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
Troubleshooting Puzzle: A Gas Pack That’s Not Heating Jim Johnson February 3, 2020 No Comments In this month’s troubleshooting situation, a customer has called for service, reporting that their heating system isn’t working.Read More
Why Air Conditioning Systems Freeze and How to Fix Them Understanding the basics will help your service team Bryan Orr January 20, 2020 No Comments Some systems we work on and install will freeze. Air conditioning is not one of them.Read More
Static Pressure Test a Building to Expand Your Diagnostics These tips will improve your offerings to customers David Richardson January 13, 2020 No Comments Let’s look at some helpful “static” pressure tests you can use on the building side of the duct system to diagnose common problems.Read More
Pay Attention To Pressure Drop in HVAC Systems Severe pressure drop can adversely affect capacity of system Joe Marchese January 13, 2020 No Comments We need to be aware of the possibility of severe pressure drops creating an issue for the system and how we analyze its operation.Read More
Troubleshooting Puzzle: A Furnace with a Flashing Fault Code Jim Johnson January 6, 2020 One Comment In this troubleshooting situation we find ourselves dealing with a gas furnace, and the customer has said that “there is no heat at all.”Read More
A Guide to Common Water Heater Issues These solutions can expand your offerings to customers Laura Holton December 23, 2019 No Comments Becoming familiar with the most common problems will mean you can repair water heaters quickly and easily, a skill to add to your repertoire.Read More
Troubleshooting Puzzle: A Walk-in Freezer That’s not Performing Jim Johnson December 9, 2019 No Comments In this month’s troubleshooting situation, you are responding to a restaurant manager’s call for service, and the equipment is a walk-in freezer.Read More
A Guide to Air Barriers, Vapor Barriers, and Insulation Understanding these basics will help with building issues Bryan Orr November 25, 2019 No Comments Trying to fix building problems with equipment can be a problem. Here are some basics to help you diagnose and solve building issues.Read More