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HVAC Centrifugal Compressors | HVAC Refrigeration

HVAC Centrifugal Compressors - Centrifugal compressors are used in many applications including pipeline transport of natural gas along with many other related applications including vapor compression refrigeration. These compressors have different operating...

Gas Furnace Components 3 | HVAC Heating

Gas Furnace Components 3 - Gas furnace ignition controls vary from furnace manufacturer to furnace manufacturer. Some are proprietary and some are from an engineering company that specializes in gas furnace ignition controls. Honeywell being a major manufacturer of...

Air Source Versus Geothermal Heat Pumps

Air Source Versus Geothermal Heat Pumps - A heat pump is an electric cooling and heating system. It is used to compress and decompress gas to heat or cool a house. This mechanical device pumps heat from a cooler to a warmer location. It can extract heat from the air,...

Heat Pump Frost Ice BuildUp | HVAC-Troubleshooting

Heat Pump Frost Ice Buildup. Hi. I noticed that one of my outside heat pump condensing units was laboring throughout the night. This morning I found ice frost buildup on the heat pump condenser fins. I live in Tucson, Az. It has been colder than normal (below...

Payne Air Conditioner Reviews – Consumer Ratings

Payne Air Conditioner Reviews - Consumer Ratings - Payne offers central air conditioning systems in the 13 SEER to 17 SEER range in various capacities for residential systems. These ratings also include ranging in EER from 11 to 13 with mid-range models splitting the...

Air Conditioning Blower Motor Repair

What you will learn from Air Conditioning Blower Motor Repair article: Basics about air conditioning blower motor repair How quickly can the repair be done? Specialty motors and costs Blower motor and related parts Why replacing the capacitor is...

Two-Stage Scroll Compressors | Refrigeration & Cooling

Two-Stage Scroll Compressors Two-Stage Scroll Compressors - For many years HVAC manufacturers used two compressors in their higher efficiency equipment to stage the air conditioner or heat pump for added efficiency. They would use a small compressor for the lighter...

Water Heater Appliance Types 2 | HVAC and Plumbing

Water Heater Appliance Types 2 - Gas, Electric, Oil, and Tankless water heaters were covered on page one, and on page two we cover boilers with domestic water heater coils, heat pump water heaters, and solar water heaters. Please navigate back to page one if you want...

Gas Furnace Troubleshooting and Repair – HVAC Heating

What you will learn from Gas Furnace Troubleshooting and Repair : Where to begin your troubleshooting efforts Checking the basics Checking the blower motor Additional furnace component checks for problems Lots of valuable related links to give you a...

Why is My Furnace Leaking Water

Why Is My Furnace Leaking Water?  Paul, Last year my husband and I purchased a brand new gas furnace and air conditioner split system. We followed your advice and want to thank you. It is much improved over the old system and the utility bills are lower. Everything...

Pressure Reducer Valves for Hydronics – Heating & Cooling Water

Pressure Reducer Valves are used for boilers to decrease the pressure supplied to the boiler from the make-up water feed. The make-up water feed originates from the city water source or well water source. The same water source you use for showering, washing dishes,...

Gas Valve Troubleshooting | Diagnosis and Repair

Gas Valve Troubleshooting - Gas valves used in modern state-of-the-art residential gas furnaces are typically controlled via a state-of-the-art electronic ignition control or a printed circuit board. Other types of gas valves include the standing pilot gas valve. Gas...

Steam Boilers

The residential steam boiler is still alive and well despite the fact that some HVAC professionals refer to it and the steam boiler profession as the dead man's club. However, there are not a lot of HVAC boiler technicians or HVAC companies that specialize in steam...

Heat Pump Electric Backup Heating

Heat Pump Electric Backup Heating Basics. There are different types of electric heating available in homes. Probably the most common use for electric heat other than portable electric heating units is electric heat strips. Electric heat strips used for backup heat in...

Trane 90 Plus High-Efficiency Gas Furnace | Heating and Cooling

Trane 90 Plus High-Efficiency Gas Furnace - This is a Trane High-Efficiency gas furnace. It is also called a Trane 90 plus gas furnace because it offers efficiency ratings up to 90 percent plus. Gas or oil furnaces generally cannot achieve efficiency ratings over 95%...

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...

The Condenser in the Refrigeration Process | HVAC Heating & Cooling

The Condenser in the Refrigeration Process - The condenser coil receives the high-pressure high-temperature refrigerant vapor from the compressor and immediately begins to remove heat from the refrigerant vapor. As the refrigerant vapor makes its way through the...

Boiler Combustion Efficiency | HVAC Heating Systems

Boiler Combustion Efficiency | HVAC Heating Systems - It is important to understand that a commercial application (can also apply to residential boiler applications) is going to consume a large amount of the energy budget, therefore it is important to track efficiency...

12 Best Heat Pumps

12 Best Heat Pumps What Are Heat Pumps? Heat pumps are incredibly useful heating, air conditioning (HVAC), and ventilation systems that can heat and cool your house. They work, taking the heat out of the air in one space and moving it into the air in another area....

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...

Amana Versus Bryant Heat Pumps

Amana Versus Bryant Heat Pumps - In this article we select two models from two different brands and compare them. The models are similarly rated for efficiency with slight differences from brand to brand. Here, we selected Amana ASZC16 Heat Pump for one and Bryant...

HVAC Inspections Commissioning – Building & Energy Codes

HVAC Inspections Commissioning - How often have you heard someone complain about inspectors or code officials whose job it is to inspect mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and other trades work for safety and quality workmanship? One could argue that workmanship or...

Alerton Controllers DDC HVAC Control | Heating & Cooling

Alerton Controllers DDC HVAC Control - HVAC DDC control has become an integral part of building automation systems. Modern DDC HVAC Control is a state-of-the-art computer-controlled system that adds efficiency to the system. These Alerton controllers are used to...

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...

Lighting a Pilot that is Electronic Ignition

Lighting a Pilot that is Electronic Ignition - This is one of many questions we get by email. Lighting a Pilot that is Electronic Ignition Comment: Thank you for your interesting discussion of pilot lights vs. electronic ignition. I may have to replace my gas water...

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 Tax Rebates and Credits | Buyers Advice

HVAC Tax Rebates and Credits | Buyers Advice - Tax Rebates and Credits for HVAC can encompass several different ways to receive credit, an increased refund, or another way of getting money for upgrades you make to the HVAC equipment you have in your home or business....

Hot Water Boilers – HVAC Hydronic Heating

Hot Water Boilers - HVAC Hydronic Heating - People who use boilers for their primary source of heat report that they love the kind of heat that a boiler provides, whether they have a hot water steam boiler. If you thought that there is only one type of heat, you might...

Lennox Air Conditioner Reviews – Consumer Ratings

Lennox Air Conditioner Reviews - Consumer Ratings - Lennox has several air conditioners in its line-up. Starting with the economical units there is the ACX model Air Conditioner which lists features such as R410A environmentally friendly refrigerant, Energy Star rated...

DDC Control Module for an Air Handling Unit | HVAC Control

DDC Control Module for an Air Handling Unit - This is a direct digital controls control module for an air handler that serves some VAV boxes in office spaces for a Data Center. This DDC control module includes analog and digital inputs and analog and digital outputs...

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