I bought a crappy old house built in the 1920s a few years into my marriage. There were so many things wrong with it. Water intrusion, leaking pipes, roots in the sewer line… on and on. But it was our house, and we loved it. One issue was that the water heater was tiny, and […]

First, let's give proper credit. Most of the best practices and tools for diagnosing ECM and X13 motors come from Regal/Genteq and their site, thedealertoolbox.com, and their app, The Dealer Toolbelt. Your best bet is to follow the practices shown there and use their TECInspect diagnostic tool shown below. Here is the general process to […]

This article was inspired by an email we received from a viewer of our HVAC School YouTube channel, Jim Holbrook. Thank you, Jim! Disclaimer: This article is written to help educate you and hopefully save lives. We are NOT an authority on the topic. OSHA, as well as company best practices and risk assessments, should […]