This article is an updated version of another HVAC School article on oversized equipment. This edition is a joint effort by Genry Garcia of Comfort Dynamics, Inc. and Kaleb Saleeby. Both of them are regular contributors to HVAC School, and we are grateful for their contributions. Thanks, guys! The symptoms and consequences of oversized heating […]

This article is part 5 of a 5-part series on troubleshooting by Senior Refrigeration and HVAC tech Jeremy Smith. This step might be the most challenging part of troubleshooting. We've got a “Most Likely candidate” for the trouble, but we don't know for certain that's what is wrong. So, we have to combine our customer […]

Before we convert temperature scales, let's take a step back and think about what temperature is in the first place. Temperature is proportional to the average kinetic energy of the random microscopic motions of the constituent microscopic particles, such as electrons, atoms, and molecules. Translation: Temperature is the average “movement energy” of the molecules in […]