Podcast Episodes

Ductless and VRF Diagnosis w/ John Chavez EP2

What do you need to know to walk up and fix a VRF or ductless system? John Chavez, longtime VRF/ductless pro, covers his approach to ductless and VRF diagnosis in Part 2 of this podcast. (Listen to P…

Published on 8 years, 3 months ago

Matter, Mass, Weight, and Volume

This episode covers some basics of matter that relate to HVAC/R. These basics include mass, weight, and volume. There will also be some talk of specific gravity and specific volume.

Matter and energ…

Published on 8 years, 3 months ago

Ductless and VRF Diagnosis w/ John Chavez EP1

What do you need to know to walk up and fix a VRF or ductless system? John Chavez, a longtime VRF/ductless pro, explains his approach in Part 1 of this podcast.

You CANNOT have a haphazard approach t…

Published on 8 years, 3 months ago

Bonus - Tech Communication and "PM Specials" w/ Frank Besednjak

Frank Besednjak talks about proper communication in conflicts between techs and managers. He also covers the potential problem with inexpensive air conditioning maintenance specials.

When it comes to…

Published on 8 years, 3 months ago

The Basic Refrigeration Circuit, Pressure & Enthalpy w/ Carter Stanfield

Carter Stanfield, a co-author of Fundamentals of HVACR, talks about the entire refrigeration circuit. He also explains how to read and plot a pressure-enthalpy diagram.

The refrigeration circuit has…

Published on 8 years, 3 months ago

Bonus - Leak Sealants and How They Work w/ James Bowman

James Bowman talks to Bryan about leak sealant products, including RectorSeal's Leak Freeze product. James talks about how sealants work, what happens when they don't work, and how to be open-minded …

Published on 8 years, 3 months ago

Commercial Refrigeration for A/C Techs w/ Dick Wirz

Dick Wirz, author of Commercial Refrigeration for Air Conditioning Technicians, talks about making the switch from A/C to refrigeration.

Dick Wirz is an advocate for using rules of thumb, which is a …

Published on 8 years, 3 months ago

Introduction to Ammonia Chillers w/ Camron Conlee

Camron Conlee joins the podcast to give us an introduction to ammonia chillers. He also explains what it's like to work with a poisonous refrigerant. The California division of TDI Refrigeration, whe…

Published on 8 years, 4 months ago

Scales - The Episode You've been Weighting For w/ Adolfo Wurts

Adolfo Wurts from Arbiter Incorporated, designer of the UEI WRS line of Bluetooth scales, comes on the podcast. We talk all about scales and how to use them.

You'll want to pull a scale off your truc…

Published on 8 years, 4 months ago

Big Announcement - 8/21/17

In this quick announcement I talk about the launch of the revolutionary diagnostic and data management tool MeasureQuick

Published on 8 years, 4 months ago