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btu24/7
11-13-2006, 09:57 PM
Hi there, we are a couple of HVAC students and we would very greatly appreciate any input you hvac veterans out there can give a couple of rookies like ourselves. Here is the scenario:

The client is a long term customer who owns a local medical clinic that we have the maintenance contract for the HVAC equipment.

The docter has recently purchased a farm with an older two-storey typical farm house. The client has a collection of vintage cars and is adding an addition to the home to house his prized antique collection.

He has asked us to remove the existing oil fired boiler and related pertinances (equipment). There is no natural gas available and the client no longer wants oil fired heat.

A recent heat loss calculation was completed to establish a heat load of 95,000 BTU/hr on the house and the addition adds a heat load of 30,000 BTU/hr.

As the sales representative your job in this case is to come up with a solution for heating the house and addition. To reiterate, the client does not want oil, and electric heat is too costly.

The client expects a packaged quote to explain in detail the proper removal of the existing boiler and installation of a new boiler and related equipment. The removal and installation must conform to the current codes and regulations for oil/gas/propane for Ontario, Canada.

Once again, ANY input is greatly appreciated. Many thankyou's from a couple of future HVAC'ers!

Cheers!

gruntly
11-13-2006, 10:55 PM
I don't do resi and I'm not much into installs either, but I would look into heat pumps... Probably ground source since he bought the farm:D:D... But your affirmative direction tells me you already knew this...

As far as removal is concerned... Sub it out... unless you like scrap laying around your office.

Now tell me... what is you real reason for being here? You see, your second last line gives it away.

By the way, I own and operate an HVACR business here Ontario and there is no way I have time or energy to offer a hypothetical proposal to a fictitious customer due to all the levels of government crap I have to put up with, customers demending attention at a moments notice and wholesalers that either forget to order parts or can't find them... all the while still trying to placate my families demands on my time as well.

I'm not trying to be crappy about it, I just come here for a laugh... not to work.

beenthere
11-14-2006, 05:20 AM
Originally posted by gruntly
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I'm not trying to be crappy about it, I just come here for a laugh... not to work.

They're students that have waited 2 weeks to start this home work assignment.

Jettaknight
11-15-2006, 07:52 PM
Originally posted by gruntly

there is no way I have time or energy to offer a hypothetical proposal to a fictitious customer due to all the levels of government crap I have to put up with, customers demending attention at a moments notice and wholesalers that either forget to order parts or can't find them... all the while still trying to placate my families demands on my time as well.

Yeehaw!! Gruntly, you're my hero! Tell'em like it is man!

BTU24/7, someone just ripped you a new cornhole.