A variable frequency drive (VFD) fails to vary the discharge-air fan speed. A motor overheats and fails prematurely. Programmable controls that generally operate without issue suddenly experience ...
HVAC airflow problems can make or break a duct system design. After all, the cornerstone of the heating and cooling industry is comfort. Without proper HVAC airflow, comfort goes out the window — pun ...
When your HVAC system was new, it was designed to keep the indoor environment comfortable, functional, and safe. Over time, that system can drift out of alignment, leading to wasted resources, ...
HVAC upgrades often fail to fix comfort because the issue is the house, not the system. Expert Lane Pace explains how air leaks and the "building envelope" undermine equipment, leading to uneven temps ...
If you’ve ever had a significant problem with your gas-powered HVAC system, you’ve probably heard the term red-tagged. (And if you haven’t yet, there’s every chance you will someday, given that most ...
In Part 1 of this series, we examined the importance of heat transfer in steam surface condensers, where waterside microbiological fouling and scale formation, or excess air in-leakage on the ...
Q: I purchased a home in June. My real estate agent hired an inspector and collected a fee from my husband and me. The inspector wrote an inspection report that minor problems were showing. I paid a ...