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Top 5 Tools for Hot Side Food Service Techs; Truck Stock for Heating Season; Truck Stock Inventory for Cooling Season

by techtown While having adequate supplies for cooling season is essential, being fully stocked going into the cooler months is just as important. If you want to make sure you don’t miss anything, this guide to truck stock for heating season lists the top must-have items for building a comprehensive tool inventory so you can handle repairs ...

Retrofitting a unit from R12 to R134a refrigerant requires you to adjust the charge level. Check out our R12 to R134a conversion chart in pounds and ounces.

Need to convert WC to PSI on gas kitchen equipment? Our guide includes a helpful water column to PSI conversion chart as well as formulas to use on the job.

by techtown The thermal expansion valve (abbreviated as TEV, TXV, or TX valve) controls the volume of refrigerant released into the evaporator of refrigeration systems. You’ll find them on air conditioners, heat pumps, chillers, refrigerators, and freezers.

In this guide, we help technicians in refrigeration and HVAC with refrigeration capillary tube troubleshooting to diagnose and remedy the problem fast.

Many restaurants, schools and other industrial kitchens still feature older gas ovens. Many of these models require a service agent to turn on the pilot and manually light up the oven.

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Jan 1, 2020 · Phase-Out Action: Year: R22 and R142b refrigerants can't be produced or imported except for equipment manufactured before Jan. 1, 2010