This tip was written by HVAC Applications and Technical Specialist Dakota Brown. Thanks, Dakota! As a technician, it was always the same old story: Are you done yet? There was always pressure from the office—either from the dispatcher, service manager, or project manager—to get the job done and get it done quickly. When I became […]

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 […]

If you own an HVAC or refrigeration business, there may be times when you think giving a discount might be the right thing to do. Maybe you have a friend who’s having a hard time and suddenly has an evaporator coil leak that needs attention. You may consider offering him a discount to help him […]