HVAC System Maintenance
Common maintenance tasks are featured in this playlist. Not only will you gain task-related best practices, you will learn more about why maintenance processes provide value to the homeowner.
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Attaching Gauges and Measuring Superheat and Subcooling
In this important video, we are going to show you the necessary steps of how to properly attach gauges and measure superheat and subcooling on a system in the field. This will allow you to know if a system in the field is undercharged, overcharged, or charged correctly.
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How to Cut, Strip, and Crimp Wire
There are correct and incorrect methods of cutting, stripping, and crimping electrical wiring. In this video, we will demonstrate how to do this properly and safely.
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The Electric Heating Element
We will walk you through an introduction to the electric heating element and the components that make it up.
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Testing Auxiliary and Emergency Operation of Supplemental Heat
Are you ready to learn about testing the emergency heat / supplemental heat function on a heat pump system? We will cover just that in this technical video on heat pumps.
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The Blower Assembly
In this video, we will show you all of the major components that make up the blower assembly in a typical gas furnace.
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Normal, Under, and Over-Charged Systems
We will show you what a system looks like when it has normal, overcharge and an undercharge of refrigerant.
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Checking Heat Pump Refrigerant Charge in Heating Mode
In this video, we will demonstrate how to effectively check the refrigerant charge on a heat pump system that is operating in the heating mode.
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How to Clean a Condensate Pump
You will learn what the manufacturer requires to perform general maintenance on a condensate pump on a system in the field.
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Feed Valve Types and Replacement
In this video, we will cover the different types of feed valves (Often called fill valves) installed on a boiler system in the field, and show you how to replace them.
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Circulator Pump Types and Maintenance
Learn about the different styles of circulator pumps. We'll also share some tips on how to perform maintenance,
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Induced Draft Motor and Pressure Switch
You will learn the order of operations and maintenance procedures for induced draft motors and pressure switches. These components are on all modern-day furnaces without pilots and this video will introduce these components to you, along with showing best maintenance practices.
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Troubleshooting and Replacing a Condensing Fan Motor
For this video, we will show you the best practices of how to troubleshoot and replace a condenser fan motor on a condensing unit or heat pump system in the field.
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Replacing a Heat Exchanger
In this instructional video, we are going to demonstrate how to replace a heat exchanger on a condensing furnace.
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Repairing a Liquid Line Restriction and Restricted Filter Drier
In this video, we will show you industry best practices of how to properly diagnose liquid line restrictions, along with being able to identify restricted filter-driers.
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How to Clean Coils
In this important video, we will show you the steps necessary to clean coils on an air conditioning system to keep it running in tip-top shape. It is extremely important that coils have the sufficient airflow they need for the system to operate properly.
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How to Perform Maintenance on a Gas Furnace
In this video, we will go step-by-step on what items to look for, what items to clean, and what to check when performing maintenance on a gas furnace.