We all know that the primary function of refrigeration is to keep food cool. Easy, right? Even though food storage sounds pretty simple, there are a lot of things we should keep in mind when we think about food safety and quality. There’s a lot more to storing food than sticking it in the fridge […]

In residential air handler/fan coils, it is common to use a high-voltage interlock between the blower and the electric heat strips to ensure that the blower comes on whenever the heat is on. The problem is that it CANNOT work the other way around where the heat comes on with the blower. Heat strips are […]

As HVAC/R Technicians, we use tools and instruments to take measurements every day. In fact, 90% of our job could not be done efficiently without some kind of measurement.  “How do we measure?” “With what instruments?” “How accurate are these measurements?” These are all questions a thoughtful technician should ask before spending money on a […]