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Nov 27, 2018

What is the difference between r-value and u-factor? Why should we care about the differences? In this short podcast, we'll explain what those differences between the two are and why you should care.

R-value and u-factor are actually pretty close to the same thing; they are inverse coefficients of the same...


Nov 21, 2018

This episode is very exciting to me because we get to have Dr. Allison Bailes on the show. Today, he shares his knowledge about friction rate and duct design. Allison got his start teaching college-level physics before getting into the building design industry.

If you have a forced-air system that blows heated or cooled...


Nov 15, 2018

Rusty Walker with Hill-Phoenix comes on and talks about CO2 triple and critical points. He also covers some best practices for refrigeration techs working with CO2.

The triple point is the temperature and pressure at which a substance can exist in all three phases of matter. CO2 has a very high triple point, and CO2...


Nov 13, 2018

In this short podcast episode, we cover what you need to consider before you solder or braze any type of joint in HVAC/R work. We want to give special thanks to Solderweld; you can learn more about their products at solderweld.us.

When you braze or solder anything, you need to know your base metal. The base metal's...


Nov 8, 2018

Eric Mele is back on the podcast. This time, we cover hot gas as a reheat dehumidification strategy with all of the broad strokes you should be aware of.

One common dehumidification strategy is the hot gas bypass; this strategy allows you to operate under low load. Hot gas reheat is when you add discharge heat back to...