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With his father, James, who ran a plumbing company, and sister, Stella, Reuben Trane founded The Trane Co. in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 1913.

Whether a coil coating is necessary hinges on the environment: salty air, kitchen grease, or aggressive chemicals can turn unprotected HVAC/R coils into short-lived liabilities.

Dirty coils still hurt performance, raise operating pressures, and contribute to costly failures, but cleaning them improperly can create a whole new set of problems. 

In response to the shift toward low-GWP refrigerants, several manufacturers have introduced convertible coils that are designed to operate with multiple refrigerants.  

“Navien’s HVAC solutions now offer everything a contractor needs to deliver high-performance, high-efficiency comfort systems,” said Jacob Ford, the company’s vice president of sales.

The usual suspects have been checked, but the comfort problems still persist – dig deeper with these four diagnostic steps that can help solve the mystery.

Users of the Enterprise software from Super Radiator Coils can now design coils for R-454B in the program just as they would for coils using other refrigerants.