The opportunities for consultants to make troubleshooting a niche business can be very beneficial when the economy slows down and, in turn, design engineering for construction projects slows down.

Maybe the problem was born in design - overestimating pump head, or a cooling tower that isn’t towering enough. Or it arose in installation - say, misconnected coils. Even then, a fix may create a new ...

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