electric Swing Tank vs. Electric Backup – hydronic analysis
Part 3:
- ASPE Fixture Tables
- CHPWH Sizing Methods
- ASHRAE load profile
- Sizing examples
Lochinvar Condensing Appliance Installation, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
with Steve McCool
Who should attend?: HVAC/Plumbing contractors, Facility service/startup/maintenance/installation personnel
Information to be covered:
- Anatomy of High Efficiency/High Modulation Gas Appliances
- Proper Installation, Piping & Controls
- Standard Crest & Crest with Hellcat Combustion Technology
- Lochinvar FTXL, Knight XL Condensing Boilers & Armor Condensing Water Heaters
- Product Identification and description/Function of Product Components
- Product Sequence of Operation
- Controls
- Warranty & Maintenance
- Troubleshooting Operation issues with any condensing appliance (Lochinvar or other)