Troubleshooting Puzzle: An Older Split System That’s Not Keeping The Building Comfortable Jim Johnson March 13, 2020 No Comments The service history of this unit includes several electrical repairs, and in one instance, a leak in the sealed system was found and repaired.Read More
Quality Control in HVAC Keeps Customers Content Contractors differ on how to ensure equipment is installed properly Joanna R. Turpin March 9, 2020 No Comments Most homeowners do not know what a quality HVAC installation entails, but ensuring quality is critical for the contractor.Read More
Contractors of the Year Present a Positive Image of the HVAC Industry Firms promote the trade, seek to help others grow Ted Craig March 9, 2020 No Comments ACCA has named its Contractors of the Year. The winner on the residential side is Clay’s Climate Control.Read More
Don’t Mistake Liquid Line Restriction For an Undercharge of Refrigerant Ensure there is no restriction before adding refrigerant to system John Tomczyk March 9, 2020 No Comments In a refrigeration system, service technicians often confuse a liquid line restriction with an undercharge of refrigerant.Read More
Determining the Cause of Higher-Than-Normal Discharge Pressure Identifying the underlying reason for this condition can be tricky Joe Marchese March 9, 2020 No Comments Refrigeration systems operating at a higher-than-normal discharge pressure can be the result of several different issues.Read More
Understanding HVACR Brazing Indicators How to ensure connections are done correctly Bryan Orr March 2, 2020 No Comments In brazing and soldering tubing, we have a few things we need to accomplish to make a proper connection.Read More
Compressors' Lives can Be in Danger From Moment of Installation Compressors don’t die, they’re murdered Joanna R. Turpin February 24, 2020 No Comments Many new systems have no chance of long-term success due to improper installation, said Martin Hoover of Empire Heating and Air Conditioning.Read More
Five Good Reasons Why A Good Compressor Can Go Bad Failures often result from installation mistakes and poor maintenance Joanna R. Turpin February 24, 2020 No Comments Compressor failures are often a result of installation mistakes and/or poor maintenance, which means that they can usually be prevented.Read More
Four Skills You Need to Optimize a Duct System Add these abilities to your HVAC repertoire to exceed expectations David Richardson February 24, 2020 No Comments This article is a summary of the skills you need to test, diagnose, and optimize an existing duct system.Read More
The Five Pillars Of Residential A/C Refrigerant Circuit Diagnosis Take all of these into account on each service call Bryan Orr February 17, 2020 No Comments Suction pressure, head pressure, subcooling, superheat, Delta T: Taking all five of these calculations into account is critical.Read More