In this episode, Craig and Ty answer questions related to circuit board troubleshooting, ECM fan motor diagnosis, testing thermostats, tools, communication and more! Check out Ty on any of your favorite social media platforms including on YouTube! Just search for @Love2HVAC to see all of the exciting things Ty is working on! Be sure to check out our other content and resources! Check out our website at https://www.acservicetech.com Check out our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@acserv...
Nov 07, 2023•42 min•Ep. 17
In this episode, Craig is joined by Chris Hughes and Steve Rogers from TEC to discuss the topic of airflow within ductwork and within the building envelope. They will be covering topics such as measurement methods, results of high and low airflow, how leaking ducts can result in positive or negative building pressurization in relation to the outdoors, and how problems with airflow affect heat transfer and system capacity. Be sure to check out our other content and resources! Check out our websit...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 16
In this episode, Craig and Ty discuss liquid line restrictions, target subcooling, vacuum procedure problems, pressure testing issues, why operating pressures won't rise and more! Check out Ty on any of your favorite social media platforms including on YouTube! Just search for @Love2HVAC to see all of the exciting things Ty is working on! Be sure to check out our other content and resources! Check out our website at https://www.acservicetech.com Check out our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtu...
Oct 11, 2023•37 min•Ep. 15
In this episode, Craig and Ty talk about vacuum problems, intermittent electrical problems, evap coil leaks, why registers drip water, and much more! Check out Ty on any of your favorite social media platforms including on YouTube! Just search for @Love2HVAC to see all of the exciting things Ty is working on! Be sure to check out our other content and resources! Check out our website at https://www.acservicetech.com Check out our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@acservicetechchannel C...
Sep 27, 2023•36 min•Ep. 14
In this episode, Craig and Ty Branaman answer technical questions related to brazing techniques, capacitor issues, solving low voltage troubleshooting problems, and much more! Check out Ty on any of your favorite social media platforms including on YouTube! Just search for @Love2HVAC to see all of the exciting things Ty is working on!
Aug 24, 2023•33 min•Ep. 13
In this episode, join Craig as he interviews Tyler Nelson from the Sauermann Group. They discuss steps and details related to gas furnace commissioning, troubleshooting, and technician safety. Topics discussed include ambient carbon monoxide detection, the steps to performing combustion analysis, the dangers present when combustion analysis is not performed, and red flags that a technician can measure on a combustion analyzer to determine a problem. Tyler is the Instrumentation and Industrial Sa...
Jun 13, 2023•48 min•Ep. 12
In this episode, join Craig and Brandon as they discuss how to become a more valuable and efficient service technician in the HVACR field. Brandon and Craig provide key insights on the steps that can be taken along with how to develop an organized troubleshooting mindset!
May 16, 2022•30 min
In this episode, join Craig and Brandon as they discuss EEVs. Brandon will be asking the questions and Craig will be answering them as they tackle topics such as what is an EEV, how do they work, why do we use them, and much more!
Apr 27, 2022•26 min•Ep. 10
Join us as we discuss the Thermostatic Expansion Valve (TXV) and go into detail on how it functions, the purpose they serve in the HVAC/R system, and how they may fail and what to do to prevent failures down the road!
Nov 17, 2020•14 min•Ep. 9
Join us as we explore the evolution of gas furnace control boards. From the 60's to present we will examine what has been used in the past and why we have updated to the current control boards in use today!
Oct 28, 2020•16 min•Ep. 8
Join us as we discuss the sequence of operations for gas furnaces, combustion efficiency, recognizing and diagnosing problems, and how to avoid being just another parts changer!
Oct 14, 2020•10 min•Ep. 7
In today's episode, we will be answering questions about refrigerant charging, breaking the vacuum with refrigerant, what factors effect Delta T, and much more!
Sep 30, 2020•14 min•Ep. 6
In this episode, we will be covering how to troubleshoot and diagnose a bad refrigerant compressor. We will also look at many of the reasons why a compressor may fail and discuss what steps can be taken to help prevent compressor failure in the future!
Sep 16, 2020•25 min•Ep. 5
Today's episode will cover questions on brazing, handling and working with refrigerants, safety, and troubleshooting!
Sep 02, 2020•28 min•Ep. 4
In this Episode, we will be going over questions related to troubleshooting HVAC systems while checking the charge. We will also spend some time focusing on metering devices, strainers, and more!
Aug 11, 2020•21 min•Ep. 3
Join us as we cover refrigerant charging questions including methods for checking the charge of a mini split, why we still use compound manifold gauges, adjusting the charge using a TXV and much more!
Jul 08, 2020•25 min•Ep. 2
This episode of the AC Service Tech Answers Podcast is all about technician's refrigerant questions. Join us as we cover real questions about refrigerant ports, vapor sat temps, disconnection after charging and much more!
Jun 30, 2020•18 min•Ep. 1
Join me as I discuss my HVAC journey, how I got started, where I've been, and why I started AC Service Tech!
Jun 30, 2020•15 min
