Just because an HVAC technician installs a system according to current codes and standards, it doesn’t always mean it’s safe.

Finding the right balance of fuel and air is crucial to combatting excess carbon monoxide.

Due to a lack of training, time constraints, and numerous other reasons, many HVAC contracting companies are not performing combustion testing, potentially compromising customers’ safety.

The biggest tip is that combustion analysis should be the first and last thing completed during any heating appliance repair.

I have seen numerous companies make significant investments in test equipment and training, only to quit once they hit their first obstacle.

It’s our job to control different combustion gases to prevent them from causing harm. Likewise, we also must focus on recognizing and improving the parts of our personality that may make us toxic to others.

Combustion issues can be a service technician’s most challenging and intimidating problem to diagnose. Let’s look at seven key skills they frequently use to solve combustion problems.

With new products being released almost every day, The ACHR NEWS asked a few contractors to share their current favorite or “must-have” tools.

Although the Expo welcomes HVACR professionals from all over the world, the Sauermann Group believes it’s a premier show for the United States — which is why they’ve been exhibitors there for close to 20 years.

The analyzers are supported by pre-calibrated, field-replaceable sensors that allow them to be calibrated by simply changing the sensors instead of using calibration gas or sending them away for factory calibration.