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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
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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Feb 2020
MSAC Hotline: Boiler Pressure
A few days ago I dumped my
boiler and added new water.
The pressure and temp obviously
dropped to zero.
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Jan 2020
MSAC Hotline: Parallel Evaporators
I am a CMS Master License holder
in Delaware. I recently installed
two Bosch Bova systems BOVA-
36HDN1-181M with matching
Bosch air handlers at 5kW and
second stage heating. We are
using Honeywell TH622 thermostats
where everything is new.
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Dec 2019
MSAC Hotline: Filter-Drier Pressure Drop
Would there be a significant
pressure drop through a drier
if you have a full column of
vapor vs liquid? For example
if for whatever reason my
drier is only seeing vapor,
could it potentially display
a large TD across it solely
because it’s a vapor and not
as dense as a liquid?
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Nov 2019
MSAC Hotline: R-410A Phaseout
I just spoke to a fellow contractor who told me he just saw a mini-split with R-32 in it. Do you have any information on this? Is R-410A being replaced?
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Oct 2019
MSAC Hotline: Evergreen Motors
The Manufacturers’ Service Advisory Council provides expert answers to your technical questions.
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Sep 2019
MSAC Hotline: CO2 Leak Detectors
have the pleasure to work
with the refrigeration side
of this industry. With the
increased use of R-744 (CO2)
in the refrigeration process,
my question pertains to leak
detectors.
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Aug 2019
MSAC Hotline: Is there a Schrader?
My question involves using
Schraders when using transducers.
When you ship these
to the jobsite do you put
Schraders where pressure or
temp transducers are located
to allow replacement if needed?
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Jul 2019
MSAC Hotline: Voltage Drop
qI am a CMS Master License holder
in Delaware. I recently installed
two Bosch Bova systems BOVA-
36HDN1-181M with matching
Bosch air handlers at 5kW and
second stage heating.
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