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  1. 07-24-2012, 06:05 PM #21
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    LUser = Chief Janitor promoted to Chief Engineer. Couldn't figure out the square root of one with a calculator. Now wants to know how a VAV box knows the air flow from a pressure sensor?
    In case of malfunction-Reconnect brain BEFORE starting mouth.
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    From the sales side:

    WIM, What I missed

    WIF, What I forgot

    FBO, Furnished By Others

    From the Eng side:

    IJDI, I Just Draw It

    JMIW, Just make it work

    TBDIF, To Be Determined In Field

    And my first boss's favorite method of operation,

    RFA, READY, FIRE, AIM
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    I'm really surprised Freddy-B or some of the other old timers didn't jump in?
    Anyway one more

    Open - Pneumatics
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    NMFP -- Not My Fg Problem
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    Love NMFP Antartic Fox
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    FM - F'ing Magic
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    Quote Originally Posted by ahansen View Post
    FM - F'ing Magic
    PFM, only pure will do.
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    PBD

    Physics be dammed - I don't give a fk what your psychrometrics chart says. We need to lower the relative humidity without running the chiller!!!! LOL
    Law Of The Thermostat: He who has the thermostat wins!!!!!
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    DDC = Anything on the job site with an electric motor. Especially if it's not working, then it's definitely "DDC".

    Used in a sentence: "230900 1.1: Controls contractor shall supply a complete DDC system, regardless of what the rest of this project specification states".
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    Quote Originally Posted by Energie View Post
    DDC = Anything on the job site with an electric motor. Especially if it's not working, then it's definitely "DDC".

    Used in a sentence: "230900 1.1: Controls contractor shall supply a complete DDC system, regardless of what the rest of this project specification states".
    Keep it simple to keep it cool!
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    PID - Pretty Intimidating & Daunting

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    Quote Originally Posted by kontrolphreak View Post
    PID - Pretty Intimidating & Daunting

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    LOM Lack of Maintenance
    BFH Big F@%king Hammer
    Law Of The Thermostat: He who has the thermostat wins!!!!!
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    IHUA

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    FYOT five Year Old Thread
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    Quote Originally Posted by ahansen View Post
    FM - F'ing Magic
    I have used this for 20+ years
    Beware of the prophet trying to make a profit.

    There is less oxygen from knee level to the floor! Check it out next time you tie your boots.
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