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Air Conditioner Condensation Water Dripping – Condensate Leaks

Air Conditioner Condensation Water Dripping - It’s the heat of summer or even the beginning of the season. You turn on your air conditioner for the first time. Hopefully, you’ve already had all the preventive maintenance checks done, and there are no problems....

Your HVAC System Its Mechanical And Electrical

Your HVAC System Its Mechanical And Electrical Your HVAC System Its Mechanical And Electrical - With the change of the seasons come changes in the way you use the “comfort system” in your home or office. Colorado, especially, is famous for radical variations in the...

How to Wire a Run Capacitor to a Motor | Blowers & Condensers

How to Wire a Run Capacitor to a Motor | Blowers & Condensers - Sometimes, when a blower or condenser fan motor goes bad, a technician or even a DIYer has issues wiring the new motor and capacitor. Most motors come with clear instructions or a wiring diagram on...

Ducane Air Conditioner Reviews – Consumer Ratings

Ducane Air Conditioner Reviews - Ducane offers 5 models of air conditioners for residential and light commercial ranging from 1.5 tons to 5-ton air conditioners. Their air conditioner SEER ratings range from 13 to 16 SEER. Ducane air conditioners offer no bells and...

American Standard Air Conditioner Reviews – Consumer Ratings

American Standard Air Conditioner Reviews - Consumer Ratings - American Standard manufacturers air conditioners and other HVAC equipment mainly for residential but American Standard also make light commercial HVAC equipment. Their air conditioners range in efficiency...

Air Conditioner Components | HVAC Cooling

Air Conditioner Components - There are big differences between heat pumps and air conditioners. While the air conditioner provides cooling the heat pump will provide heating and cooling so the components inside the air conditioner differ from the components inside the...

Trane Air Conditioner Reviews – Consumer Ratings

Trane Air Conditioner Reviews - Consumer Ratings - Trane offers nearly a dozen different models for air conditioning systems ranging from 13 SEER to 21 SEER models that can be matched with their air handlers or gas furnaces. Furthermore, if done properly you may also...

Lennox Versus York Air Conditioners | HVAC Buyers Advice

Lennox Versus York Air Conditioners - Here is a Lennox and York comparison for their premium model air conditioner as requested by a reader of the site. Just off the top of my head, both systems are good systems. I would say Lennox had a slight advantage but the...

Boiler Efficiency Options | Buyers Advice

Boiler Efficiency Options - High Performance HVAC wants to help you understand your next boiler purchase better. To do this we want to break down all the different types of boilers and components, and various options and features that you may find when making a...

Commercial Boiler Stack Economizer | HVAC Heating

Commercial Boiler Stack Economizer - This is not a normal commercial boiler stack in this boiler room. It has a bypass stack for a commercial hot water economizer. All boilers have make-up water to make up for water lost in the systems, especially for domestic hot...

Furnace Breaker Trips

Furnace Breaker Trips - Furnace breakers most often occur for a few reasons: a bad circuit breaker a bad furnace fan motor or component poor airflow through the furnace Let's explore these reasons in detail and find out what you can do to fix a furnace breaker trip....

HVAC Mechanical Code Overview | Heating and Cooling Codes

HVAC Mechanical Code Overview - Many people unfamiliar with air conditioning and heating do not know that the mechanical code regulates air conditioning and heating system installation in many municipalities. HVAC Mechanical Code Overview | Heating and Cooling Codes...

Heat Pump Thermostats | HVAC Heating and Cooling

Heat Pump Thermostats - To the average person a heat pump thermostat can be a very complicated thermostat compared to the typical thermostat which serves an air conditioning system with gas, electric, or an oil furnace. Of course, the heat pump thermostat typically...

Quality HVAC Equipment Installation Equals Energy Savings

Is it true that Quality HVAC Equipment Installation Equals Energy Savings when upgrading older equipment? The average homeowner will buy from the lowest bidder and fully trust the HVAC contractor 100% to finish the work. Some homeowners will do their...

Honeywell Gas Furnace Ignition Control Modules | HVAC Heating

Honeywell Gas Furnace Ignition Control Modules | HVAC Heating. There are many different types of gas furnace ignition control modules that control a gas furnace or gas boiler. These solid-state control modules can easily be retrofitted to replace other control...

DDC Control Loop | Building Automation

DDC Control Loop | Building Automation - Direct Digital Controls are nearly everywhere in commercial and some industrial processes. We have several articles here at High Performance HVAC, which describe the basics of DDC and how DDC works. There is also a page here...

How Hot Surface Ignition Works

How Hot Surface Ignition Works - Hot surface ignition is a method of lighting a gas furnace. It is used in many different types of gas furnaces in use today. You may be wondering how hot surface ignition works? Therefore we decided to write an article on it so you can...

The Mercury Switch Thermostat | HVAC Control

The Mercury Switch Thermostat | HVAC Control - Mercury switch thermostats are not available for purchase in many states. They have been banned because they contain mercury, and it is important to properly dispose of these thermostats that contain mercury if they are...

Control Circuits for HVAC Systems

What you will learn from Control Circuits for HVAC Systems article: step-down transformers and their function in a control circuit. the importance of electrical ratings how to protect the step-down transformer typical relay in a control circuit....

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...

HVAC Education NATE Certification | Technical Study

What is NATE? HVAC Education NATE Certification - NATE stands for North American Technician Excellence and NATE is a certification group that oversees the training, testing, and certification of HVACR technicians throughout North American. NATE is highly respected...

Westinghouse Air Conditioner Reviews – Consumer Ratings

Westinghouse Air Conditioner Reviews - Consumer Ratings - Westinghouse air conditioners are produced with SEER ratings from 13 SEER all the way up to 20 SEER with many air conditioners offering mid-range SEER ratings between the high and low SEER ratings. Westinghouse...

Old Leaking Condenser Coils

Old Leaking Condenser Coils (also referred to as freon leaks) can cause serious issues with HVAC heat pump equipment. HVAC refrigeration circuits are designed and built to hold the refrigerant. It is a sealed hermetic system. The HVAC refrigeration circuit should...

Thermostat Wiring Diagrams – HVAC Control

Thermostat Wiring Diagrams - Heat pumps are wired for HVAC control far differently than air conditioning systems so make sure you know the difference and correctly identify the type of HVAC system you have installed. Additionally, before you decide to change your...

HVAC School Education | Heating and Cooling

HVAC School Education | Heating and Cooling - A solid career in HVAC career begins with a good education in a good HVAC school. You can start at different levels and work your way up with a career. As you work your way up you will want to continue your education not...

How a Gas Furnace Works

How a Gas Furnace Works - Richard, Can you please explain to me in basic terms how a gas furnace works? I have a standing pilot gas furnace if that helps you better. This question is closely related to my article on the Gas Furnace Sequence of Operation. Each type of...

Daikin Vs Rheem Modulating Gas Furnaces

Daikin Vs Rheem Modulating Gas Furnaces - Here, we compare two modulating gas furnace brands. Daikin and Rheem offer similar modulating gas furnaces. We sit them side by side and compare the similar models offered by both brands. We help you recognize the differences...

Boiler Systems Installation | HVAC Heating

Boiler Systems Installation - Purchasing a boiler can be daunting for most people. Many people do not understand boilers and do not know certain components of boiler systems. Typically they trust the installing contractor to outfit and install the boiler with all the...

Pricing New Air Conditioner | HVAC Heating and Cooling

Pricing New Air Conditioner - We get emails on a regular basis asking us about prices. Prices for a new air conditioner, heat pump system, boilers, and other types of HVAC systems. This article addresses those questions and why it is nearly impossible to give anyone...

Semi-Hermetic HVAC Compressor Rebuild Shop | HVAC Refrigeration

Semi-Hermetic HVAC Compressor Rebuild Shop - These old semi-hermetic HVAC compressors are destined for the rebuild shop where they will see new life one day in a chiller or DX air conditioning system. If a business loses a compressor for whatever reason (usual...

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