Category Archives: Just for Fun

How to repair a HEAT PUMP — in seven easy steps!

Posted on February 11, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

Winter is about half over and I’m sure we are all looking forward to the end of this heating season (especially the New England area and all their snow). I  figured a little “just for fun” post might be needed about … Continue reading →

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“Points to Ponder”

Posted on June 27, 2014 by yorkcentraltechtalk

I am on vacation this week but I thought I would give you something to thinks about. —   All of these really apply to how you approach your work on a daily basis. Be back in a week!

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PIPING SPECIFICATIONS

Posted on April 21, 2014 by yorkcentraltechtalk

Here is a Primer on piping that I have always found very helpful and useful: All pipe is to be made of a long hole surrounded by metal or plastic centered around the hole. All pipe is to be hollow throughout the entire … Continue reading →

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This is my favorite recipe for fruit cake!

Posted on December 19, 2013 by yorkcentraltechtalk

This is an old family recipe (stolen from some one else’s family). Fruit cake is either one of those things you “love or hate”  but, this recipe makes it great no matter how you feel about fruit cake. (Picture in … Continue reading →

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How Electricity “REALLY” Works

Posted on August 25, 2013 by yorkcentraltechtalk

A sheet of paper crossed my desk the other day and, as I read it, a realization of a basic truth came to me.  So Simple! So obvious we couldn’t see it.  One of our engineers had discovered how power … Continue reading →

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Thoughts to Ponder

Posted on August 7, 2013 by yorkcentraltechtalk

Sometimes, we all need to take that step back from work and think about silly things or things we kind of have wondered about.  Here are a few of my points to ponder when I’m not thinking about heating or air … Continue reading →

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Ground Hog Day — Revisited

Posted on March 25, 2013 by yorkcentraltechtalk

According to the official Ground Hog: Punxsutawney Phil – he predicted an early spring .  Well as you and I know — HE WAS WRONG! There is also the old adage –March comes in like a lion and goes out like a … Continue reading →

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YOU KNOW YOU WERE LIVING IN 2012 WHEN …..

Posted on December 26, 2012 by yorkcentraltechtalk

2012 is coming to an end and 2013 is rapidly approaching. Here are a few thing to ponder going into the new year. I think we are all guilty of doing most, if not all, of these things or some … Continue reading →

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End of the World?

Posted on December 20, 2012 by yorkcentraltechtalk

Today is Friday, December 21, 2012 that, according to  some people, was suppose to be THEN END OF THE WORLD because the Mayan Calendar does not go on beyond this date. But, I guess if you are reading this, it didn’t happen! And … Continue reading →

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Twas the Night Before Christmas (or A Visit From St. York)

Posted on December 13, 2012 by yorkcentraltechtalk

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house Not a creature was stirring, because the furnace was out!    The stockings were hung on the windows with care    Trying to keep out the cold winter air. The … Continue reading →

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