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Feb 2020
Switch to EC Motors is On
The new U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE) energy
conservation standards
for residential furnace
fans will result in significant energy savings,
among other benefits.
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Feb 2020
Taking a Look Under the Radiant Hood
How to calculate floor temperatures as
well as tubing materials and spacing.
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Feb 2020
Troubleshooting Packaged Rooftop Equipment
The question often comes up concerning
how to properly apply
troubleshooting techniques and
where a technician should start
when faced with equipment that
isn’t operating as expected.
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Feb 2020
Troubleshooting Walk-in Coolers & Freezers
For the commercial
refrigeration service
technician, the walk-in
cooler or freezer
is one of the more
common pieces
of equipment he deals with.
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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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Feb 2020
Last Word: The Slow Death of the Honest Technician Part 2
In the January issue I talked about how new service technicians
become jaded. They realize that what the boss really
wants is for them to make as much money as possible with
as few customer complaints and callbacks.
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Feb 2020
Heating Up: Boosting the Image of HVACR
This month and last month Bryan Orr wrote in our Last Word column on page 38 about the Slow Death of the Honest Technician. A new technician gets his first job and he’s all charged up about the industry and being the best tech he could possibly be. That dream goes by the wayside when he realizes that all that the boss wants is maximum money. It’s disheartening but it’s also an old story.
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Feb 2020
Leading Off: Be good at all things, but the best at something
I encourage people to excel at all they do, then focus on one
key area of their work, and strive to be the best in that
specific discipline of their work. For us HVACR types it
might be something like I’m going to work at being the best
at: brazing techniques, electrical troubleshooting, refrigerant
control devices, supermarket refrigeration, compressor failure
analysis, refrigerant piping design…well, you get the idea.
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Feb 2020
hilmor Invites Technicians to Compete in “Fastest Hands in HVAC/R” Contest
hilmor, a leading brand of the DiversiTech family and a manufacturer of innovative tools for HVAC/R technicians, invites technicians attending this year’s AHR Expo in Orlando, FL, February 3 – 5, to compete for the coveted title of the Fastest Hands in HVAC/R.
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Jan 2020
Top Brazing Tips
Copper melts at just under 2,000°F and most copper brazing
materials melt between 1,100°F and 1,300°F. Copper-to-copper
connections do not require flux when a phosphorus bearing
alloy is used. In other words, a brazing rod with
“phos” in the name. Let’s break down the details.
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