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Inspects, tests, adjusts, and balances heating, cooling, and
ventilating systems in residential, commercial, and industrial
buildings, using specialized tools and test equipment, to attain
performance standards specified in system design: Sutdies system
blueprints, specifications, and performance data to determine
configuration and purpose of system components, such as motors,
pumps, fans, switches, ducts, or pipes. Discusses system
malfunctions with users to isolate troubles. Inspects system to
verify sytsem compliance with plans and specifications and to
detect malfunctions in system component parts. Adjusts system
controls to settings recommended by vendor to prepare to perform
tetss. Tests performance of air and hydronic systems, using
specialized tools and test equipment, such as pitot tube,
manometer, anemometer, velometer, tachometer, psychrometer, and
thermometer, to isolate troubles and determine where adjustments
are necessary. Opens or colses louvers in system ductwork or
adjusts flow control valves in piping to balance system, using
handtools such as pliers, screwdriver, or wrenches. Discusses
system operation with uesrs to verify that malfunctions have
been corrected.
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