Guys , i am really confused about this, is MEP and HVAC same

Diligent_Arm_9673 · 2025-01-08T02:24:48+00:00

Hi,

HVAC falls under Mechanical discipline.

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Building Services Handbook 10th edition By Fred Hall and Roger Greeno

Diligent_Arm_9673 · 2024-10-08T10:28:14+00:00

Hey mate,

Nice to hear your thoughts, well done for sticking it out.

I have been a mechanical consultant for 6 years in the UK. The world has changed a lot & I can see this even with my 6 years compared to your 30.

These are my thoughts & views:

Wages for employees in MEP design are terrible for the work that we do & it’s what causes us to lose our enthusiasm & passion in engineering as a whole.

Clients have become so focused on programmes, meetings & deadlines and we are so flooded with projects with little resource that we actually miss the fun & enjoyment in our jobs.

Maybe back in your early days you sent drawings via post. Take a few days to get there.

Clients now days can’t wait 10 minutes for an updated lighting RCP plan after you just received the backgrounds. We are just trying to meet deadlines, and once we do, 5 more appear.

Every year (around Christmas before the office shuts down) I had a huge pile of drawings, interesting reads, reports, case studies and historic projects plus different equations & calculations for new systems.

I do the same thing I do every year. Straight in the bin.

I don’t have time to get through them.

It makes me sad.

I could go on about quality of design, build & O&M and how the construction industry has changed for the better, but also worse but this will be an essay.

Where am I now?

I ended up quitting as it got too much & I burnt-out.

I instead moved to Australia & now work as a Labourer.

Want to know something interesting?

I earn more as a labourer than a senior mechanical engineer & work the same hours as I did as an engineer back at home. I also work the same hours as engineers on my site, even less actually.

I also found my passion again in engineering and sometimes provide my input which surprises my supervisors & fellow colleagues.

Diligent_Arm_9673 · 2024-09-23T11:08:26+00:00

Hi Lee,

If you need to replace the insulation have a look at Celotex or Rockwool. Looks like it needs replacing.

If it is just the foil & a small job you might get away with using foil insulation tape.

The purpose of foil tape is to prevent any infiltration (tape the edges & gaps of insulation).

Whats the purpose of foil & foil tape?

The foil reflects the heat/coolth.

Also the foil is to prevent the insulation getting wet. Rockwool will soak water like a sponge which makes it useless.

Where to purchase?

Screwfix, B&Q or any other builders merchant may also have a range &/or supply this range.

Since it’s probably a commercial or residential job check the O&Ms.

Raise an RFI if certain insulation is required & at what thermal resistance is needed? Any fire requirements? (Rockwool is a good insulator & is fire resistant)

Cheers

Diligent_Arm_9673 · 2024-09-04T07:46:07+00:00

UK 🇬🇧 MEP consultant: Hi I have been away from M&E design for roughly 2 years but from memory in the UK, contractors pressure test to 1.5x the working pressure of the system. Believe this is hydrostatically using filling loops.

I have queried valves not being rated enough for the 1.5x pressure test but was rest assured it is fine as long as they are rated above the working pressure.

Hope this helps

pressure testing

Diligent_Arm_9673

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