Jason and Eugene visited the symposium because the attendees have a common vision to leave the trade better than they found it, and they were impressed with the high-level questions and curiosity of the attendees.

Eugene’s session was about pressure enthalpy, drawing from his book, Pressure Enthalpy Without Tears. He taught people how to read a pressure enthalpy chart and use their understanding of pressure enthalpy as a troubleshooting tool in the field and to gain a better understanding of the HVAC system. His goal is to teach technicians to seek more knowledge about the “how” and “why” of the systems they work on every day. He recommends that technicians become consumers of information; we have information available to us 24/7 and owe it to ourselves to take advantage of that and use it to educate customers.

Jason led a session about low-GWP refrigerants and some of the upcoming changes they’re bringing to the industry; Don Gillis and Dr. Chuck Allgood from Chemours were also on that panel. Jason was impressed with the attendees’ knowledge of the refrigerant transition. He recommends that technicians “Google responsibly;” he encourages us to learn how to identify trustworthy sources and dubious ones so that we can be sure we’re getting the correct information.

Learn more about the HVACR Training Symposium at https://hvacrschool.com/symposium.