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Exploring Terminal Units: Dwyer’s Solutions for Better Indoor Environments and Optimal Performance

Dwyer Instruments — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:16:59 +0000

Picture this: you walk into an office building on a hot summer day. As the door closes behind you, you immediately feel the temperature change. It’s cool and refreshing, thanks to the terminal units working diligently behind the scenes. Terminal units, while often unseen and unheard, play a crucial role in maintaining a comfortable environment …

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Understanding Air Velocity Sensors

Dwyer Instruments — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 21:07:11 +0000

Dwyer Instruments offers a multitude of sensors for monitoring air velocity in HVAC systems. Some of this instrumentation has a simple construction (Pitot tubes, for example) while others are more complex, such as hot-wire anemometers. The initial term and first “hot-wire anemometer” was developed back in 1914 by Louie Vesso King. He is also accredited …

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School HVAC Test & Balance Solutions

Dwyer Instruments — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 21:36:03 +0000

HVAC technicians test, adjust, and balance many different types of indoor environments, from clean rooms and hospitals to schools and offices. Within schools, it’s important that the HVAC system be run thoroughly and efficiently in order to promote learning and health, and to keep expenses down (allowing funds to be channeled into other educational avenues). …

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What is Radon, and Why are We Testing for it in Our Homes?

Dwyer Instruments — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 22:31:30 +0000

For anyone who has recently purchased or sold a home, they may have noticed a radon inspection clause in the purchasing agreement. What is radon, and why are we testing for it in our homes? Radon is an odorless, colorless gas that is naturally released into the environment as a decay byproduct of radium. Radium is …

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The Basics of Air Velocity Sensors

Dwyer Instruments — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:13:26 +0000

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