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Article: The terrible Too's.(hvac equipment complaints)
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- Engineered Systems
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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Several of the typical "Too" adjectives sound like a list of rejected names for Snow White's cartoon companions: Drafty, stuffy, noisy, and complicated. However, there's (usually) nothing fake about comfort complaints, and some occupants can get animated when the situation gets too bad. Draw on this article's wisdom to avoid ventilation mistakes that often leave facility engineers feeling grumpy, dopey, or worse.
As parents and grandparents, or merely as fellow restaurant patrons, we are all aware of the children in the stage of life called the "Terrible Two's." As design engineers, owners, contractors, and occupants, we are also exposed to the phenomenon called ...