Trades Guide
HVAC -Heating | Ventilation | Air conditioning
Trade description
Commercial air-conditioning falls into the category of Heating, Air-conditioning and ventilation referred to as HVAV. The point of difference to domestic is normally the area volume that the air conditioning needs to service. Smaller areas often use flexible duct where the larger area will use a fabricated steel duct. The steel duct is often suspended from under the slab.
Typical products required
Commercial air-conditioning falls into the category of Heating, Air-conditioning and ventilation referred to as HVAV. The point of difference to domestic is normally the area volume that the air conditioning needs to service. Smaller areas often use flexible duct where the larger area will use a fabricated steel duct. The steel duct is often suspended from under the slab.
- Safety equipment
- Cleaning and janitorial
- Strut, channel
- Fasteners
- Tools
- Tapes
- Abrasives
- Drills
Typical products required
| Cleaning and janitorial | Hand cleaner |
| Strut, channel | Strut of called Unistrut, slotted and no slots | Steel strapping | Mounting plates, clips and clamps |
| Masonry anchors | Drop in anchors like Hilti HKD or Ramset Dynaset| Sleeve anchors | Resins like Chemset | Screw anchors | Nylon and metal nail in anchors | Wallmates and hollow wall anchors | plastic plugs| PA tool, pins and charges commonly known as a Ramset gun |
| Fasteners | Screws | Threaded rod, nuts and washers |
| Power tools | Drill driver | Drop saw | Rotary hammer drill (Dynadrills) | Grinder | Impact driver | Class M vacuum cleaner for Silicosis |
| Nutsetters and driver bits | 5/16 Nutsetters for hex screws |
| Drills | SDS Carbide |