There is a common belief in the trade that the higher the subcooling, the better the system efficiency because lower liquid line temperature means less flash gas. This statement is only partially true and can lead to some confusion among techs. Subcooling is a temperature decrease below the condensing temperature of the refrigerant that occurs […]

In many cases when a low-voltage or control circuit blows a fuse, it's because one of the circuits is shorted to ground or common. That may happen because of rubbed-out wires, shorted components or boards, etc. Routing wires sensibly and using proper grommets to avoid rubouts and shorts will help prevent those problems. Less commonly, […]

Diagram courtesy of Emerson New techs have a common question of how to wire a condensing fan motor for 3 vs. 4 wires. Jesse Grandbois submitted this tech tip to help make it simple. Thanks, Jesse! This tech tip is a quick one on the difference between wiring universal condenser fan motors and why brown […]