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Client:  Confidential Hospitality Group (High-Rise Hotel) Location:  Downtown San Jose, CA Project Focus:  Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH) Boundary Analysis, Break Tank Level Dynamics, and Impeller Erosion Diagnostics. Background The asset is a prominent luxury hotel in Downtown San Jose. The building’s domestic water supply is managed by a high-pressure triplex booster system fed by a sub-grade atmospheric break tank. During peak morning occupancy (high-demand period), the

Client:  Institutional Multifamily Portfolio (Confidential) Location:  South Bay, CA (High-Density Urban Asset) Project Focus:  3-Phase Electrical Diagnostics, NEMA Unbalance Analysis, and Sub-Grade Flood Mitigation Background The asset is a luxury high-rise residential complex featuring a sub-grade parking garage serviced by a critical duplex sewage ejector system. The system utilizes 3-phase submersible pumps. Following a period of heavy usage, the system experienced a tota

Due to its height, the AC hotel in San Jose has domestic water booster pumps to deliver water at required pressure to all floors.    The California Code of Regulations Title 17 contains provisions for backflow protection by the drinking water user at the user's point of connection. For that purpose, the AC Hotel has a storage tank served by the water main through an air gap connection. This prevents any potential contamination from the hotel usage back to the main supply. The