Michael Housh from Housh Home Energy in Ohio wrote this tip to help techs determine the air-side charge on a pressure tank. Thanks, Michael! Determining the air-side charge of an expansion tank in a hydronic heating system is a relatively easy task.  A properly sized and charged tank is designed to keep the system pressure […]

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 […]

Air changes per hour (ACH/ACPH) simply describes how many times the quantity of air in a room (or structure) is completely replaced per hour. If you have a 10'x10'x10′ room, the room contains 1000 cubic feet of air. If the supply and return to the room is supplying a balanced 100 CFM (cubic feet per […]