Digital Thermostat Keeps Changing Temperature on Its Own

Does your digital thermostat keep turning itself up? Down? Have a mind of its own? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. There are several reasons why your HVAC thermostat keeps changing temperature on its own, but the most likely cause is you have it in program mode.

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HVAC Technician Pay and HVAC Jobs

Before we get into hvac technician pay rates, let’s look at all of the different types of hvac jobs there are. The lowest paying hvac job may be an apprenticeship program. Although the experience may far outweigh the pay in the beginning, as the more knowledgeable you are, the more you can learn, the more valuable you are to a hvac company.

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HVAC Tools List for Service Technicians

HVAC tools surrounding and old R22 water source heat pump

So you just graduated hvac school and are looking to get some of the best hvac tools to start of your career. Maybe you are taking apart of an apprenticeship program and looking for some on the job training. You are going to need your own reliable tools.

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Air Conditioning Condensate Drain Line Clogged

Large amount of algae that came out of an a/c condensate drain lineIs your air conditioners condensate drain line clogged? Here we will discuss some of the symptoms of this problem and how to fix them. This is put into the category of Hvac for Beginners. I normally don’t promote diy hvac repairs. But cleaning your air conditioners condensate drain line can usually be done by the homeowner in most cases.

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HVAC Training to Become a Great Technician

hvac technician with repair tools refrigerant, gauges, meter, standing next to condensing units on roofSo you want to become an Hvac technician? Good call. Good, well trained Hvac technicians will never be without a job. There is always a demand for comfort. Although you will have to go through quite a bit of Hvac training before you can reach this stage, but once it’s reached, it’s pretty much job security for the rest of your life.

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Honeywell FocusPro 5000 Thermostat Installation

Checking voltage on a digital thermstat

Manuals can be kind of confusing. Hopefully this will clear up some of that confusion as be covering the Honeywell FocusPro 5000 thermostat installation today. The model in these pictures and post are TH5220D. You don’t need to have technical HVAC training to complete the

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Hvac Training on Electric Heaters

Broken electric heater elementsElectric heaters are common in many split Hvac systems where it doesn’t get so cold, and also apart of many heat pump systems, which they are often referred to as ’emergency heat’. Electric heaters typically cost more to run than heat pumps, but are necessary when temperatures get so cold outside that the heat pump may not be able to keep up with the temperature.

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Become a Likeable HVAC Technician

Likeable, happy, hvac technician smilingWhen you go through your HVAC training and school you are going to learn a great deal about the technical side of becoming a service technician. You are going to learn how to troubleshoot and repair many types of HVAC equipment. But if you are in either the residential or commercial side of the HVAC field (which 99% of us are), then you are going to have to show some customer service skills. You have to be likeable.

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