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Introduction to Hotel Engineering Department (Revision-1)

UNIT- 1 INTRODUCTION TO HOTEL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Maintenance is a combination of actions carried out to retain any item/machine/equipment/system/ plant in order to restore it to an acceptable working condition. The purpose of maintenance is to increase the system availability. The term maintenance covers the following aspects: a) Inspection of the item /plant/ equipment/ machine/ system b) Repair of the defects if any c) Minor modification in order to reduce maintenance efforts The terms maintenance and engineering have different meanings to different people. In some hotels in recent years, the terms have combined under the heading of facilities management or facilities engineering. The maintenance and engineering department has been treated as a catch-all department, which literally means that if a problem is not related to food, marketing or sales, housekeeping or accounting, then it must be a maintenance and engineering responsibility. Introduction and Scope i...

Introduction to Hotel Engineering Department (Revision -3)

Main sub sections in Engineering Department Civil Engineer Areas of Concern  Building  Renovation  New Construction  Sanitation  STP – Sewage Treatment Plant  WTP – Water Treatment Plant  Drainage  Water Works  Roadways Mechanical Engineer Areas of Concern  Boiler  Refrigeration  AC Plant  Generators  Swimming Pool  M/C (Machine) Installation  Fire Fighting Electrical Engineer Areas of Concern  Electric Motor  Alternator Wiring  Illumination  Switch Gear  Sensor and Detector  Communication Store In charge Areas of Concern  Inventory Control  Spare parts Management Bin Card Stock Control GENERAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF ENGINEERING SUPERVISORS • Complete the life safety checklist of particular department Equipments run test • Assist in development of disaster response protocols. Respond and attend to guest repair requests. • Assist management in hiring, training, schedulin...

Sanitary Management Part - II (For Lecture Purpose including References)

FLUSHING CISTERN — The Cistern Flush Toilet is usually porcelain and is a mass-produced, factory made User Interface. The flush toilet consists of a water tank that supplies the water for flushing the excreta and a bowl into which the excreta are deposited. FAUCET Identifying your faucet type is an essential first step before any repair. This tutorial will give you an overview of the four most common types of faucets used in the home: Ball Disc Cartridge Compression The first three (ball, disc, and cartridge) are all types of "washer less faucets" since they do not use rubber or neoprene washers. The latter (compression) is very much like your basic washer faucet. — Ball faucets are very common in kitchen sinks and were the first type of washer less faucet. They are identifiable by their single handle that moves over a rounded ball-shaped cap right above the base of t...

Hospitality Engineering & Maintenance BHCT 210 (4th Sem)

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