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Joseph C. Henderson

Company name: Hvac Consulting Services, LLC

Position: President

Joseph “Joey” Henderson has been an HVAC instructor at Midlands Technical College for over 30 years and has served as the Program Coordinator for HVAC for the last 6 years. He is also the president of his education and consulting company, Hvac Consulting Services, LLC, and is known for providing quality HVAC education to people at all stages of their careers while cultivating an energetic learning environment.

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Why Airplanes Fog Up Before Takeoff

Every once in a while, especially on humid days, you’ll sit on an airplane waiting for takeoff and see fog pouring from the ceiling vents like a low-budget concert. Someone always panics and asks if something’s on fire. It’s not smoke—it’s condensation. You’re looking at thermodynamics and psychrometrics in action. So, why does it happen, […]

Why the Sauna Feels Hotter When You Throw Water on the Rocks

I admit it, I'm a sauna guy now. The ones at the gym are pretty gross, so I got a small one at home because I guess I’ve missed sitting in attics or something. If you’ve ever sat in a traditional sauna, you know the drill: the heat’s already intense, and then you or someone […]

Silicon Carbide vs. Silicon Nitride Hot Surface Ignitors (HSIs)

The ignitor of a furnace (or a gas pool heater or other gas-fired appliance) is the heat source, and it can come in one of four varieties: standing pilot, direct spark (DS), intermittent spark (ISI), and hot surface (HSI). We have a tech tip explaining each of these ignitor types in detail, but we’re going […]