An air conditioner is a functional system composed of four mechanical parts: the compressor, the condenser, the evaporator, and the expansion valve. When the air conditioner compressor starts giving you headaches, it’s important to know how to deal with it. The purpose of an air conditioner compressor is rather complexly worded. In essence, it works […]
Where in your HVAC unit is the noise coming from? The first step to solving a problem, any problem, is to identify its root cause – and this simple principle of life definitely applies when dealing with air conditioner noise, too. For this reason, we’ve listed the most commonly encountered sources of the annoying and […]
Last month we wrote about the growing epidemic of air conditioning units being stolen for their valuable copper. We mentioned that there were new products coming to market to counter the thieves in their evil doings. One such product the Copper Watcher is designed to alert owners if their units copper lines have been cut loose […]
I want to write about something that has nothing and yet everything to do with air conditioning. I don’t care what business you think you are in or where you work or what you think you do for a living. You are in the people business. Somehow whatever you do to make a living impacts […]
Air Conditioner Season Is On The heat is on. Time to turn on the air conditioners to prevent tempers from seething, and to avoid being roasted in the scorching summer heat, or worse, suffer a heatstroke especially during the day. These appliances are a necessity especially in places, such as Brisbane, Australia, Charlotte, North Carolina […]
Troubleshooting Air Conditioner Problems Now that summer is here, many people would also be saying “Hello” to their air conditioners that are installed at home, at the workplace or in vehicles. Well, you should have said your greetings to this cool gadget, whether auto, home, window, central, or portable, days or weeks before the temperature […]
Willis Carrier first installed air conditioning here in 1927. Take the video tour below. Landmark Theater - Heating and Cooling from Michael Stanton on Vimeo.
Variable Speed Swimming Pool Pump Next to your central air conditioning system the next biggest user of electricity in your home is the pool pump. Until just recently there wasn’t much that could be done to lower energy consumption on pool pumps and still have clean clear water. The old single speed motors and pumps […]
