Utility companies are happy to provide incentives to consumers purchasing high-efficiency HVAC equipment - but there's a catch. "We can't assume that energy efficiency can be achieved unless equipment is installed and maintained correctly," said John Taylor of the Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE).
Many of us have come up through the industry working side by side with our dads. Our dads' influence might be one of the single greatest factors that have determined who we are. Among other good influences, my dad is a living customer service legend.
I have found, over the years, that there are some very simple steps the technician can perform that will virtually cut his callbacks to almost nothing.
The goal of the new Carbon Monoxide Safety Association (COSA) is to raise CO awareness at all levels of the building community, including occupants and servicers, and to provide training, information, and additional tools to provide safe work and home environments.
What should the amperage draw be of a compressor in which the nameplate says the RLA (rated load amperage) is 59.6, but the compressor is only pulling 45 amps? Is there a problem here? Do we need to change the compressor?
A common refrigeration equipment service problem occurs when an evaporator or its drain pan becomes completely engulfed in ice, and the technician needs to de-ice them. Here are ways to de-ice the coil - the right way.
When The News visited Grand Forks in 1998, the community was just beginning to pull itself together after the devastating Red River flood. The big concern was rebuilding and encouraging people to come back. The population has returned, but there is an ongoing concern - how to keep young people in town and interested in a career in the mechanical trades.
For safe, long-term use of a compressor, the motor winding temperature must be kept below certain limits, in all conditions in which the appliance may operate.
Two programs in the Grand Forks area are providing technical training designed to bring young people into the mechanical trades and keep them interested in the career path they have chosen.
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