Moisture indicators on HVACR systems have been billed as critical early-warning components in the fight to cut the long-term effects of water damage and reduce repair and maintenance costs. But do they truly live up to their billing?
In this installment of the series, Bob is called to do a tuneup on an oil boiler. When he starts it up, he finds too much heat is going up the flue. Btu Buddy helps him in narrowing down a solution.
Spending as little as 10 minutes discussing proper humidifier operation and troubleshooting tips with the homeowner at the time of installation could eliminate future callbacks.
Most techs are so fearful about getting a no regarding recommemded additional work, they don't bother to write things down and don't explain the facts to the customer. Not telling customers what they need is not good service.
The heart of both an electric refrigerator and an air conditioner is the compressor, its most costly component. No other electromechanical device comes close to the reliability of the semi-hermetic or fully hermetic compressor.
Building diagnostics is a practical methodology that enables HVAC professionals to verify and document to customers that installed systems are meeting defined performance criteria, or, if the criteria are not being met, to indicate that interventions are needed to regain performance.
In this edition of the Btu Buddy series, Bob encounters a furnace that is not drafting like it should. Btu Buddy helps him determine the problem and make recommendations to the homeowner.
If you want to hire the best people, you have to be like a bulldog. With the growing shortage of qualified people in our industry, it's NOT likely that a superstar employee will just fall in your lap.
American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning has announced the winners of its 2003 "Stars and Stripes" dealer and distributor sales incentive program. The five-month incentive program generated 60,000 program entries.
This application note was written to provide you with an understanding of the basic principles of fossil fuel heating systems and how to troubleshoot these systems using thermometers, digital multimeters, pressure/vacuum modules, and other accessories.