This tip was written by a 19-year service tech, Frank Mashione. Thanks, Frank. Here is a tech tip from the field that had stumped me. Luckily for me, I knew the right person to call to get back on track. This business has complained about heat calls for quite a while. I have heard other […]

This article is a quick, real-life diagnosis/find by Kalos Services senior commercial HVAC/R tech Eric Mele. Improper Defrost Timer installation While servicing this display cooler for an unrelated problem, I noticed the defrost timer installed in a way that will almost certainly cause early compressor failure. Because this is a cooler (not a freezer), it […]

This is a video tech tip from our friend Brad at HVAC in SC. In this video, Brad demonstrates that using a cap off of a refrigerant tank on a system can depress the Schrader core on the system in some cases. Make sure to use proper caps that have seals or brass flare cones. […]