As we get older, our understanding of the difference between good and bad—right and wrong—evolves. This understanding often first takes on the form of playing cops and robbers or superheroes and bad guys in our childhood. As we grow, especially as we navigate adolescence and adulthood, we apply the labels “good” and “bad” (or “friend” […]

In HVAC, we have a few infamous indoor air quality monsters that bring terror to our customers’ homes—gases, particles, and organisms that wreak havoc on indoor air quality (and may contribute to moderate to severe health problems). The big one is carbon monoxide (CO), which we all know is deadly. Although not deadly by itself, […]

Diagram above by Carrier  It's really easy to put a liquid line drier in the proper location, but it's still more commonly installed in the WRONG location. Namely, people install it right at the condensing unit. (OK, it isn't that big of a deal, but I needed some dramatic emphasis.) Installing it at the indoor […]

In this podcast episode, Rusty Walker from Hill Phoenix talks us through the three most common types of market CO2 systems and how they work: secondary, cascade, and booster. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the oldest refrigerants; it is a natural refrigerant that came about when toxic refrigerants like ammonia were common. In the […]