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Hi folks,
Thanks in advance for whatever help is possible.
I'm an IT guy, and the school where I work has had a series of disasters/ripoffs by the HVAC/Boiler folks. One comes in, charges big bucks but makes it work then the guy who figured it out leaves that company and service goes down the toilet. Then they want really big bucks to start all over again. Start up with another company and then they hold us to ransom once they get it figured out.
Is this industry mature enough now that we can find someone to help us set up our own control system? Every time one of these guys takes off we are left high and dry with some ridiculous bills.
I'd like to find someone who can work with us to develop a good control system that will be ours. We are not near any city, so as things have been we are easy pickings unless we can create some kind of home grown system work.
We are located in North Western Saskatchewan Canada, but I'm happy to hear from anyone in the world who can actually help. I can give you remote access.
Currently we have 2 Raytherm boilers where one is primary and the other as backup. About 250,000 BTU's each on propane and when the weather is cold we need them both. We are planning to replace these units with new as natural gas has just arrived. They are 17 years old.
The air handling units are Scott Springfield and we are told they are good units.
The existing control system is kind of a hodge-podge of stuff that each of the vendors left behind. The main bits are Barber Colman but parts of it have been disabled. There is also a Basys Controls QD2040 Internet gateway. We don't generally have problems with the equipment but often with the control system.
I have pictures of the main components I can supply when we find someone willing to help.
I'm not looking for free help. This will be a paid gig once we find someone and establish a relationship.
Thanks in advance for whatever help is possible.
I'm an IT guy, and the school where I work has had a series of disasters/ripoffs by the HVAC/Boiler folks. One comes in, charges big bucks but makes it work then the guy who figured it out leaves that company and service goes down the toilet. Then they want really big bucks to start all over again. Start up with another company and then they hold us to ransom once they get it figured out.
Is this industry mature enough now that we can find someone to help us set up our own control system? Every time one of these guys takes off we are left high and dry with some ridiculous bills.
I'd like to find someone who can work with us to develop a good control system that will be ours. We are not near any city, so as things have been we are easy pickings unless we can create some kind of home grown system work.
We are located in North Western Saskatchewan Canada, but I'm happy to hear from anyone in the world who can actually help. I can give you remote access.
Currently we have 2 Raytherm boilers where one is primary and the other as backup. About 250,000 BTU's each on propane and when the weather is cold we need them both. We are planning to replace these units with new as natural gas has just arrived. They are 17 years old.
The air handling units are Scott Springfield and we are told they are good units.
The existing control system is kind of a hodge-podge of stuff that each of the vendors left behind. The main bits are Barber Colman but parts of it have been disabled. There is also a Basys Controls QD2040 Internet gateway. We don't generally have problems with the equipment but often with the control system.
I have pictures of the main components I can supply when we find someone willing to help.
I'm not looking for free help. This will be a paid gig once we find someone and establish a relationship.