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
Teaching Your Technicians in the Way They Learn Best Realizing people learn differently will improve your teaching Jim Johnson December 23, 2019 No Comments If we’re going to be effective in training, we must realize that people have specific tendencies and methods of communication.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
Hosting Successful In-House HVAC Training Tips for keeping technicians on top of their game Jim Johnson November 25, 2019 No Comments It’s easy for people to get dangerously off track when they’re sure they are working with correct information.Read More
Troubleshooting Puzzle: An Uncomfortable Bedroom Jim Johnson November 11, 2019 No Comments Several attempts have been made to solve the problem of one bedroom that is always too cool during the heating season.Read More
Troubleshooting puzzle: A Heat Pump That’s Not Operating Jim Johnson October 14, 2019 No Comments In this month’s troubleshooting situation, the equipment is a four-ton heat pump, and the customer’s complaint is that the unit is blowing cool air.Read More
Writing a Company Mission Statement A mission statement can improve employee satisfaction and customer service Jim Johnson September 16, 2019 No Comments The idea behind a mission statement is that the generating revenue isn’t the company mission, but a by-product of accomplishing it.Read More
Troubleshooting Puzzle: A Follow-Up on a Refrigeration System Repair Jim Johnson September 2, 2019 No Comments In this month’s troubleshooting situation, you are responding to a customer’s complaint that their walk-in cooler “isn’t cooling enough.”Read More
Troubleshooting Scenario: A Compressor Diagnosis Follow-Up Jim Johnson August 5, 2019 No Comments In this troubleshooting situation your customer is requesting a second opinion on a proposed repair to their air-to-air heat pump.Read More
A Compressor Starting Problem Jim Johnson July 8, 2019 One Comment In this troubleshooting situation you have responded to a complaint that a 4-ton package unit air conditioner is not cooling.Read More