GREAT FALLS ASHRAE SECTION MECHANICAL INSULATION PRESENTATION Sean Tansy February 18, 2016

WHY INSULATE? Code Requires it. Energy Conservation Prolongs Equipment Longevity Personnel protection Condensation Control Appearance/Finished Product A Good Insulator Can Make a Sub-par Plumbing or Sheet Metal Installation Look Great!

WHERE DOES IT ALL BEGIN? It Starts With The Mechanical/Design Engineer Project Specific Specifications for and Understand The Specification That you Write/Edit. Talk to The Experts – The Guys in The Field Actually Doing The Work. Back up Your Specification. Less Headaches For You After The Project is Completed.

HOW CAN THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER PROTECT HIMSELF? Pre-Qualify Mechanical Insulation Contractors. List Three or More Insulation Contractors in The Specification. Visit the Project Site. For Punch List Visits, Stick your head up above the Ceiling and Really Look at the Installation. Hold EVERY Mechanical Insulation Contractor to the Same Standard. UNDERSTAND HOLD THE SPECIFICATION!

WHAT CAN THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR DO TO PROTECT HIMSELF? Know Who is Bidding to You. Build Relationships With ALL of Your Subs. Knowledge is Power and Knowing Who Your Subs are Can Save You a Lot of Headaches Throughout a Project. If you Use a Subs Number on Bid Day, Use That Sub, Don’t Try and Do The Work Yourself Eventually You’ll Get Bit!

EXAMPLES OF HOW NOT TO INSULATE

MORE EXAMPLES OF WHAT NOT TO DO:

NOW THIS IS WHAT AN INSULATION JOB SHOULD LOOK LIKE:

MORE WORK TO BE PROUD OF:

THIS IS HOW WRAPPED JOINTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE:

GOOD COMPARISON, WHICH ONE LOOKS BETTER?

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