Ductwork

I wanted to share with all of you a very nice post that I found on ductwork. This is really one of the most informative articles that I have seen that really covers this topic in depth. For those who are unfamiliar with what ductwork is, its the "plumbing" that carries treated air throughout your home. If you think of the pipes that carry your water to all of the sinks and fixtures throughout your home, you can have a good idea of how ductwork operates. Its main job is to transport air from your air handler to all of the vents throughout the house. Now there are various types of ducts that are services but in general that is how it operates. If you have some time and are interested, then I would recommend checking out that article for a detailed breakdown.

Electric Arc Furnace

Now I like to cover lots of heating and air conditioning related topics on this blog so I wanted to talk a little bit about commercial furnaces today. Now the heating principles at play with commercial furnaces is actually quite different from those that are used in residential heating units. Nevertheless I think it is something that some of you all might enjoy. So today I want to present you with a video on electric arc furnaces. This is a nice little video that I found on youtube that actually taught me something that I didn't know. Now you all know that after having worked in this field and taught the stuff for several decades this type of situation doesn't come up too often anymore. However, when it does, I get as giddy as a school girl. OK I'm exaggerating but it is an ahhhh moment and I do enjoy those. So without any further ado let me give you the video:



Good stuff huh? I'm sure you all enoyed that and I just want to say that this is one of the very rare occasions that I am not exactly qualified to field questions on this particular topic. I will help if you have a basic question but I actually have a few myself. If I get some anwswers to my questions I will update this post and share anything else I find out. Cheers!

Oil Furnaces

Have you ever wondered how an oil furnace actually works? I know that this was something that truly fascinated me when I first got interested in the heating and air conditioning industry. How could you control a fire and make sure that it never got too hot but that it was hot enough to heat up the entire house. Also how could you possibly do this without making the home smell like smoke or fire? These were all burning(pun intended) questions that ran through my mind as a young aspiring hvac tech. Well after a long career in the heating and cooling business I can tell you that all of my childhood curiosities have been answered and much more. So I know that there are lots of little kids out there who are just like I was and for them I am here to provide some help. This might just inspire them to make it a go like I did. So here it is, a nice little video that I found that does a good job of explaining exactly how an oil furnace actually works. Enjoy!



Did you enjoy the video? I know I did, I loved it. That is the beauty of the internet for today's generation. See when I was coming up you had to actually go find someone like the guy in the video if you wanted to learn about something like that. Now you can cruise over to my blog with a few keystrokes and 10 minutes later you have your answer. Make sure to stay tuned for even more great HVAC information.

Radiant Heating Systems

Hello readers! I know you all must absolutely love my blog because I constantly find the best and deliver it to you day after day. So what is today's gem? Well I found a video that is nothing short of awesome! The video covers radiant heating systems and for those of you who don't know radiant heating systems are some of the best. Why are they the best you might ask? Well the video will go into more detail but I will simply say that one of their best features is the cost per therm. For those who are uninitiated in the heating jargon, they are cheap to operate. Some people like to call them energy-efficient but I like to just keep it simple. Everyone understands cheap so let's not try to put a shirt and tie on a heater and just call it what it is. OK so now that you know the best(at least in my opinion) thing about a radiant heating system, here is some more information from our friends over at Plumber Surplus.




What did I tell you? A gem right? Yup my thoughts exactly, I really hope you enjoyed that video as much as I did and if you have any questions on radiant heating systems or any other types of heating systems you know that you can always just drop me a comment and i will get back to you lickity split. Have a great day and enjoy the Super Bowl this weekend! I'll be enjoying it for sure!

Heat Pumps Part 1

If you are interested in learning some information on heat pumps then I have the perfect video for you. This is going to be a two part series and I think that the information presented in each of these videos is really spot on. The technician in the video goes through and points out several important components and really gives the novice some very valuable insight from an expert perspective. Since this blog is devoted to all things HVAC, we will be covering heat pumps in great detail over the coming weeks and months. I think this is a great starting point for a video in this series. Stay tuned for part two and then for some in depth treatment of heat pumps and related technologies.



I hope you enjoyed that video and learned something useful. Little by little if you keep learning you will gain the confidence and ability to troubleshoot and or install all common heating and air equipment.