Air Handler Reviews Category Index
Here you will the editors technical reviews for specific brands and some air handler brand models plus consumer opinions for specific brands in the comments section below the technical air handler review. If you have any questions or comments to the staff here at High Performance HVAC please use our contact form.
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Variable Speed ECM Condenser Fan Motors | HVAC Refrigeration
Variable Speed ECM Condenser Fan Motors are used in condensers for the high efficient models so that the fan speed for the condenser can be modulated according to the load of the system. The ECM variable-speed fan motors are used in condensers that have a modulating...
Compressor Contactors for Air Conditioners | HVAC Electrical
Compressor Contactors for Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps - Compressor contactors are are simply heavy-duty switches that allow it to carry extra amperage that is used by the compressor while it is running. The contactor is made up of a coil and typically two contacts...
Fixing a Refrigerant Leak | Air Conditioner & Heat Pump Diagnosis & Repair
Fixing a Refrigerant Leak - You had the new air conditioner or heat pump system installed some years ago and suddenly it stopped heating or cooling properly so you call the HVAC contractor to check it out. The HVAC technician arrives and spends about thirty minutes...
Trane Air Handler AHU Electric Duct Heater | HVAC Heating & Cooling
Trane Air Handler AHU Electric Duct Heater - This Trane air handling unit photo shows a Trane AHU with an electric duct heater above the Trane air handler in the supply duct. In places where natural gas is not available and propane LP gas is impractical or not wanted....
Variable Speed ECM Blower Motors | HVAC Heating & Cooling Systems
Variable Speed ECM Blower Motors - Variable speed ECM blower motors have become increasingly popular in residential air conditioning and heating systems. From an engineering perspective, these motors increase the efficiency of the systems and offer a whole range of...
Gas Furnace Troubleshooting Techniques | HVAC Heating Repair
Gas Furnace Troubleshooting Techniques - Electronic ignition for gas furnaces is the modern way for furnaces to light the main burners. Furnace technology has evolved from the standing pilot gas ignition systems. These furnaces continue to be used today, however,...
Home Humidity Control | Why Its Important for Comfort & Health
Home Humidity Control | Why Its Important for Comfort & Health - Humidity is important to our home and health and it is important to maintain the correct humidity in our homes and workplaces for our health. What is humidity? Humidity is simply little water...
Humidifiers and Comfort – HVAC Healthy Living
Humidifiers and Comfort - It's wintertime, and your skin and sinuses are dry. Did you know that this condition not only extends to yourself and your health but also to your home? The furniture, doors, and other wood products in your home are all affected by the level...
Home Humidity Problems Maintaining Proper Humidity | HVAC Health
Home Humidity Problems - HIGH HUMIDITY 60 % +. Within the last month, I moved into a new house. It has drywall and not plaster walls. The furnace and hot water tank were installed a week or so before we moved into the house. Last week we determined that there is a...
HVAC Products Containing Mercury and Proper Disposal
HVAC Products Containing Mercury and Proper Disposal - Mercury is extremely harmful to the environment and causes severe health problems in humans and animals. For many years HVAC and HVAC Controls manufacturers have used mercury in switches. Mercury is a liquid metal...
SilverPAC Silverstat 7 Advanced Thermostat | HVAC Control
SilverPAC Silverstat 7 Advanced Thermostat - This thermostat is sure to save you some money in energy costs if you can get over the initial retail cost which is currently unavailable. Taking it a step further you can make some control changes to your appliances and...
Honeywell Chronotherm Plus Thermostat – Trane XL19i Condenser
Honeywell Chronotherm Plus Thermostat - Trane XL19i Condenser - I have a Honeywell Chronotherm Plus 8624D running a Trane XL19i Air Conditioner with a Trane XV90 Gas Furnace - all installed new in new construction in 2003. Every winter, during the morning warm-up from...
Data Logging Thermostats | HVAC Control
Data Logging Thermostats - High Performance HVAC Air Conditioning & Heating Thermostats 1) Question: Is there a thermostat for a nursing home with a printout for temperature verification? The answer..... Yes, data logger thermostats can be found here. But read on...
Successful Thermostat Installation Advice | HVAC Installation Advice
Successful Thermostat Installation Advice - High Performance HVAC wants you to be successful at the installation of your new thermostat so we ask that you read the pages here at High Performance HVAC carefully before you attempt to install your new thermostat. If...
All About Thermostat Wire – HVAC Control
Thermostat Wire - Thermostat wire comes in a bundle with the outer jacket being either brown or white. The bundle can have anywhere from 2 conductors inside the bundle or outer jacket and all the way up 8 or 10 conductors inside the outer brown or white jacket. The...
Venstar ColorTouch Programmable Thermostat | HVAC Control
Venstar ColorTouch Programmable Thermostat - A first impression when taking the Venstar ColorTouch thermostat from the box was that the thermostat was smaller than I had imagined however it is no smaller than the typical digital programmable thermostat. The more I got...
What Temperature Should I Set My Programmable Thermostat To | HVAC Control
What Temperature Should I Set My Programmable Thermostat To - 4) Please confirm this advice if you would; it is better to have your thermostat left at 70°F. to 72°F. during the day while your home is empty and adjusts accordingly when you get home as opposed to...
Running New Thermostat Wire | HVAC Heating and Cooling
Running New Thermostat Wire - It is possible that you may have to run a new thermostat wire from the air handler or furnace to the location where the existing thermostat is located. Running new thermostat wire can challenging even for professionals. If you must then...
Condenser Fan Motor Repair | Air Conditioners & Heat Pumps
What you will learn from the Condenser Fan Motor Repair article:1) Specific description of a motors job along with some technical details2) Air Conditioner & heat pump fan motor operation3) fan motor troubleshooting basics4) Condensing unit fan motor repair...
How to Clean Gas Boiler Burners | HVAC Maintenance
How to Clean Gas Boiler Burners - Before beginning boiler maintenance or repair including cleaning the gas boiler burners on any boiler, it is important to follow all safety procedures. Turn off the gas to the boiler at the gas cock. This is located on the gas line...
Ductwork and High Ceilings | HVAC Duct Work Systems
Ductwork and High Ceilings - I did not see any reference to my question and would appreciate a response as soon as possible, as due to a medical situation, have to make a decision soon. We own an OLD house with 13' ceilings in a large part of the home and 11" ceilings...
Closing Off Part of the House To Save Energy on HVAC | HVAC Efficiency
Closing Off Part of the House To Save Energy on HVAC - I have a Heil gas/electric package unit in my home. I, particularly, want to know, if I can close off a section to save on heating. Heating dealers have not been helpful as they hedge on whether and how this can...
Compressor Rebuild | HVAC Heating and Cooling Refrigeration
Compressor Rebuild - This freshly rebuilt reciprocating compressor is destined for a large commercial chiller. Chillers chill water for air conditioning. Compressors compress refrigerant vapor and pump the compressed refrigerant to the condenser to be condensed into a...
Variable Air Volume Box with Hot Water Reheat | Commercial HVAC
Variable Air Volume Box with Hot Water Reheat - The variable air volume box or VAV box is a commercial solution to adding multiple zones to large buildings. VAV boxes offer zoning solutions so that separate zoning demands or temperature selections can be maintained in...
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