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Screw Compressor Teardown: A Few Basics - Part 1

February 24, 2003
Screw compressors can be either twin helical screws or a single screw design. They can be open drive, semi-hermetic, or hermetic in configuration. In addition, there are oil-flooded compressors and non-oil (dry) compressors.
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Mismatched Coils Can Really Mess Things Up

Joanna Turpin
Joanna R. Turpin
February 20, 2003
Manufacturers purposely design condenser and evaporator coils to work together in order to provide the best possible cooling for an application. So why would anyone consider replacing one coil and not the other? Why would anyone be tempted to oversize or undersize one component when the other isn’t designed for that capacity?
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Time For An Oil Change?

February 4, 2003
One of the least expensive and most overlooked tests that can be provided during chiller preventive maintenance is oil testing.
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Troubleshooting Direct Spark Ignition Systems

January 21, 2003
Flame rectification is vital knowledge for gas heat troubleshooters. This article deals with flame rectification as it applies to direct spark ignition (DSI) modules.
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Refrigerant Line Sets Can Cause Compressor Failures

January 4, 2003
This article is intended to give you a general overview of piping design considerations and to help you to determine when you might need to take extra measures during an installation.
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Keeping Motors Clean

December 18, 2002
A clean motor is a happy motor. As any service technician knows from experience, contamination is one of the leading causes of premature motor failure.
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Causes, Cures For Common Oil Furnace Problems

Greg Mazurkiewicz
December 10, 2002
When facing a residential oil-fired furnace that is acting up, you want to get the situation under control as quickly as possible. A problem during the heating season will bring a call from an anxious and possibly agitated customer. The following are some of the most common issues that a service contractor addresses when troubleshooting an oil furnace, along with the possible cures.
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Diagnosing A Restricted Liquid Line Can Be Tricky

November 26, 2002
Many service technicians often become confused when the liquid line becomes restricted in the refrigeration system. This is because the symptoms often look like an undercharge of refrigerant. This article covers a refrigeration system with a restricted liquid line after the receiver using R-134a as the refrigerant. The refrigeration system is a low temperature freezer with a receiver and a TXV.
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Troubleshooting The Potential Starting Relay

November 3, 2002
A simple ohmmeter is all that is needed to troubleshoot a potential relay. After taking all of the connecting wires off of the potential relay, measure the resistance across the 1 and 2 terminals.
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The Makeup Air Unit Defined

John R. Hall
September 11, 2002
OK, you’ve exhausted all of the existing air from an interior space; now how do you replace it? You bring in makeup air from another source. For the purpose of an HVAC discussion, your source will be mechanical equipment — makeup air units.
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