Basic Electric Circuits for HVAC - If you are new to electricity and want to learn you need to start with the fundamentals of electricity first. Included in the basics of electricity and the primary lesson in electricity is electrical safety. Electricity can be very dangerous and safety needs to be practiced. Electricity is invisible to the eye and can only be felt when touched. (more…)
Circulator Pump Maintenance Basics | HVAC Hydronics - How many times have you repaired a coupling (or know a technician who repaired a coupling) only to return in a short period of time to repair the same coupling again? Did you or that technician take the time to figure out why the coupling went out in the first place? Sometimes we do but most of the time we are in a hurry and want to get the system fixed.
Then move on to another job. There is an inner desire in all of us to make the customer happy by restoring their hydronic system. Restore it so comfort or temperature control can be realized once again. Going back to the basics can help us from making that return call to make another repair.
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