Hvac School - For Techs, By Techs

In this episode Ruth talks about how to reduce seasonality in your HVAC business by creating a good, quality maintenance program. 

How can you REALLY tell how profitable you are? Bryan talks to Ruth King about reading your profit and loss statement as well as common money leaks. 

In This Episode Bryan Speaks with Tersh Blissett about starting a business and some important tips for operating a successful contracting business. 

In this episode Bryan speaks with Jim Bergmann about his path to being a test instruments business owner. we talk about -  - The Challenges in the past with poor quality instruments - Enthalpy calculations - The Future of test instruments and readings  - Taking readings with a pitot tube   

In this podcast we talk about  - Condensing Temperture - Heat mode superheat - Heat mode subcooling - Saturation - Condenser Split  and much more

In this episode Bryan talks a bit about the air side of the system including latent and sensible, Relative Humidity, Wet Bulb, Dry Bulb and static pressure

In this first episode of a new series Justin talks about the calls he is doing before and after he does them, giving us a look inside the van of a senior HVAC tech. 

In this episode of the HVAC School Podcast we talk about - - Carrier's bypass economizer  - Hard Start Kits - StayBrite #8  - Discharge Line Temperature - Coremax Valve Cores - Notched Belts - Motor Temperature ratings  and much more......

Jeremy Smith talks Motormaster valves, fan cycling, slit condenser charging and much more...  Read the companion tech tip here

A quick story about how two brothers fueled and industry and an empire with raw sibling rivalry. 

In this episode we talk with Jeff Nieman about- - Fan Coils - Chiller Water -Centrifugal Chillers - Screw Chillers and So much more..   Also, Bert and the Testo 770-3 make an appearance

In this episode Bryan and Bert talk about properly stripping cables and leak detection best practices including. - Using your senses for leak detection - Electronic Leak Detection  - Pinpointing Leaks

In this episode we talk the ins and outs of recovery evacuation and dehydration best practices 

This episode is a rare look at business, sales and people skills instead of tech skills. This is an interview I did with Bob Gee several years ago. 

In this episode Bryan speaks with Stephen Rardon about gas and combustion analysis.  For 6% off of tools go  to HVACRschool.com/trutech offer code = getschooled    Big thanks to Carrier & Carrier Enterprise for their generous support of HVAC School. 

In this unedited episode of HVAC School Bryan and Nathan talks about some basic rules for circuit board diagnosis including -  - Isolation Diagnosis - Open Circuits - Short  Circuits  and many other best practices. 

Bryan talks to Ben from Canada about gas furnace basics as well as high-efficiency furnace basics and maintenance. 

In this episode I get Ulises Palacios on the phone and we talk about some of the things he has been up to. Specifically the iManifold / Bluvac integration, cutting compressors open and thermal imaging. 

In this episode Bryan talks about heat pumps, reversing valves, defrost, common issues, checking charge in heat mode and diagnosing the dreaded bypassing reversing valve. 

In this episode Nathan and Bryan talk about Relays, Sequencers, Transformers, Contactors, open and Closed Circuits and much more.