Synopsis
HVAC School is the ever growing online source for real training topics for technicians in the Air-conditioning, Heating and Ventilation Fields. In the podcast, we will share recorded training, tech ride alongs, share challenging diagnostic scenarios. All to help make the industry, your company, and your truck a better place to be.
Episodes
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Coil Cleaning with John Pastorello
03/07/2018 Duration: 49minIn this episode we speak with founder of Refrigeration Technologies John Pastorello all about chemicals and cleaners and how to best clean a coil
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Danfoss ERC213 Parameters Review
27/06/2018 Duration: 01h14minDanfoss ERC 213 Timestamps: 10:30 – Key Features 10:41 – Voltage Protection 10:56 – Compressor Protection 14:43 – Applications 15:15 – App 0 No predefined application 15:28 – App 1 Medium temperature ventilated refrigeration units with timed natural defrost 15:52 – App 2 Medium temperature ventilated refrigeration units with timed electrical defrost 16:03 – App 3 Low temperature ventilated refrigeration units with timed electrical defrost 16:13 – App 4 Medium temperature ventilated refrigeration units with electrical defrost (by temperature) 16:26 – App 5 Low temperature ventilated refrigeration units with electrical defrost (by temperature) 16:37 – App 6 No predefined application with simplified list of parameters 19:45 – Sensors 22:06 – Basic Groups of Parameters 23:09 – r-- Thermostat 23:12 – r00 Temperature setpoint 23:24 – r01 Differential 23:32 – r02 Min setpoint limitation and r03 Max setpoint limitation 24:02 – r04 Display offset 25:19 – r05 Display Unit (°C/°F) 25:33 – r09 Calibration of Sair 25:47 –
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Short #11 - Superheat, The True Meaning
25/06/2018 Duration: 09minIn this podcast we discuss the real significance of superheat and why it is much more than "a way to set the refrigerant charge on a fixed metering device"
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How to Go From Tradesman to Franchise Empire
21/06/2018 Duration: 37minThis is the story of WITH JOSHUA NICHOLLS FROM PLATINUM ELECTRICIANS and how he went from pulling wire, to creating a franchise empire to giving back.
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PCO Air Purification with Jon Bennert
19/06/2018 Duration: 50minJon Bennert with Air Oasis talks about Photo-catalytic Oxidation air purification, how it works and what it does.
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Short #10 - Air Has Weight and Takes up Space
15/06/2018 Duration: 12minIn this episode we talk air volume, density, weight and mass and why it matters to you
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Special EP Inverter Equipment With Ralph Wolf
12/06/2018 Duration: 58minRalph Wolf comes on and talks inverter systems, Mitsubishi, Bosch and what he’s up to nowadays
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Basic Refrigerant Circuit Revisited (Part 2)
07/06/2018 Duration: 45minPart 2 - Bert (Kalos Tech) and Keiran (Kalos Apprentice) join Bryan in studio to talk through the basic refrigerant circuit and how it functions. They talk compressor, condenser, metering device and evaporator as well as the four lines and the states of the refrigerant as it travels
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Basic Refrigerant Circuit Revisited (Part 1)
05/06/2018 Duration: 40minPart 1 -Bert (Kalos Tech) and Keiran (Kalos Apprentice) join Bryan in studio to talk through the basic refrigerant circuit and how it functions. They talk compressor, condenser, metering device and evaporator as well as the four lines and the states of the refrigerant as it travels
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Making of a TV Show About Home Performance
31/05/2018 Duration: 29minI talk with Corbett Lunsford about his new show about home diagnosis on PBS coming this Winter
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Sealing Ducts From the Inside w Sean Harris
29/05/2018 Duration: 19minSean 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
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Short #9 - Commercial Maintenance
24/05/2018 Duration: 09min5 things residential techs need to consider when tasked with doing a PM on a commercial system.
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Air Filters, They are More Complex Than You Knew w/ Lee Andrews
21/05/2018 Duration: 46minLee Andrews with Andrews Filters talks about the complicated and important topic of air filtration and why it matters to you and your customers
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How to Repair Aluminum Leaks
15/05/2018 Duration: 40minHave 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.
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Short #8 - Resistance Up, Amps Down
14/05/2018 Duration: 14minThis short episode covers the most misunderstood portion of Ohms law explained masterfully from 1921.
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Universal Digital Refrigeration Controls and the Danfoss ERC 213
10/05/2018 Duration: 37minJamie Kitchen talks about refrigeration controls and applications as well as the Danfoss ERC213 universal digital controller Find out more at Danfoss.com
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Manifolds vs. Probes Battle w/ Adolfo Wurts
08/05/2018 Duration: 46minIn this episode Adolfo from Arbiter comes on and debates some why a tech would want a manifold over probes and vice versa. Find out more about the UEI hub kits at http://www.ueitest.com/products/hub6
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HVAC/R Conductor, Breaker and Fuse Selection
07/05/2018 Duration: 37minHow to properly size HVAC/R wires and breakers without confusion
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Humidity Talk w/ Johnathan Jones
01/05/2018 Duration: 53minJohnathan Jones from Clean Comfort, UntraAire and Thermastor talks to us about dehumidification, ventilation and more...
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Short #7 - A Moisture Problem
27/04/2018 Duration: 09minA dirty M word replaced with another M word that gets to the root of the problem