Contractors of the Year Present a Positive Image of the HVAC Industry Firms promote the trade, seek to help others grow Ted Craig March 9, 2020 No Comments ACCA has named its Contractors of the Year. The winner on the residential side is Clay’s Climate Control.Read More
Don’t Mistake Liquid Line Restriction For an Undercharge of Refrigerant Ensure there is no restriction before adding refrigerant to system John Tomczyk March 9, 2020 No Comments In a refrigeration system, service technicians often confuse a liquid line restriction with an undercharge of refrigerant.Read More
Determining the Cause of Higher-Than-Normal Discharge Pressure Identifying the underlying reason for this condition can be tricky Joe Marchese March 9, 2020 No Comments Refrigeration systems operating at a higher-than-normal discharge pressure can be the result of several different issues.Read More
Understanding HVACR Brazing Indicators How to ensure connections are done correctly Bryan Orr March 2, 2020 No Comments In brazing and soldering tubing, we have a few things we need to accomplish to make a proper connection.Read More
Compressors' Lives can Be in Danger From Moment of Installation Compressors don’t die, they’re murdered Joanna R. Turpin February 24, 2020 No Comments Many new systems have no chance of long-term success due to improper installation, said Martin Hoover of Empire Heating and Air Conditioning.Read More
Five Good Reasons Why A Good Compressor Can Go Bad Failures often result from installation mistakes and poor maintenance Joanna R. Turpin February 24, 2020 No Comments Compressor failures are often a result of installation mistakes and/or poor maintenance, which means that they can usually be prevented.Read More
Four Skills You Need to Optimize a Duct System Add these abilities to your HVAC repertoire to exceed expectations David Richardson February 24, 2020 No Comments This article is a summary of the skills you need to test, diagnose, and optimize an existing duct system.Read More
The Five Pillars Of Residential A/C Refrigerant Circuit Diagnosis Take all of these into account on each service call Bryan Orr February 17, 2020 No Comments Suction pressure, head pressure, subcooling, superheat, Delta T: Taking all five of these calculations into account is critical.Read More
Troubleshooting Puzzle: A Gas Pack That’s Not Heating Jim Johnson February 3, 2020 No Comments In this month’s troubleshooting situation, a customer has called for service, reporting that their heating system isn’t working.Read More
Why Air Conditioning Systems Freeze and How to Fix Them Understanding the basics will help your service team Bryan Orr January 20, 2020 No Comments Some systems we work on and install will freeze. Air conditioning is not one of them.Read More