Eventually, all the coils or the entire unit will need replacing. In commercial and industrial systems, coil (component) replacement is the norm due to the tremendous expense and down time of an entire new system. The larger the system tonnage, the larger the price gap and replacement becomes a no brainer. Performance To begin with, today’s coil selections for packaged … Read More
The Southwest Coil Newsletter has always been technical in nature. Let’s take a break from business, politics and life’s distractions to see how informed you are about other topics in general. The answers are listed below! 1. Which country produces the most coconuts in the world? Australia Thailand United States Philippines Jamaica 2. Who is Anna Kournikova? Novelist KGB Spy … Read More
Air flow in an HVAC system is very important to achieving the primary goal, which is comfort within a space. Reducing the necessary quantity of air can create a lot of problems, and these problems happen frequently with today’s prepackaged equipment. The competitiveness in our industry pushes efficiency, thereby limiting the ability to have extra capacity in any fan selection. … Read More
With the daily hustle and bustle of business and all the new technologies, there are many aspects of equipment, applications and systems that may get overlooked or may not be completely understood. They are important, so let’s look at a few of them. What type of coil needs to be replaced in less operating time on average than other types? … Read More
The “holiday season” may be over, but the “coil replacement season” is in full swing in many areas of the country. Particular attention must be paid to the condition of your heating and cooling coils. Heating coils that aren’t providing the needed BTUH capacity can become a huge problem in the dead of winter, while cooling coils and condenser coils … Read More
This question is a complex question with many answers. However, all of them fit one of three categories. These categories are, 1) inadequate coil design and/or construction, 2) adverse temperature/pressure and corrosion, and 3) inadequate maintenance. All these reasons could be avoided if we lived in a ‘perfect” world. Let’s examine each category a little closer. Inadequate coil design and/or … Read More
Think about this! Finned-tube heat exchanger coils have no movable parts, yet they are the most misunderstood principal component in an HVAC system. That statement becomes true because a coil has a changing performance based on what’s fed on both the liquid and air side. If you change the data that creates a rating on a coil, the coil’s output … Read More
There are many viable alternatives for HVAC equipment that are never discussed with the end users. This is especially true with coils, fan coil units, and air handling units. We often receive questions about this equipment – especially from maintenance personnel. When we bring up these great alternatives, they say no one has ever told them about their choices. The … Read More
Question: “What’s relatively new in the HVAC industry that has many benefits but creates significant downtime that often cancels out the benefits?” The answer is microchannel heat exchangers. The efficiency of microchannel heat exchangers can’t be denied but constantly having to call the service technician because of leaks or heat exchanger plugging can get old very quickly. We all know … Read More
The HVAC industry has many manufacturers of units that all have heating and/or cooling coils as an integral part of their package. There are also many free-standing coils in large built up systems and some are mounted in duct runs from a central station unit. What they all have in common is the presumption that all the coils will meet … Read More
