HVAC Super-Sleuths

Winter Weather like the past few days remind us of the importance of good heating systems. HVAC technicians must be super-sleuths in troubleshooting compressor problems. With so many components, just one malfunctioning part can throw the whole system off. We’re told, “Sherlock Holmes would be proud of the detective work demonstrated when the Piedmont Technical College  HVAC Department recently hosted a Semi-Hermetic Compressor Tear-Down Seminar at its HVAC lab facility in Greenwood.”  Bill Cockrell, HLVAC program director at PTC, said “Our students found this hands-on technical training on the diagnostics of failed compressors extremely valuable.” Cockrell added, “There is no substitute for hands-on experience. Participants working in teams donned safety glasses, inspected parts and wiring, used tools to disassemble faulty compressors and  got dirty, just as they would on an actual job.”