This article was written by Tim De Stasio with Southern Comfort Consulting and Service. It was originally published on his blog, which you can access by clicking THIS link, but he permitted us to republish it on HVAC School as well. Thanks, Tim! It is critical for an HVAC technician to understand airflow and how […]

Today, I ran a service call with another tech where the previous tech had diagnosed an intermittent piston restriction. I read the history beforehand. For the past several years, there were many assorted comfort complaints and a lot of minor charge adjustments in both the summer and winter. It is worth noting here that the […]

This is a video tech tip from our friend Brad at HVAC in SC. In this video, Brad demonstrates that using a cap off of a refrigerant tank on a system can depress the Schrader core on the system in some cases. Make sure to use proper caps that have seals or brass flare cones. […]