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Dec 2021
RSES Announces an Adaptive Pause for RSES Journal
RSES will be placing RSES Journal on an “Adaptive Pause” while the organization continues to restructure and implement new products/services for 2022. This pause provides a reprieve in the production process while the organization sorts out system and personnel changes.
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Dec 2021
Evaporator Coil Drain Pan Safety Recall
This morning, the Goodman Manufacturing Company issued a recall on certain molded plastic evaporator coil drain pans that were sold from approximately January 2019 through November 2021.
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Dec 2021
Troubleshooting: The New Package Unit Will Not Start
The troubleshooting problem for
this month involves a renovation
project at a typical gymnasium
that is used for basketball,
volleyball, and occasionally is used
for special events.
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Dec 2021
Last Word: Necessary Changes
As you no doubt have read in this month’s Heating Up the magazine that you are reading is going on an “adaptive pause” to determine where to go next. I have been a part of the magazine for a long time and I fully support thus decision for the good of the company and RSES Journal.
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Dec 2021
Heating Up: Adaptive Pause
This was an extremely difficult decision, but a necessary one. Much of our precious time spent at HQ over this past year has been reactive responses to what is happening in the marketplace rather than focusing on what can be—potential.
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Dec 2021
Leading Off: The Next Generation
Greetings from your new RSES International President. I’m excited to be leading after being a Member of RSES for more than 40 years, although it doesn’t seem possible that it’s been that long. I’m humbled at the big shoes that I have to fill, of some of my predecessors in this position that I hold in high esteem. Most of them have passed on, but some are still with us.
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Dec 2021
The Art of System Troubleshooting
Let's face it, there are many effective
approaches to troubleshooting air conditioning
and refrigeration systems. This
article does not attempt to provide some
step-by step procedure for this purpose.
Instead, it describes basic measurements
the service technician should take and
how to interpret them.
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Dec 2021
A2L Servicing Best Practices
HVACR service technicians find
themselves at the forefront of the
refrigerant transition in AC and
commercial refrigeration. As hydrofluorocarbon
(HFC) refrigerants
with high-global warming potential (GWP)
are being phased down, mildly flammable
A2L refrigerants have been identified as potential
lower-GWP alternatives.
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Dec 2021
The Ever-Changing Tools of the Trade
The HVACR industry has been around for more than
100 years. Yet one constant remains, those that work
in the industry need tools in order to get the job done.
Tools are what separate the theoretical technicians
from those that work in the field. While the need for
tools remains constant, the tools themselves are always
changing.
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Dec 2021
Bringing the RSES Legacy in the Future
Sometimes you have to seek out your own destiny
and other times your destiny finds you.
For Ray Clary, CMS becoming RSES International
President was in his blood. Having
grown up around the world of HVACR and
RSES taking on the role of International President
is a natural fit.
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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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