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Steve Rogers

Company name: The Energy Conservatory (TEC)

Position: President

Steve Rogers is the current President of The Energy Conservatory (TEC). He has also led many training sessions about the use of test instruments and TEC products, including the TrueFlow grid and its respective app, for better airflow diagnostics. Prior to becoming President of TEC, Steve was an engineer for TEC, Dwyer Instruments, Rosemount (Emerson), and Analemma LLC.

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Gas Pool Heater Components and Common Issues

I know, I know. You came here for HVAC content, so why are we talking about pool heaters? Since we live in Florida and don’t have that much of a heating season, we have to look for other forms of work during the winter months. Pool heaters fit the bill quite nicely since they’re actually […]

The Chemistry of Combustion In the Wild

If you’ve been following my writing for the last couple of years, you know that I like to blather on and on about combustion analysis. Now, I am by no means an expert on the subject, as I live in North Texas (which is not known for its intense heating season), but I love using […]

Why Discharge Line Temperature is a Useful Reading

I’d like to give special thanks to Roman Baugh for the section about compressor superheat. It’s not something we talk about very often outside of chiller and commercial refrigeration applications, but it definitely has value in the HVAC world as well. Thanks, Roman! Since I started in the trade, we would take discharge line temperature […]

#Betterhvac: Taking the First Step… and the Second and Third

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The Great Heat Pump Revolt of 2026 and How to Avoid It

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The Great Heat Pump Revolt of 2026 and How To Avoid It with Steve Rogers, Russ King and Chris Hughes

Dealing with a Problem Home, A ”Basket Case” Case Study

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How to Predict Air Flow Issues in the Sales Process

Chris Hughes and Steve Rogers from The Energy Conservatory discuss TEC's TrueFlow technology and its crucial role in predicting airflow issues in the sales process, particularly for heat pump retrofits. They explain how the TrueFlow app helps contractors accurately measure both static pressure and airflow in existing systems, enabling them to predict whether proposed […]

What Is Up With Blower Amps & Watts w/ Steve Rogers

Bryan Orr and Steve Rogers dive deep into measuring power consumption in HVAC blower motors, particularly focusing on the differences between PSC (Permanent Split Capacitor) and ECM (Electronically Commutated Motor) technologies. The discussion stems from a question raised at an educators' conference about the accuracy of clamp-on meters in measuring blower motor watt draw, […]

How to ACTUALLY Measure Airflow w/ Steve Rogers and Eric Kaiser

Steve Rogers from The Energy Conservatory (TEC) joins Eric Kaiser to talk about airflow measurement at AHR 2022. Steve is an expert in fluid dynamics and flow measurement, and he is a trainer in addition to being the president and CEO of TEC. Airflow is one of the most critical elements of an HVAC system; […]