HVAC School - For Techs, By Techs
Aug 20, 2026 · 58 min · 13 segments
In this episode, Bryan Orr sits down with Ty Branaman for a wide-ranging conversation about what it really takes to be a good on-call technician. They open by reminiscing about how dispatch technology…
[upbeat music] The HVAC School podcast is made possible by these great partners: Refrigeration Technologies and their Viper aerosol coil cleaner for condensers and evaporators.
If you don't know, the Viper aerosol cleaner is a foaming cleaner that you can spray into a coil with its really powerful pin spray.
It's safe to use with rinsing or no rinse, so there's zero need to bring a bulky pump sprayer into the house for an evaporator coil cleaning, or in many refrigeration applications.
Find out more at refrigtech.com. Carrier and carrier.com. I've been a Carrier dealer for many years.
Carrier has their new Greenspeed Extreme super high-efficiency heat pumps out on the market now.
Find out more by going to carrier.com. Navac at navacglobal.com and the Nexus digital manifold gauges, the NX1 and NX4, which also comes with temperature clamps.
The NX1 is Navac's classic digital manifold, supports 72 refrigerant types, including the newer A2L refrigerants, has a working pressure of 600 psi, which most common refrigerants won't go anywhere near, has quarter-turn ball valves for easy operation for charging, recovery, and the like.
They have a wide range of operation with four modes: manifold, leak test, evacuation, and decay test, and integrates with Navac's NMV1S micron gauge, as well as the MyNavac app.
Find out more about Navac's products, including the Nexus and other manifold gauges, at navacglobal.com. Fieldpiece and the Cat 85 combustion analyzer.
It comes with a built-in manometer, so you have one less tool to carry and can knock out static and gas pressure readings in one fell swoop.
The real interesting thing about the Cat 85 is its sensor technology for better accuracy, longevity, and ease of use.
It automatically separates and returns accumulated water to the flue using the patent-pending HydroCycle pump technology.
Sensors are field replaceable, so you don't have to wait on shipping timelines and can just change it right then and there to maximize uptime, as well as patent-pending SensorVault technology, prolonging sensor life.
As with a lot of other Fieldpiece tools, you can connect the Cat 85 with the Job Link system app to get all your readings in one place, and there's a 1,000-foot wireless range.
Find out more at fieldpiece.com, and be sure to check out the Cat 85 and the other handy combustion analyzers and add-ons.
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[upbeat music] The HVAC School podcast is made possible by these great partners: Refrigeration Technologies and their Viper aerosol coil cleaner for condensers and evaporators.
If you don't know, the Viper aerosol cleaner is a foaming cleaner that you can spray into a coil with its really powerful pin spray.
It's safe to use with rinsing or no rinse, so there's zero need to bring a bulky pump sprayer into the house for an evaporator coil cleaning, or in many refrigeration applications.
Find out more at refrigtech.com. Carrier and carrier.com. I've been a Carrier dealer for many years.
Carrier has their new Greenspeed Extreme super high-efficiency heat pumps out on the market now.
Find out more by going to carrier.com. Navac at navacglobal.com and the Nexus digital manifold gauges, the NX1 and NX4, which also comes with temperature clamps.
The NX1 is Navac's classic digital manifold, supports 72 refrigerant types, including the newer A2L refrigerants, has a working pressure of 600 psi, which most common refrigerants won't go anywhere near, has quarter-turn ball valves for easy operation for charging, recovery, and the like.
They have a wide range of operation with four modes: manifold, leak test, evacuation, and decay test, and integrates with Navac's NMV1S micron gauge, as well as the MyNavac app.
Find out more about Navac's products, including the Nexus and other manifold gauges, at navacglobal.com. Fieldpiece and the Cat 85 combustion analyzer.
It comes with a built-in manometer, so you have one less tool to carry and can knock out static and gas pressure readings in one fell swoop.
The real interesting thing about the Cat 85 is its sensor technology for better accuracy, longevity, and ease of use.
It automatically separates and returns accumulated water to the flue using the patent-pending HydroCycle pump technology.
Sensors are field replaceable, so you don't have to wait on shipping timelines and can just change it right then and there to maximize uptime, as well as patent-pending SensorVault technology, prolonging sensor life.
As with a lot of other Fieldpiece tools, you can connect the Cat 85 with the Job Link system app to get all your readings in one place, and there's a 1,000-foot wireless range.
Find out more at fieldpiece.com, and be sure to check out the Cat 85 and the other handy combustion analyzers and add-ons.