Replacing a compressor is expensive, time-consuming, and physically taxing. If we are replacing a compressor, I want us to be doggone sure we aren't going to be dealing with the same thing again, and this often includes a shiny new contactor and capacitor (on single-phase units). We received a comment recently that called out the […]

The photo above is of a real condenser coil we cleaned. The outer fins looked OK, but dirt and lint were packed deep inside. We also had sky-high head pressure and condensing temperature; those are telltale signs of an impacted condenser. That situation illustrates that a coil can sometimes look OK at first glance but […]

“Robert Boyle” by Stifts- och landsbiblioteket i Skara is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Robert Boyle was an Anglo-Irish philosopher and scientist born in 1627. He had a privileged upbringing, as he was a son of the first earl of Cork, and his social standing gave him access to a first-class education at Eton College. […]