The shitty part about taking the NCI classes is you come home and need to spend $10,000 on the tools. I've got a feeling my company's not going to be on board with NCI's methodology, etc. so I'm going to do it myself. So to start, I need a balancing hood and eventually a hot wire anenometer. So anyone have these tools collecting dust? If you do shame on you (just kidding) and secondly lets make a deal. Thanks
that's a hard thing to undertake 'yourself' without your company being on board. it's a pretty big commitment. i've tried doing things the right way while working for a company who just didn't get it. lol..... ol... ol... ol...
get the hood, wb/db thermometer and the magnahelic to start. 90% of the work can be done right there.
You dont need to go hog wild, unless you are really going to do air balancing daily. For general use, a decent balometer and some air measurement tools you already own would be fine. Assuming you already have temp and humidity probes, a volt and amp meter, this should suffice, but you can get a better price....http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/ecatalog/N-/No-0/Ntt-balometer
After you done this shit a little longer your appendages will become calibrated, I can tell amp draw by wrapping my thumb and index finger around a wire, temperature by just touching the line, and very accurate air flow by just licking my finger and putting it in the air stream My wife found my hot wire hidden in the office, thought I lost it looked for it a few years ago, but I agree with Tim, you can do alot of measurements with basic tools until you get calibrated
I use to work for this company when I was a young man, I was their kitchen hood "guru", they would have me go around and balance all of the hoods. I used a cigarette. Talk about low tech.
