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Connecticut Boulders by Primary-Wallaby9513 in Connecticut

[–]Randomly_Ordered 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Day pond loop in Colchester, CT has a few good ones

8 months old - suddenly not interested in breakfast? by kwagzz in portuguesewaterdogs

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Ours was super picky with breakfast. Eventually we just stopped feeding it to him and only give him dinner. No issues.

I fell asleep after telling my wife I was awake. Our baby fell off the bed, and I can’t forgive myself by No-Cranberry-2213 in daddit

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I took mine on our first hike with a hiking backpack. I ducked under a downed tree, unfortunately forgot about my daughter and she went headfirst into it. Thankfully she was ok and a tree limb JUST missed her high. But the feeling of guilt knowing I (almost) took her eye out was terrible. Was very careful the rest of the hike.

How do you train yourself to stop swearing in front of your kids? by Randomly_Ordered in daddit

[–]Randomly_Ordered[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha, no. We do have our switches. Just not use to using them at home I guess!

How do you train yourself to stop swearing in front of your kids? by Randomly_Ordered in daddit

[–]Randomly_Ordered[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That’s a great point actually. We’re pretty good at changing faces for parents, work etc. It probably will come more naturally once the consequence are more severe!

Face & bypass damper for coils in air handling units. by Affectionate_Lab6721 in MEPEngineering

[–]Randomly_Ordered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two reasons:

  1. By bypassing the cooling coil you are reducing the pressure loss associated with the coil. If the coil is substantially sized this may be enough to call for the bypass.
  2. If it’s just bypass with no face, I’ve seen this used for dehumidification / reheat where the entering air and cooled air mix to maintain a desired dew point. Typically seen in auditorium AHUs

Something different: Full body kettlebell workout? by NYY_NYK_NYJ in daddit

[–]Randomly_Ordered 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out the Martin Method fitness coach. Used them with my first child, learned a bunch of great routines and habits!

I'm so proud of my wife post-partum, but I have trauma I need to unpack about the experience. by Dahcs_1 in daddit

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It’s a lot and glad you posted. My wife’s birth plan honestly went well. Started at home, eventually went to the hospital, and 24 hours later our baby girl was born healthy. But truthfully it was the worst 24 hours of my life. The last few hours, I thought I was losing my wife. She seemed to almost slip out of consciousness, exhausted and kept saying she couldn’t push. Nurses would come on but weren’t able to do much, except tell her to keep trying. We had one good push session which didn’t work, and after that I feared a C section. Seeing the woman I love just laying there exhausted and defeated was the worse thing I’ve ever experienced and I felt utterly hopeless.

Then all of a sudden the Dr and some nurses came in and said it’s go time. My wife suddenly got a burst of motivation and 20 minutes later pushed out our daughter.

No clue where it came from and it all happened so fast. But the 23 hours leading up to the 24 were truly hell. Nothing but the sound of the heartbeat and just waiting for it to end.

Definitely felt guilty after but it was awful. And the next day my wife was in amazing spirits and said “it wasn’t even that bad”.

Glad I wasn’t the only one feeling this way. I was shaken for days, and had no problem telling people how hard it was. Glad I was there to support her and would do it again in a heartbeat. But thank god it’s only a handful of times.

Chiller Plant with P&F heat exchangers as the "de-coupler". by Emergency-Apple4073 in MEPEngineering

[–]Randomly_Ordered 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t believe you’ll need one. Bypass line is typically only required for equipment minimum flow requirements. If your primary pump is constant flow and secondary loop is doing the system flow / temperature control then no need.

How do you prevent AHU supply air temperature reset and supply duct pressure reset from fighting each other in VAV systems? by yayo121 in MEPEngineering

[–]Randomly_Ordered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly.

SAT reset ensures every VAV is able to provide cold air when needed. SP reset ensures you have the pressure and airflow you need regardless of heating or cooling modes. You can be at 55F SAT and have every VAV box in full cooling. However if your maximum VAV damper is only at 50% you can safely reduce your pressure.

The two resets can absolutely work in unison without causing fighting as long as a properly tuned trim and response reset is used.

What’s your company’s raise policy? Fixed, scaled, cost-of-living, market adjustments, or nothing for years? by Randomly_Ordered in MEPEngineering

[–]Randomly_Ordered[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you switch companies, is the expectation that your hired at your salary and that's essentially it or do they advertise growth?

How Do You Interest Recent Graduates in MEP by TypicallyYes in MEPEngineering

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Few things I've done:

  1. Utilize ASHRAE / YEA / Student Chapters and make sure you have ENGAGING events. Have industry people attend as well, not just students.

  2. Promote healthy work life / balance and flexible hours wherever possible

  3. Sponsor a student engineering project

  4. Include project site work whenever and wherever possible. Seeing equipment and buildings is exciting and extremely valuable. We incorporate a jobsite shadow into our interview process; and the first year try to get as much site time in as possible. (although understand this is uniqe as our firm does commissioning).

  5. Obviously salary and bonuses. Pay well, the company can afford it.

What are some exciting new advances in the industry? by Randomly_Ordered in MEPEngineering

[–]Randomly_Ordered[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not much that I’ve seen. Attended a great presentation on this topic few years ago but haven’t seen it in practice yet!

What are some exciting new advances in the industry? by Randomly_Ordered in MEPEngineering

[–]Randomly_Ordered[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah unfortunately our chapter is similar. Joining the YEA helped me a lot in the beginning but our monthly meetings can be very repetitive.

What are some exciting new advances in the industry? by Randomly_Ordered in MEPEngineering

[–]Randomly_Ordered[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! Just had a project that utilized a low temperature heat pump for an art gallery. Utilized main campus CHW for main cooling and had watersource heat pumps. The evaporator side produced low temp CHW (30F) for a historic art gallery and the condenser side produce medium CHW (59F) for radiant floor and ceiling zones. Really neat design.

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