HVAC inspection notes : inspecting commercial, industrial, and residential construction

CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 2 DESIGN QUALITY CONTROL 28 Design Quality Control Checklists 28 Overview 28 Plans and Specifications 30 Civil/Site Design Checklists 32 Storm Drainage Design 36 Pavement Design Analysis 37 Landscape Design 37 Civil/Sanitary Design Checklists 38 Sanitary Sewers 38 Water 39 Design Analysis 40 Architectural Design Checklist 40 Structural Design Checklist 44 Mechanical Design Checklists 47 Mechanical Design 47 Fire Protection Design 48 Fire Alarm Plan 50 Plumbing Design 51 Electrical Design 52 Drawing Checklist 54 Specification Checklist 55 IBC Code Requirements 57 CHAPTER 3 DUCTWORK 71 General 71 Shop Drawings 72 Fabrication 72 Installation 74 For more information about this title, click here CHAPTER 4 INSTALLATION 76 Drilling and Notching for Wood Construction 76 Studs 76 Joists 78 Diffusers, Registers, and Grilles 80 Ductwork Installation 81 Supports 83 CHAPTER 5 INSULATIONS 84 General 84 Identification of Material 84 Shop Drawings 84 Surface Burning Characteristics 85 Material Classes 85 Ductwork Insulation 87 Duct Insulation 88 Duct Mastic 89 Pipe Insulation 91 Insulation for Hot Equipment 93 Insulation for Cold Equipment 94 Aboveground Pipe Insulation 95 Piping Exposed to Weather 95 Underground Pipe Insulation 96 Cellular Glass Insulation 96 CHAPTER 6 HEATING SYSTEMS 98 General 98 Materials and Equipment 98 Draft Fans and Ductwork 103 Fuel-Burning Equipment 104 Fuel-Burning Appliances 104 Appliance Types 105 Flame Types 106 v Appliance Installations 108 Clearances for Fuel-Burning Appliances 108 Clothes Dryer Duct 112 Decorative Appliances 113 Venting 115 Vent and Connector Tables 115 Direct Venting 140 Clearances from Combustionables 144 Draft Fans 146 CHAPTER 7 FUEL STORAGE TANKS 147 Miscellaneous Fittings and Equipment 147 CHAPTER 8 INSPECTIONS 150 Planning 150 Piping 151 Pipe Insulation 153 Hot Water Systems 154 High-Temperature Hot Water 155 Steam Systems 155 Hot Air Heating 155 Heating and Ventilating Units 156 Unit Heaters 156 Boiler Specialties Inspection 157 Boiler Feedwater 157 Turbines 159 Combustion Controls 160 CHAPTER 9 SUPPLY, RETURN, AND COMBUSTIONABLE AIR 162 Return Air 162 Prohibited Factors 162 Supply Air 163 Combustible Air 163 vi Air from Inside a Building 164 Air from Outdoors 164 Combustion and Vent Air 165 Ventilation Openings 166 Vents 173 Types of Vents 174 Venting Connections 174 Venting Gas Appliances 175 Masonry Chimneys 175 Requirements/Specifications 175 Chimney Venting 177 CHAPTER 10 HEATING AND COOLING EQUIPMENT 179 General Specifications and Requirements 179 Carbon Monoxide 180 Appliance Types 181 Testing 182 Operating Instructions and Guaranties 183 CHAPTER 11 VENTILATING, AIR SUPPLY, AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 184 Introduction 184 Equipment 187 Fans and Air Handling Units 188 Power Roof Ventilators 189 Gravity Ventilators 189 Ventilator Calculations 190 Dampers 192 Filters 192 Screens 194 Diffusers, Registers, and Grilles 194 Balancing and Testing 194 vii Cleaning and Adjusting 195 Testing 200 CHAPTER 12 REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING 201 Introduction 201 Piping 201 Refrigerator Piping 201 Water Piping 202 Installation 202 Insulation 204 Equipment 206 Introduction 206 Condensers 207 Reciprocating Compressors 208 Centrifugal Compressors 209 Receivers 210 Water Chillers 210 Evaporative Coolers 211 Unit Coolers 211 Refrigeration Specialties 211 Package-Type Air Conditioners 213 Humidifiers and Dehumidifiers 216 Absorption Refrigeration Machine 217 Cooling Towers and Ponds 217 Pumps 218 Insulation 219 Controls 220 Testing 222 Types 222 Painting 223 Operating Instructions and Guaranties 224 Mechanical Life Spans 225 HVAC/Energy Definitions 228