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Convectors are heating distributing devices used in steam and low-temperature water heating systems. A convector operates with gravity circulated air. It has a heating element with a large amount of secondary surface and contains two or more tubes headered at both ends. The heating elements are surrounded by an enclosure with an air inlet opening below and an air outlet opening above.

Convectors are generally placed under windows, near doorways or in other areas of maximum heat loss.

Typical applications are office buildings, institutional...

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Review all construction documentation before proceeding with the estimate for HVAC. It is not unusual to find items on the plans, but not in the specifications; or they may be in the specifications but not on the drawings. Also check any and all communications; the owner may have requested a change or expressed a concern or a specific need, and not have had it included in your drawings or specifications.

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