On the other side of the country, the smoothie machine broke down. The ice generator needs to be replaced. The old one is completely covered in scale. The ice generator is a stainless steel cylinder with a screw inside and a cooling circuit outside—a copper tube with refrigerant. It’s the Continue Reading
Refrigeration technician
For a while, right after I arrived in a new country, I had to work for a couple of months as a refrigeration technician. It was an interesting job, a new world, and new relationships. I kept a journal.
Let there be light.
A factory for producing all kinds of lighting. High-tech. LEDs, a trendy showroom. The factory is as clean as an office, except for the metalworking shop. There’s a beautiful cafeteria and a modern building with external stationary blinds. For some reason, the signs on the doors are duplicated in English. Continue Reading
Ozone.
We worked for two days, yes.One of the restaurants from a well-known chain. It stands in a village that is just big enough for one such restaurant. Neighbors are complaining about the smell of food. Something needs to be done. There are two tons of correspondence among four parties: engineers Continue Reading
Ah, a threesome.
A drop of oil was hanging from the tee, which means there’s a leak there.The installation is called the “Salad Bar.” It’s located in a restaurant of a popular chain. Essentially, it’s an octagonal structure made of laminated particle board with openings on top for salad pans, below which are Continue Reading
Chaos that triumphs over order
A restaurant of a well-known chain is being built. It’s a standard project, practically a construction kit. Welding and concrete are only present in the foundation. The rest consists of a prefabricated frame made of galvanized steel channels, bolted together, with wooden trusses made of laminated timber. The walls are Continue Reading
First of all, it’s beautiful!
Pink construction foam is glam on the construction site.It’s a pity that no one will see it or appreciate it, just like what we created.
The Fairy and the Tankers
A well-known fast food restaurant. The ventilation system has started to malfunction. We went to take a look. The design is standard, but old. The restaurant was built about 35 years ago. Their favorite material is corrugated metal, of course. The entrance to the roof… There’s a special place in Continue Reading
Another chicken coop.
Another accounting firm. Salaries, taxes, financial operations. Their office spans four floors. A pretty secretary. The task is to replace a leaking condensate drain pipe from the air conditioner. We’re navigating a maze of ducts, false floors, ceilings, and wall panels. It’s like a quest. We need to figure out Continue Reading
Payment.
They said the air conditioner controller board burned out at the neighbors’. So, no need to go. I grabbed my tool bag, a new board, and headed to the neighboring building. I arrived. Alright. I went back to get a ladder. The ceiling. The air conditioner is in the ceiling. Continue Reading
Justice
The air conditioning is leaking in the justice department. We enter. Access is only allowed with passes or by showing a passport. Everyone, except for those in work pants. We just need to say that we’re here to fix something, and they’ll even take us all the way to the Continue Reading