by High Performance HVAC | Thermostats |
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 bundle for typical wire is 18 gauge solid copper conductors and each has its own outer jacket that is a different color than any of the other conductors in the bundle. These multi-color wires are colored differently for identification from one end of the bundle to the other end of the bundle. It can be purchased in a bundle as follows:
This article refers to conventional thermostat wire which is different than the wire you would have if you have a communicating thermostat.
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by High Performance HVAC | Technical Reference |
Boiler Piping Flow Pipe Sizing - Copper and Steel Pipe Flow Rates and Characteristics of Piping in Hot Water Boiler Loops
Hot water boiler pipe sizing is important and based on many factors including BTU and Delta (Δ) T Calculations.
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by High Performance HVAC | Refrigeration |
What you will learn in
Air Conditioner Compressor Troubleshooting article:
- the difficulties in troubleshooting a hermetically sealed compressor
- differences in various compressor manufacturers and HVAC manufacturers
- the commonality of single-phase compressors
- basics of troubleshooting an air conditioner or heat pump compressor
- Compressor capacitors and compressor mechanics
- basic tips for compressor repair
- Air Conditioner Compressor Repair - Heat Pumps are included
- lots of resource and related links that allow you to go in-depth and learn about HVAC compressors
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