HVAC School - For Techs, By Techs
Episodes
High-Efficiency Furnace Basics & Maintenance
19 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Benoit Mongeau comes on the podcast to talk about high-efficiency gas furnace basics and maintenance practices. When maintaining a high-efficiency g...
Cutting Compressors, iManifold, and Thermal Imaging w/ Ulises Palacios
16 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of HVAC School, Bryan talks with Ulises Palacios about some cool technology. Ulises has become a technology expert through his many ye...
Heat Pumps, Reversing Valves and Defrost
05 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of HVAC School, Bryan covers the basics of heat pumps. Heat pumps are common technologies in Florida. They reverse the sequence of the...
Relays, Sequencers, Transformers and Questionable Metaphors
01 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bryan and Nathan have a banter-filled conversation about electrical components that confuse techs. If you are looking for a serious e...
Some High Voltage Electrical Basics
29 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is a high voltage A/C electrical class that Bryan gave to some of the Kalos apprentices. The high voltage journey begins with basic elect...
Gas Furnace Sequence of Operation w/ Justin Skinner
22 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bryan talks to Justin Skinner about the standard gas furnace sequence of operation. Regardless of the furnace type, it all begins wit...
Prepping Non-techs for Winter
21 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Central Florida techs know the Southern winter all too well. Let's face it. It doesn't get super cold here regularly, but when it does, EVERYONE FREAK...
Some Refrigeration Thoughts for A/C Techs
17 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the HVAC School Podcast, Bryan talks with Jeremy Smith about refrigeration tips, terms and processes. They also cover the similarit...
Flow Nitrogen Great Again
10 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the HVAC School Podcast, Bryan talks with Tim Bagnall about flowing nitrogen. Many techs don't flow nitrogen. Some may say that i...
There is More to Check
08 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bryan goes back over the basics and stresses the importance of diagnosing the whole system. I'll cut to the chase: inspection is NOT ...
Replacing a Compressor from Start to Finish
03 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Bryan goes over best practices for diagnosing and replacing an A/C or refrigeration compressor. When testing for a shorted ...
The 5 Readings Every Tech Must Know Well
28 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of HVAC School, Bryan covers the "5 pillars of refrigerant circuit diagnosis" and why they matter. They are: Superheat Subcool Suctio...
Basic Electrical Theory
12 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of HVAC School, Bryan talks to his sons about basic electrical theory. Electrical theory normally requires trigonometry, calculus, and...
Diagnosis, Reconfirmation, Parts Changers, and You
10 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of HVAC School is a Kalos meeting where Bryan talks to his team about an incident where a leak was erroneously detected on the evaporator...
The Basic Refrigeration Circuit
05 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of HVAC School, we discuss the entire basic refrigerant/compression refrigeration circuit. We are in the business of moving heat. Heat...
Solder Rings, Thermal Imaging and My Grouchy Brother
29 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of HVAC School, I talk with my brother Nathan... and he whines a lot about cool tools I like. As you might have guessed, Nathan is in ...
The Basics of Moving Heat
22 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of HVAC School, Bryan talks to some apprentices about basic thermodynamics. That is the fancy scientific way of saying that we're movi...
Why a TXV instead of a TEV?.. or a CSV?
16 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of HVAC School, Bryan talks to Leslie about the deceptive TXV. Thermostatic expansion valves, also known as TXVs or TEVs, are metering...