Category Archives: HVAC Tech Support

Heating Efficiency and Proper Sizing

Posted on January 17, 2016 by yorkcentraltechtalk

This weekend I got an email from my nephew who lives in New Hampshire. He recently moved into a home and they finished the basement and attic. Now, he had a contractor come in and he was telling him that … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, HVAC Tech Support | Tagged application, education, HVAC equipment, HVAC systems, installation, system replacement, Technician Competence, training | 13 Comments

Natural Gas piping Questions

Posted on November 27, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

I recently had a reader ask these questions: How bad is it to use regular galvanized pipe instead of black? How tight should 1/2″ pipe be? I was taught to use sealant dope but to skip the first thread. Should … Continue reading →

Posted in HVAC Tech Support | Tagged application, education, HVAC equipment, HVAC systems, installation, retrofit, Safety, service, Technician Competence, technology, tools, training, troubleshooting | 2 Comments

How To Always Win With Customers!

Posted on October 6, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

My last few posts have been centered around customer relations.To conclude this series, I offer the following that was something I tried to teach my Techs and follow myself. First, we need to ask the question, “WHAT IS A CUSTOMER?” … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, HVAC Tech Support | Tagged air conditioning, application, commissioning, cooling, CUSTOMER RELATIONS, education, HVAC equipment, HVAC systems, installation, maintenance, service, Technician Competence, technology, training, troubleshooting | 6 Comments

Ten Commandments of Human Relations

Posted on September 12, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

I was recently going through some of the boxes I packed up when I retired in January and came across this article that I used both when I was a service manager for a contractor and when I became the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, HVAC Tech Support | Tagged air conditioning, application, commissioning, CUSTOMER RELATIONS, HVAC equipment, HVAC systems, service, system, Technician Competence, training | Leave a comment

Flood Damaged HVAC Equipment

Posted on July 9, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

The South Central, Midwest, and the Northeast have seen record rainfall in the last month and, especially, the last couple of days. Rivers are over flood stage. Sewer systems could not keep up with all the rain and sewers backed … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, HVAC Tech Support | Tagged air conditioning, application, commissioning, CUSTOMER RELATIONS, duct work, education, flood stage, HVAC equipment, HVAC systems, IAQ, installation, maintenance, retrofit, Safety, service, system replacement, Technician Competence, technology, training, troubleshooting | 1 Comment

Proper Air Conditioning Sizing

Posted on June 28, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

I recently received this question from a homeowner who came upon the blog site: Mike I read some of your articles online and am asking for your opinion. I replaced my antiquated system with a new system. I have a 1250 … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, HVAC Tech Support | Tagged air conditioning, application, commissioning, cooling, CUSTOMER RELATIONS, education, installation, refrigerants, retrofit, service, Technician Competence, technology, training, troubleshooting | 11 Comments

Plenum Returns – Good or Bad?

Posted on June 13, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

I recently had this question sent to me —“What are your thoughts regarding plenum returns verses duct returns. One of the obvious is cost but how about system performance.” Great question! In my opinion, I have always said that … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, HVAC Tech Support | Tagged air conditioning, application, commissioning, cooling, CUSTOMER RELATIONS, duct work, education, heat pump, installation, maintenance, service, system, technology, training, troubleshooting | 2 Comments

Indoor Coil Leaks

Posted on June 12, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

With A/C season officially here, I have been asked to address an issue that has been around our industry for a long time now and that is indoor coil leaks also known as formicary corrosion. Indoor coil corrosion failures are an … Continue reading →

Posted in HVAC Tech Support | Tagged air conditioning, application, commissioning, CUSTOMER RELATIONS, education, free cooling, heat pump, installation, maintenance, refrigerants, service, Technician Competence, training, troubleshooting | 5 Comments

Air Conditioning and Humidity Control — Comments from Readers

Posted on May 29, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

This was fast – already have had a few suggestions and responses. Thank you to the responders. One thing I did not go into was “controls” other than the economizer and this is what the responders all made suggestions about. … Continue reading →

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Air Conditioning and Humidity Control

Posted on May 29, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

I recently received this question from one of this site’s readers: “Is it a good or bad idea to leave the ahu fan on in a commercial system?This facility is a bank and is experiencing a higher than normal moisture … Continue reading →

Posted in HVAC Tech Support | Tagged air conditioning, application, cooling, ecomomizer, enthalpy, free cooling, IAQ, installation, service, Technician Competence, technology, training, troubleshooting | 2 Comments