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In today’s podcast, Scott Krasman from TZOA, Andrew Greaves, and Kaleb Saleeby join Bryan for a conversation about mental health in the trades. We have a greater awareness of mental health than we ev…

In today’s podcast, Jim Bergmann talks about troubleshooting the entire system. He takes a holistic approach to the art of troubleshooting, NOT just an equipment-centered one.

According to NIST, the …

In today’s podcast, Steven Rogers joins Bryan to talk about measuring total system airflow.

Fluid measurement is NOT restricted to liquids; a fluid is anything that flows, including liquids and gases…

In today’s short podcast, Bryan explains how growth happens in an HVAC/R career. He also gives tips to get “unstuck” if you feel like you aren’t moving forward.

You won’t move forward if you haven’t …

In today’s podcast, Bryan and a team of Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS) managers (Mike Schaefer, Charles Miltiades, and Sly Grimm) discuss mini-split controls strategies.

Some contractors m…

In today’s short podcast, Bryan discusses the key factors for system performance WITHOUT doing a deep dive into system commissioning. “Performance” refers to system efficiency, capacity, air filtrati…

In today’s podcast, Trevor and Bryan discuss Copeland Scroll Compressor Multiples for Air Conditioning. “Multiples” refer to equipment setups with multiple compressors that have connected suction and…

In today’s short podcast, Bryan clears up the differences between markup and profit margins in HVAC businesses.

The number one mistake that people make in business is confusing markup and gross margi…

In today’s podcast, Eric Mele and Bryan explain the planning, layout, and execution of HVAC projects. They mostly cover commercial ductwork but also touch on piping and some residential projects.

Pla…

In today’s short podcast, Bryan explores the differences between startup and commissioning.

Startups typically involve going in during the construction phase after the drywall has been sealed up. (Ve…

In today’s podcast, Eric Kaiser and Bryan talk about mentorship in the HVAC industry. They discuss what it means to be a good mentor, how to find a good mentor, and what it means to be mentored. 

Men…

In today’s podcast, Bryan explores the upsides of choosing a career in the skilled trades instead of going to college. He also covers ways to prepare your child for a trades education and career whil…

In today’s short podcast, Bryan explores triple evacuation. Many people believe that we don’t like triple evac, but that’s simply NOT true. We’re here to set the record straight.

If the manufacturer …

In today’s podcast, Bryan explains how he teaches physics. He believes that teaching physics is about continuously building a mental model, and he covers the methods and mindsets that facilitate that…

In today’s short podcast, Bryan explores the dangers of cold tanks during refrigerant recovery.

Whenever you have a recovery tank, you only want to fill it to 80% capacity in the liquid state. The sa…

In today’s podcast, Nikki and Bryan discuss dehumidification. They cover the relationship between cooling and dehumidification, humidity control, and dehumidifier installation practices.

If the A/C u…

In today’s podcast, Trevor and Bryan discuss how to troubleshoot thermostatic expansion valves (TXVs/TEVs). They also dive into the various types, applications, and components of TXVs.

TXVs are meter…

In this short podcast episode, Bryan discusses push-pull recovery, how it works, and what we need to know about it.

Push-pull recovery is a somewhat counterintuitive method of recovering liquid rapid…

In this short podcast episode, Bryan goes over one of his most valuable tips for pulling a vacuum on a small system.

It can be very difficult to pull a vacuum on a small system, especially when you'r…

In this podcast episode, Bryan and Eric Mele explain how HVACR technicians can END callbacks with a few best practices.

Rushing through calls will often lead to callbacks. One of the most common mist…