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HVAC School - For Techs, By Techs

May 31, 2018

In today's podcast, I talk with Corbett Lunsford about his new show about home performance and diagnosis. Home Diagnosis airs on PBS in winter 2018. Even though Home Diagnosis mostly deals with building performance, HVAC work is a large component of overall home performance.

Corbett Lunsford used to be a pianist before...


May 29, 2018

Sean Harris with Positive Energy and Aeroseal Austin sat down with me at the humid climate conference and talked about how to seal ducts from the inside with Aeroseal. We regularly see air leakage by poor connections, especially when we deal with flex ducts.

When a house comes under negative pressure, it draws a bunch...


May 24, 2018

Today's short episode covers five things residential techs need to consider when tasked with doing maintenance on a commercial system. We mostly talk about light commercial package unit maintenance in this episode.

If you come across fresh air filters, be sure to wash those. Some commercial units have economizers that...


May 21, 2018

In today's podcast episode, Lee Andrews with Andrews Filters talks about the complicated and important topic of air filters and filtration. He also explains why they should matter to you and your customers. As indoor air quality (IAQ) becomes more important in HVAC work, air filters will become even more important than...


May 15, 2018

Have you ever struggled to repair a leak in an all-aluminum coil? Lance Robinson with SolderWeld talks about his product to do just that and makes a convincing case for aluminum repair.

We've been using aluminum for several decades before the shift to copper; unlike copper, aluminum is corrosion-resistant....