Apps

Here are some of the handy HVAC/R field apps we recommend using when you need to figure out something quick on the job.

Browning® Toolbox Technician™

Regal Beloit America Incorporated

The FREE Browning® Toolbox Technician™ app delivers an indispensable toolset for all HVAC contractors and maintenance personnel, including calculation tools, conversion tools, GPS enabled distributor locator, plus informative reference, installation and troubleshooting guides for everything from bearings to v-belts. This app also features the revolutionary V-Belt ID Wizard™, empowering personnel in the field to quickly identify an installed belt, even when the product ID is unknown.

Browning® Toolbox Technician™ features:

- V-belt troubleshooting

- V-belt selection guide

- Bearing basics & FAQs

- Air handler bearing interchange

- V-belt ID Wizard™ with part lookup & product images

- Where to Buy with GPS option

- Various conversion tools

- Efficiency calculators

- Much more!

Ref Tools

Danfoss A/S

The essential, all-in-one mobile app for air conditioning and refrigeration technicians

Get the guidance, support, information, and tools you need—on the job and infield. Ref Tools is a free, powerful app that contains essential tools every air conditioning and refrigeration technician needs in their digital toolbelt.

Previously known as Refrigerant Slider, Ref Tools represents the next digital evolution in the cooling industry. HVACR tools are becoming smarter, better, and easier to use, and Ref Tools puts them in the palm of your hand.

Our latest update greatly improves the in-app podcast experience—you can now subscribe to podcasts, enable notifications for new episodes, filter podcasts by language, and enjoy a new, streamlined player.

Measure Quick Hvac

MeasureQUICK

With measure Quick HVAC you can diagnose system problems from the most trivial to the most complex.

Our powerful data aggregation tools, coupled with just-in-time education, will increase a technicians ability to solve problems on the job site, ultimately leading to a huge increase in productivity.

Measure Quick makes measurement science work!

HVAC School

By Techs for Techs

The app that helps you remember some things you forgot along the way, as well as helps you remember some things you forgot to know in the first place.For all current and aspiring HVAC technicians: HVAC School is the premiere source for knowledge and success in the HVAC industry.

With this app you can:

Listen to all episodes of the HVAC School podcast, a podcast committed to bringing you relevant and up to date knowledge of the HVAC industry and what it means to be an HVAC technician.

Read tech tip articles written by industry professionals on various topics to help build your knowledge base and understanding of HVAC theory

Interact with calculators that employ common HVAC equations to help build your understanding of important HVAC mathematics

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Our latest Podcast

HVAC School – For Techs, By Techs

Real training for HVAC ( Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration) Technicians. Including recorded tech training, interviews, diagnostics and general conversations about the trade.

In this unique episode of the HVAC School podcast, Bryan interviews Donovan Ryckis, CEO of Ethos Benefits, diving deep into the complex world of healthcare financing and employee benefits. Ryckis shares his journey from financial advising to becoming a healthcare benefits consultant, driven by a mission to expose and transform the inherently problematic healthcare system.

The conversation reveals the stark inefficiencies in traditional healthcare models, where insurance companies and healthcare providers often prioritize profit over patient care. Ryckis explains how most employers have been led to believe they cannot control healthcare costs, accepting annual increases as inevitable. By applying a fiduciary approach—similar to financial advising—Ethos Benefits helps companies like Kalos dramatically reduce healthcare expenses while maintaining or improving employee care.

A key highlight of the discussion is the innovative strategies Ethos implements, such as negotiating directly with healthcare providers, exposing pharmacy benefit manager markup, and implementing direct primary care. These approaches not only reduce costs but also provide employees with better, more personalized healthcare experiences. The podcast demonstrates that by taking a transparent, data-driven approach, companies can create win-win healthcare solutions that benefit both the organization and its employees.

Key Topics Covered:

Healthcare financing vs. traditional insurance models
Pharmacy benefit manager markup and hidden costs
Negotiating medical claims and reducing excessive billing
Direct primary care and its benefits
Strategies for controlling healthcare expenses
Importance of transparency in healthcare pricing
The documentary “It’s Not Personal, It’s Just Healthcare”
Challenges in the current healthcare system
Empowering employees through better healthcare options

Learn more about Ethos Benefits at https://ethosbenefits.com/ and the Ethos Effect Podcast at https://www.ethoseffectpodcast.com/.

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