Hospitality Engineering Exam 2

5 reasons why hard water is costly?

It ruins linen, it ruins china and glassware, it plugs pipes and makes equipment less efficient, it makes soap unusable, and it ruins plumbing fixtures like showerheads

Water drainage is based on what law of physics?

Gravity

5 requirements of water quality

Odor, taste, clarity, color, and hardness

4 preventative maintenance requirements for septic systems

Use root destroyers, septic starter, use only septic approved toilet tissues, clean annually

How often should management walk a property and look for safety/maintenance issues?

Weekly, and after natural disasters/events

What are the three seasons of pool maintenance?

Opening, Operation, and Closing

What pH should your swimming pool be?

7.2-7.6

What affects chlorine levels?

The sun, splashing and # of people in the pool, and "foreign matter”

Why must water supply tanks be contained and secured?

To prevent microbes and it prevents tampering

How can a property save on water costs?

More efficient fixtures and reuse graywater

What are determinates of quality electric?

Few black-outs and brownouts

3 renewable resources of electric

Hydroelectric, Wind, and Solar

What are OSHA requirements for locking out circuits?

When working on electric equipment, circuit must be off and locked, and only the person who put the lock on can remove the lock

The colors of the visible spectrum

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet (ROYGBIV)

ROY

Warm

BIV

Cool

Center of plate items are usually what range of colors?

ROY

People look best under what range of colors?

ROY, warm colors

How would you light a dining room of an intimate fine-dining steakhouse?

Incandescent or LED, must be heavy in ROY

Demand charges

Pay a premium for electric used above what the building is rated for

How can a building save on electrical charges?

Negotiate, reduce demand charges, equipment preventive maintenance, use more efficient preventive maintenanc