Podcast Episodes

Brazing Basics and Tips

In this podcast episode, Bryan talks about brazing basics and tips. He goes over safety, regulator settings, torch positioning, flowing nitrogen, heat control, and more.

Whenever you're going to be w…

Published on 8 years, 5 months ago

Bonus - Blue Collar Life & Experience w/ Ralph Wolf

Bryan talks to Ralph Wolf from T&N Services on YouTube and the Working Joe's podcast. We talk about blue-collar life, how the trade has changed for us, and what experience gives a tech that can't be …

Published on 8 years, 5 months ago

Drying Stuff vs. Drying Air - Humidification, Dehumidification and Ventilation

This episode is a rebroadcast of a very useful episode from the Corbett Lunsford's Building Performance Podcast at https://buildingperformancepodcast.com/. Corbett talks to building moisture control …

Published on 8 years, 5 months ago

Bonus - Restaurant Equipment "Hot Side" w/ Nick Messick

Restaurant HVAC and refrigeration tech Nick Messick comes on the podcast to talk about restaurant equipment, especially the "hot side." The "hot side" refers to equipment that heats the food; it incl…

Published on 8 years, 5 months ago

Building Automation Basics for the HVAC Tech w/ Phil Zito

Phil Zito of Building Automation Monthly comes on the podcast to discuss building automation and what HVAC techs should know about it.

Automation essentially refers to control systems; we started off…

Published on 8 years, 5 months ago

Bonus - HVAC Contractors and Distributors, Keys to a Great Partnership

In this podcast episode, Bryan and Mike Layton of Shore Distributors explain how HVAC contractors and distributors can build a great partnership. Shore Distributors is a wholesaler in Maryland that c…

Published on 8 years, 6 months ago

TXV Operation, Diagnosis and Failure w/ Jamie Kitchen

In this episode, Bryan talks with Jamie Kitchen from Danfoss about why and how thermostatic expansion valves (TXVs) fail and how they function in the first place.

As fixed orifices become a dying bre…

Published on 8 years, 6 months ago

Check The Charge Without Connecting Gauges - Part 2

In this second part of the podcast, Jim Bergmann wraps up the steps to check a system charge without connecting a gauge manifold.

You can check the charge without gauges if you use the following proc…

Published on 8 years, 6 months ago

Check The Charge Without Connecting Gauges - Part 1

In this episode of the podcast, we talk about gauges. Jim Bergmann from Redfish Instruments and the MeasureQuick app explains why you may want to check a charge without using a gauge manifold. (That'…

Published on 8 years, 6 months ago

Common Duct Design Mistakes w/ Jack Rise

In this episode, Jack Rise talks about duct design regarding ACCA manual D, friction rate, face velocity, duct velocity, and what is ACTUALLY wrong with flex duct.

Manual D causes a lot of confusion …

Published on 8 years, 6 months ago