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- Decoding Measurement Lingo
- The Difference Between Variable-Speed and X13 Motors
- Drain Trap Depth and Negative Pressure
- Diagnosing ECM & X13 Motors
- Deploy Industry-Standard Training in YOUR HVAC Business
- Does your Kitchen Exhaust Suck?
- Plenum Takeoffs Best Practices
- Does Mass or Volume Move Heat?
- Diagnosing a Reversing Valve
- Dunning-Kruger in HVAC
- Do Small Air Leaks Matter?
- Don’t Forget the Suction Filter Drier
- Diagnosing and Finding a Refrigerant Restriction
- Does Refrigerant Get Old or Wear Out?
- Does An Oversized Furnace Consume More Fuel?
- Don’t Forget the Service Wrench
- Don’t Use Barometric Pressure For Calibration
- Does a Motor Draw More or Less at lower Voltage?
- Defrost Termination & Fail-Safe
- Don’t Squeeze a Radiant Barrier
- Ductless Line Sets and Corrosion
- Dalton’s Law
- Don’t Fall for Unsafe Practices: Heights in HVAC
- Do You Replace the Contactor and Capacitor With a New Compressor
- Drain Cleaning Protocol
- Does the Voltage or the Amperage Kill You?
- Dielectric Grease: What It Is and How To Use It
- Does Air or Nitrogen Absorb Water?
- Does Setpoint Lead to Freezing?
- Do You REALLY Want Feedback?
- Don’t Forget the Panel
- Don’t Install Your Micron Gauge at the Pump
- Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures
- Double Lugging, A Common Mistake
- Don’t Get Depressed (Unless You’re a Core)
- Defrost Time & Temperature
- Duct Smoke Detectors/Alarms and the Code
- Dehumidifier Facts & Troubleshooting
- Does a Furnace Decrease Humidity?
- Design Temperature Difference for Chillers
- How to Determine the Friction Rate for Residential Duct Design
- Drip Loops and Straws
- Duct Leakage Can Be Costly
- Density of Air & Water Part 2
- Diffuser Placement is Important
- Determining the Air-Side Charge of an Expansion Tank
- Drains and Double traps
- Don’t use Tank Caps on Systems