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Apr 2020
MSAC Hotline: Positive Pressure
q q I’m working on a 90%-plus Goodman gas furnace with a condensation trap on the outside of the cabinet. I replaced the trap because it had a hole and was leaking.
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Mar 2020
Expand Your Career Opportunities with Residential Air Balancing
For every 200 technicians in the HVACR industry, only one is a certified air balancer. If you’re in search of advancement and personal growth in your career, you should consider adding air balancing to your toolset.
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Mar 2020
Alternative Refrigerant Options for a New Decade
As we enter a new decade, it’s apparent that the global movement toward environmentally friendly refrigeration systems is more than a temporary trend.
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Mar 2020
Multi-Zone Mini-Splits -- How and Why
Multi-zone mini-split heat pumps are a fantastic residential and light commercial heating and cooling solution. Whether for spot heating and cooling or for whole-house applications, installers who offer them can provide flexibility and first cost savings over single-zone mini-splits. Installing them correctly only requires a few extra considerations.
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Mar 2020
Latest and Greatest in HVACR Tools
On the heels of our annual visit to the AHR Expo in Orlando in the beginning of February, it’s a perfect time of year to discuss the latest and greatest tools in HVACR!
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Mar 2020
MSAC Hotline: Oil Return Issues
A colleague of mine was having trouble with their condensing unit on a medium temperature walk-in cooler. The unit started to trip on low oil pressure. When they came in to check on it in the morning the unit was not running and the oil pressure control was tripping during the night.
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Mar 2020
Troubleshooting: Noise, Insufficient Cooling
In this troubleshooting situation, you arrive at a residential cooling service call and the customer’s complaint is a loud noise and insufficient cooling on an eight-year-old, 3-ton straight cool split system.
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Mar 2020
Last Word: Who Should Train Me?
Like many in the HVACR industry, I started in installs with little training and even less experience. I learned the basics about equipment, tools, ductwork and how to pass an inspection on the job. I knew if I wanted to advance, I needed to formally expand on my knowledge.
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Mar 2020
Heating Up: Fear of A2L, A3 refrigerants will hamstring U.S
The American HVACR industry is inextricably tied to the global HVACR industry and efforts to restrict the use of slightly flammable A2L and flammable A3 refrigerants may eventually harm U.S. industry. A2L and A3 refrigerants are being used all over the world. So far, no British service technician has blown himself up. With proper training (RSES can do this) no American service technician will either.
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Mar 2020
Leading Off: Be a Proactive Mentor
Mentor is a word we use a lot. If you look it up, it means to advise or train someone, especially a younger colleague. I think the mentoring process is an important part of life because it allows us to pass life’s lessons onto the younger generation.
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RSES is the leading education, training and certification preparation organization for HVACR professionals. RSES publishes various comprehensive industry training and reference materials in addition to delivering superior educational programs designed to benefit HVACR professionals at every stage of their careers through instructor-led training courses, online training for HVAC, educational seminars, interactive CD and DVD products, industry-related reference manuals, and helpful technical content through Service Application Manual chapters, the RSES Journal, the RSES Journal archives and feature articles, as well as web-exclusive features.
Beginning with basic theory and extending to complex troubleshooting, training courses covering refrigeration and air conditioning, heating, electricity, controls, heat pumps and safety may be conducted in a classroom environment or though self study. RSES publications may be purchased by schools, contractors, manufacturers or any other industry group wanting to conduct comprehensive training programs. Seminars covering air conditioning troubleshooting, electrical troubleshooting, compressor training, condenser training, refrigerant piping practices, DDC controls, and more are held in various cities across North America.
Select training programs offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and NATE Continuing Education Hours (CEHs).
In addition, RSES offers industry certification preparation materials for refrigerant handling (EPA Section 608), R-410A and North American Technician Excellence (NATE) examinations.
RSES’ monthly magazine, RSES Journal, serves HVAC contractors, service technicians, students, operations/maintenance managers, engineers and technicians who work in the residential, light commercial, commercial and institutional markets on air conditioning, warm-air heating, refrigeration, ventilation, electrical, ice machines, chillers, hydronic heating, piping, refrigeration control and energy management, building automation, indoor air quality and duct cleaning, and sheet metal fabrication equipment and/or systems.
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