ETTER Engineering - Inside the Job

ETTER Engineering's Inside the Job offers you an insight into our most recent projects. Inside the Job is our way of providing you with the intricate details and workings that go into some of the most impressive ETTER products. As well as providing you with the success stories of many satisfied ETTER customers.

Podojil Builders, Inc
- IHOP

PJKennedy & Sons
- Boston Fish Pier

The Nutmeg Companies, Inc
- Connecticut Forensic Investigators

Frank I. Rounds
- Verizon Wireless

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -

Everyone around here loves pancakes, so when the team at ETTER Engineering was asked to help out on a project to build a new IHOP restaurant in Philadelphia, they jumped at the chance! The city of brotherly love is known for many things - a diverse culture, rich national history, and passionate sports fans amongst them - but it certainly cannot claim to be the natural gas pressure capital of the Northeast. This is where Ohio-based Podojil Builders ran into a problem while constructing the building for the city's lastest IHOP restaurant.

According to Vice President of Podojil Builers Paul Podojil, "downtown Philadelphia is supplied by a low pressure natural gas system, so [Utility Company] Philadelphia Gas Works could only garantee a street pressure of up to four and a half inches W.C." With IHOPS's kicthen equipment requiring a pressure of seven inches W.C., it was determined a gas booster system was necessary.

After doing some research, Paul Podojil contacted ETTER Engineering. Working closely with our engineers, it was determined that an ENGB - gasPOD (Gas Pressure On Demand) was the solution to Podojil's gas pressure needs, capable of supplying a steady, regulated pressure of 7"W.C. to the restaurant's cooking equipment.

Designed with energy efficiency in mind, ETTER equipped the restaurant's booster with a pressure transducer that monitors the existence of flow on the system. By utilizing a VFD to increase and decrease power to the booster motor dependent on the gas usage of the building, energy use can be tailored to demand in real-time, cutting down on both fuel use and expenses.

In keeping with the company's devotion to top-notch service, ETTER was able to deliver, completely assembled and ready for installation, an ENGB-gasPOD in an outdoor steel transclosure, all in nearly half the time quoted by it's competitors, and at a better price, thereby ensuring that the grand opening of the IHOP was not delayed.

ETTER's customer service, prompt response, and competitive pricing helped ensure Podojil Builders were able to provide a quality product to the owner," Podojil said. He continued, saying that "any future needs I encounter for booster systems will be handled by the team at ETTER Engineering."

To learn more about how ETTER Engineering can assist you on your next project, call 1-800-444-1962.