Hvac School - For Techs, By Techs

Bryan talks with Jesse and Nathan about setting up dehumidification for residential equipment in general as well as some of the required and recommended settings on an EcoBee thermostat

In this episode we cover the skills and traits needed to be the best residential service tech you can be.

As we ring in the new year this episode focuses on how people in the HVAC/R trade can make more money without being rejected or seen as selfish.

We discuss power distribution and some practical tips about 3 phase, single phase and split phase power.

Learn about large-scale Desiccant dehumidification from the expert, Tom Peterson w/ CDI

Carter tells us why compression ratio is important, what it means and why it changes so much on heat pump systems and the effect that has on system operation.

We look at voltage and resistance, specifically using a voltmeter and an ohmmeter for diagnosis as well as a discussion of voltage drop.

Jamie Kitchen from Danfoss talks all about variable speed motor technology. Why it exists, what it does and how to think differently about the future of HVAC/R

this is the second episode with Jack Rise. Jack is one of my favorite authors and educators in HVAC and you will enjoy his tips in this podcast.

Nate Adams loves to eliminate gas meters and install high-performance heat pumps on high-performance homes in Ohio. Learn his secrets and whether or not he is as crazy as it sounds.

Bill Johnson is one of the great educators and writers of our time in HVAC/R and he shares about his career and some of his top tips on keeping systems leak free.

Jim takes us all the way through the history of furnaces from the stone ages when he was a child all the way to modern modulating condensing furnaces.

This class recording discusses transformers, ground, common, and line vs. load sides of a circuit.

Where does electricity come from and why do electrons move? In this epsiode we talk about differential charges, sine waves and some voltage measurement basics.

Do you think of the Building envelope as a duct? Do you test it? In this episode Joe Medosh talks to us about envelope testing and why it’s the future of Building health and comfort

Ductless expert Jesse Claerbout talks about his best practices for maintaining ductless air conditioners and heat pumps part 2

Ductless expert Jesse Claerbout talks about his best practices for maintaining ductless air conditioners and heat pumps part 1

In this epsiode, we cover some common misconceptions about run capacitors as well as some easy ways to test and some tips.

James from Rectorseal talks about the IMC codes relating to tamper resistant caps and why you may consider installing them now

Many techs know just enough about economizers to bypass them. In this podcast we talk about the basics of what they are and ow they function,