Title: NATE Testing & Review Description: Bryan Orr with HVACRSchool.com will offer a general, technical NATE review from 8am-11:30am and proctor a session of North American Technician Excellence (NATE) technician certification testing in the afternoon from 1pm-5pm. The Review will cover elements of the CORE, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump exams and how the concepts apply […]

This article deals heavily with entropy. Entropy is not a simple topic, so we highly recommend checking out HVAC School’s Entropy in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning for some background information. Describing isentropic compression is a daunting endeavor. We all recognize the term compression, and I’m sure most of us can deduce that isentropic has something […]

This article was inspired by a podcast episode featuring Jeremy Smith. Jeremy is a refrigeration mechanic and has contributed a lot of good material to HVAC School. You can listen to that podcast on floating suction and head HERE. Those of you who drive your own vans are probably all too familiar with the following […]