Monthly Archives: June 2013

Basic Air Conditioning Piping Recommendations – Suction Lines – Part 2

Okay — hopefully I’ve made my point that the two factors — suction line pressure loss and suction line velocity –are the most important parts of sizing suction lines for any air conditioning system — either residential of commercial.  After my … Continue reading

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Basic Air Conditioning Piping Recommendations – Suction Lines – Part 1

In my last post, I mentioned orientation of the equipment and that it can affect how we size a line set.  Before I discuss the various orientations, it is important to understand a few things about suction and liquid lines. … Continue reading

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Basic Air Conditioning Piping Recommendations – Introduction

A split system air conditioner consist of more than the box sitting outside.  That is just one component of an entire system. Since this is a system, specific application considerations are required with regards to the rest of the system — … Continue reading

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Control Boards and Flash Code Diagnostics Follow-up

In my last post I mentioned that — later this morning I am going out to meet a tech at a job site where the company has replaced 3 of the same control boards in the first 7 months since … Continue reading

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