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Registration Procedures for Non-Members

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New to HVAC PROTech® - New to posting? This is the place to try your hand at it. Practice posting, loading images, changing text color or anything else you are not sure how to do in a post. Practice makes perfect.

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Tutorials specific to the HVACPROTech.com® Boards feature sets. Using them more effectively. Please read the Forum rules prior to publishing a new thread to this Board.

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An HVACPROTech® Family Tradition

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Subforums: The HVAC PROTech® Family, HVAC PROTech® Member Projects, The Sound Board

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Musings. Meanderings, Wisdom and Wit. From Our Very Own Wayne Shirley - the Heat Pump Guru.

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If you have to ask, you do not want to be here.

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Stop in Say Hello - Introduce Yourself To Everyone

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Pics of Good Layouts | Design | Installs.

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Subforum: The Bad and The Ugly

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Back To Basics Is Our Forum Dedicated To Basic Technology And The Application Of Those Technologies To The Trade. Refresh Yor Memory Or Leave Something For The New Guys

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Subforums: Trade Student Catalyst, HVAC PROTech® Tech Notebook, HVAC PROTech® Technical Links, HVAC PROTech® Techtionary™, HVACPROTech® TechLit, HVAC PROTech® Tech Tips, HVAC PROTech® Safety Tips

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Images and Files and Discussions of HVAC/R, Controls and Components that make up the system. If you don't see one that fits the image or file you want to load, ask and we will add it.

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Subforums: Heat Exchangers, Compressors, Accumulators, Motors & Pumps, Metering Devices & Flow Controls, Gas Valves, Suction/Liquid Line Filter-Driers, Capacitors: Run | Start | Hard Start Kits | Boosters

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The HVAC PROTech® TECHniques™ Symposium Board keeps you informed on developments relevant to upcoming Symposium events, schedules, locations, speakers, registration requirements, lodging discounts and arrangements. The Symposium Board will also be utilized to publish images, video clips, and the place to share our experiences from each event.



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As each year presents a new Symposium we will create a Sub-Forum to house the previous years event threads in. These Symposiums have the potential of impacting your professional careers for many years to come - we urge you to register promptly when the Symposium topic for each year has been announced.

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Subforums: •2008 Inaugural HVAC PROTech® TECHniques™ Symposium, 2009 HVAC PROTech® TECHniques™ Symposium

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hvaceric

Trade Tools | Instruments | Diagnostics Equipment

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subcool2

Testing | Evaluation | Analysis Instrumentation
For Structural Envelopes

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ServiceF1rst

Categorized Tool and Instruments Resources Board
Parts Lists | Exploded/Connection Diagrams | Schematics | Diagrams | Resources | Tutorials | Modifications [Authorized] & [Unauthorized] Instrument Maintenance

Tool - Equipment - Instrument R&R/Maintenance Index
•Gauges [Manifold]: Analog
•Gauges [Manifold]: Digital
•Gauges [Micron/Vacuum Indication]: Analog and Digital
•Recovery Equipment
•Vacuum Pumps

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HVACPROTech® Tool and Instruments Owner/User Manuals Archives Repository. The O/M Repository is an on site Archived database for Owner - Operator Manuals. The Repository will be categorized relevant to tool and instrument type, application and OEM. If you do not see the category that you would like to add your manual(s) to - add it to the general Board and an Administrator will create the appropriate category and relocate the collection for you.

Categorized Repository Index
•Honeywell® [Repository]
Inficon® Categorical Index
Inficon® Leak Detectors [Repository]
Testo® Categorical Index
Testo® DMG [Repository]

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ceg22

The Original and Purest - Unbiased, Unedited Technician Trade Tool and Instruments Evaluation Review Resource.
Current and Completed Member Tools & Instruments Fieldtest and Evaluation Reference



OEM's interested in submitting product(s) for placement into the HVACPROTech® FTE rotation, contact our Administration Team for details about participation.

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stomper56

Patents

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MITTS

The instruments we use are quickly becoming more and more dependent on ability to interface with a peripheral device - like a desktop pc, laptop, Blackberry®, PDA and other devices to expand both technician accountability as well as depth of diagnostics capabilities.

OEM's are notoriuous for upgrading software and removing the original copy of the software or at the very least making it difficult to acquire - the Instrument Software Packages Board is a place to attach copies of the instrument software that you happen across while surfing the net or copies that your personally own and would like to have access to the package online.

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MITTS

[The PROTech® Tool & Instrument Developers Conference]

Due to the nature of the discussions conducted on this Board - Access is limited to those members who have requested and returned a signed NDA. If you are unfamiliar with what an NDA is read more about them here. If you would like to request a copy of the NDA for access send a PM to a Board Administrator or download our NDA here. Sign the NDA, scan it and forward it to any member of the HVACPROTech® Admin Team. Open only to registered members of HVACPROTech.com®

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MITTS

Equipment | Technique | Materials
Discussion - Instruction - Illustration

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joeyd

Residential Split | Heat Pump Systems | Applications

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Subforums: Heat Pumps [GSHP], Heat Pumps [Air to Air], Forced Air Furnaces [High AFUE], High SEER Equipment, Fuel Oil Furnaces, Boilers: Residential, Dual Fuel Systems

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satxacman

Commercial Refrigeration

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John Clancy

Commercial Equipment | Applications

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Subforums: Boilers:Commercial, RTU, Chillers

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John Clancy

DDC | BAS | EMS | Pneumatics | Hybrid |Conventional

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Subforums: Pneumatics, DDC, BAS, Hybrid Control Systems, Hydronic Zoning Valves & Controls

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phftter

Best Practices | Code | Safety | Theory | Application | Principles

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Subforums: Electrical Code, Electrical Safety, Electrical Theory | Principles, Applications:Electrical

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Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:50 pm

subcool2

Existing and Emerging Gas Technologies:
Liquified Petroleum and Natural Gas

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MITTS

Issues, Questions, Data & Service Bulletins Unique to Specifc OEM's

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Subforums: Carrier/Bryant/BDP [Residential], Trane/American Standard [Residential], Lennox/Armstrong [Residential], Goodman/Amana [Residential], York [Residential], ICP [Residential], Rheem/RUUD [Residential], York® Commercial, Trane® Commercial, Maytag [Residential], Carrier® Commercial, Lennox® Commercial

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ServiceF1rst

Technique, processes and procedures specific to troubleshooting and diagnostics.

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OEM specific I-O-M Manuals and Guides - Provided by Dealers. Access to the Dealer Service Manuals Group will initially be limted only to those dealers that provide I-O-M's for their equipment lines. For access to other equipment I-O-M's. This restriction may be lifted depending upon a consensus vote by the initial dealer base.

Access to the DSM Group is by request only. See specific access details on the SMG Primary Index page.

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Subforums: Carrier® | Bryant® I-O-M Index, Rheem® | Ruud® I-O-M Index, Trane® I-O-M Index

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mraclc

Equipment | System Design

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subcool2

Indoor Air Quality Systems | Issues | Applications

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wambat

CFC's | HCFC's | HFC's | Exotics

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Subforum: Refrigerant Property Charts

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subcool2

Combustion: Efficencies | Issues

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Subforums: Combustion Air Analysis: Techniques | Procedures | Interpretation, Burners, Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Monoxide Incident Reports, Oil Fired Equipment

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MITTS

AirFlow | ESP | Applications | Affects

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Subforum: VAV

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MechAcc

ThermoKing® | Carrier® Transicold® | General Transport ACR Specialization

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The HVAC PROTech® Alternative Technologies Boards have been developed to discuss and exchange knowledge and data on Solar and Wind driven energy technologies.

*A particularly beneficial aspect of these Boards will be the comparison of the technologies as they have presently evolved and the 1970's version that many of us became discouraged with - or knew nothing about. If you have previous experience with the early technology please share it on these Boards.

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gulfside

Alternative Wind driven technology discussion and data.

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gulfside

Energy Reclamation Equipment. Desuperheaters.

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buddylee

Virtual Troubleshooting Series

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HVACGod

This is a very special category, that we are proud to include here at the site. The files and documents here are vintage HVAC/R & Controls books, guides, and trade manuals. Some of the components and equipment are still around but you won't run across many of these files anymore. The pdf formatted files here are some of the smaller ones that we will bring to you, but be sure to look for these as well as larger files in our newly designed Technical Archives when it is ready to be unveiled. If you have any vintage documents that you are willing to share with the other members here, please either contact me through our site PM feature or feel free to email them directly to: TechArticles@hvacprotech.org

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gonefishing

Small Duct High Velocity | Mini-Splits

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John Clancy

Calculations | Conversions | Formulas

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stomper56

Techniques | Methods to Obtain and Utilize Superheat - Subcooling Values

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Subforums: Superheat, Subcooling

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JimB

Historical Trade Related Articles | Old Advertisments | Catalogs | Etc.

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MITTS

Contracts | Flat-Rate | Franchising | Marketing

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Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:19 pm

joeyd

Industry Certifications | Best Practices | Standards

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Subforums: Refrigeration Service Engineers Society [RSES], North American Technician Excellence [NATE], HVACExcellence, National Oilheat Research Alliance [NORA], CFC Certifications, State Licensing Boards, National Comfort Institute [NCI]

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MechAcc

Positions Available | Positions Wanted
Technicians | Residential/Commercial | Management | Installation | Entry Level

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hvaceric

Registered Members Buy | Sell

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figaro

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No birthdays today

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