Courtesy of Emerson It is important to have refrigerant that is free from debris and contaminants, and we control these issues on many different fronts. 1. Proper tubing handling preventing copper shavings, dirt, and water from entering while installing. 2. Flowing nitrogen while brazing to prevent carbon build-up. 3. Deep vacuum of 500 microns or […]

As a technician gains skill, they will learn that regularly testing your tools is a huge part of success. It isn't long in the field before techs find out that just because a meter or gauge gives a particular reading, it doesn't ALWAYS mean it is correct. Vacuum is one of these areas. Everything in […]

I've been reading a book called Cool: How Air Conditioning Changed Everything, and it got me interested once again in the history of air conditioning and refrigeration. Like many things, the people who are credited with “inventing” are the ones dogged enough to make an idea commercially successful, not the idealists forever tucked away in the […]