Having a good Wet Dry Vac to clean up a mess or pull out water is a must-have tool for an HVAC tech. There are many sizes and brands to choose from in all different price ranges. A good HVAC Wet-Dry-Vac should be very portable and be able to be put in storage easily. Being… Read More »
Garages can get hot in the summer and don’t usually have a window to let air blow in or install a window air conditioner unit. Cooling a windowless building such as a garage can be done in different ways, depending on the scenario. Options can vary from low-cost, budget-friendly to higher-cost and more involved installation.… Read More »
Passing the EPA 608 exam is a necessary part of becoming an HVAC technician. Many techs worry about how hard it is to pass, which I would say not to worry about it and mainly focus on memorizing the possible questions and answers. Passing the EPA 608 exam is not hard, especially if you can… Read More »
Connecting a water line to a swamp cooler is an easy job that almost anyone can do. There are several ways to tap into an outside faucet, from tapping not the water line to different style attachments. One way to keep it simple is to buy an Evaporative Cooler Water Hook-Up Kit. They work by… Read More »
The wiring of a swamp cooler is not complex, but if you have never wired up a motor before or feel uncomfortable with electricity, it is advisable to hire an electrician to wire up your cooler. A swamp cooler needs power to run two things. Blower Motor Water Pump The water pump is what pumps… Read More »
If you are looking to install a swamp cooler or buying a new unit, there are many available to choose from. First of all, if you currently have one installed, be sure it is completely worn out as often old swamp coolers can be repaired. Once a new swamp cooler is needed, there are a… Read More »
If you have installed a mini split and it stops working after a few days it likely has a refrigerant leak. The factory flares that come with mini split units are notoriously bad and often leak. This recently happened to me that after installing a Pioneer mini split it stopped working after a week. I… Read More »
Replacing a Swamp Cooler Float is an easy task that most home DIYers can do. A bad Float will leak water and not cut the water supply off when the cooler is full. An evaporative cooler float works basically the same as a toilet bowl float, with the water lifting a bulb that shuts off… Read More »
Swamp coolers need a water line for a constant flow of water to operate properly. Hooking into a water line for a swamp cooler can be done a few different ways depending on the placement of a unit, and types of water pipes in use. There are several ways to connect a water line to… Read More »
Replacing the swamp cooler pads during maintenance is necessary to keep an evaporative cooler running and working properly. Since the pads are what make a unit cool as water passes through and evaporates, they can be a big performance factor. There are two main types of cooling pads called Fiber and Rigid, each of which… Read More »