Take Care When Inspecting Compressor Terminals While rare, a terminal can blow while testing, causing serious injury Joe Marchese July 6, 2021 No Comments When electrically inspecting or troubleshooting a compressor, you should always protect yourself against the possibility of terminal venting.Read More
Troubleshooting Puzzle: A Comfort Cooling System That’s Not Performing Jim Johnson June 13, 2021 No Comments In this month’s troubleshooting situation, the equipment that needs servicing is a split system and the refrigerant flow control is handled via an EEV.Read More
Advice from Ben Franklin to Help Your Static Pressure Measurements How many hoses should you use with your manometer? David Richardson February 11, 2021 No Comments Let’s answer a common static pressure question — how many hoses should you use with your manometer?Read More
Troubleshooting Puzzle: An Under-Performing Heat Pump Jim Johnson February 5, 2021 2 Comments In this troubleshooting situation, the customer’s description of the problem is that the unit is “running a lot, and not keeping the building warm.”Read More
Make Sure the TXV Remote Bulb Is Properly Placed Poor thermal contact with the suction line can cause problems John Tomczyk January 26, 2021 2 Comments This article will explore the remote bulb and its proper placement on a system’s suction line.Read More
Always Protect Your Refrigerant Tubing Keep the end caps in place in order to keep out contaminants Joe Marchese January 26, 2021 No Comments It is much easier to prevent containments from entering a system then to deal with removing them or the system failure they will cause.Read More
Troubleshooting Puzzle: A Heat Pump with a Frosted Outdoor Coil January 12, 2021 2 Comments Your troubleshooting situation this month involves a complaint from a customer about their heat pump that’s not working.Read More
Troubleshooting Puzzle: A Gas Furnace That’s Not Heating Jim Johnson December 11, 2020 No Comments Your troubleshooting situation this month involves an 80% single stage gas furnace that has been in service approximately seven years.Read More
Ten Tips for Proper Bearing Maintenance Bearing maintenance will ensure a long service life and help prevent failures Chris Johnson December 2, 2020 No Comments Bearing maintenance will ensure a long service life, preventing many common issues that can result in failure and costly downtime.Read More
Take the Time to Thoroughly Inspect Compressors Detailed assessments can reveal issues that may lead to compressor failure Joe Marchese November 22, 2020 One Comment Performing a more detailed inspection of a compressor might reveal a system issue that could lead to a failed compressor.Read More