Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine May 2024

HVACR NewsMagazine May 2024

Feature Story

Understanding the complex is best understood when someone like Craig Migliaccio simplifies it. What about TXVs? Certainly more complex than a piston. It is kinda good to have a mental picture of what the TXV is doing. After all, ya’ gotta use Supercool when you have a TXV. So how’s it work. The best way for you to, not only know, but also remember is to watch a video by AC Service Tech. The link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cORHW ATpwUc You can also click on the picture above. Who’d a thunk that you could take a TXV and hook it up to water to demonstrate how the TXV regulates refrigerant flow. Ya’ just got to see it to believe it. I know you can explain it but seeing is remembering. Have fun and consider subscribing to his website. You’ll be glad you did. Just a thought for our industry. This information was shared by Matthew Bruner who wrote an article for Bryan Orr & HVAC School. Three guys sharing information for the benefit of our industry. At the onset of COVID, our Association wrote a lengthy White Paper with suggestions on how to proceed. It was really good and among the first in our industry. A national publication picked it up (with permission) but you needed a magnifying glass to see the attribution. Later they refused to allow us to reprint some of their excellent stuff. The publication and training business is very competitive; yet, this TXV Demo Using a Water Stream An amazing demonstration by Craig Migliaccio with AC Service Tech A Moral to the Story

…a great example of how Arkansas dealers should be.

story is a great example of how Arkansas dealers should be. We should share and cooperate As I travel the state, there seems to be pockets where local dealers will barely give their competitor the time of day. Some even lie to compete. I heard of one dealer in (city un named) that pretends to be a home owner posting bad reviews on other contractors. I mean--how desperate can you be when you spend time tearing down folks instead of building up your own business. Some don’t want their techs attending a class where other techs may be. Are they so naïve as to think that their guys don’t talk at the supply house. That they don’t talk pay and have good or bad comments about their boss. Geez! We all know it so we should act accordingly. No, not start talking bad about our employees but perfecting our management style and building a business that is successful offering benefits and a future — a career as opposed to a job. I ’m just saying, “the more we work together, the more we all achieve. ” There will always be those that chase low price to the bottom, talk bad about everyone else, and resist industry changes and training. We all have to get on board and work together. Together we can bring our industry into a new brand of professionalism.