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The HVAC Jerks

Dec 29, 2019

This week, The Boys some how manage to convince the legendary Dan Holohan to speak to them about steam heat.  Author of more than 25 books, hundreds of articles, and with thousands of techs taught throughout the years, Dan brings his great story-telling skills to our table to get our feet wet with steam.  This episode...


Dec 22, 2019

In this episode The HVAC Jerks read some of the crazy stories from the field submitted by their listeners for the Midwest Tools contest.  (There are some really bizarre tales out there!)  They add a few of their own, and finish up by announcing the three winners of the high quality Midwest tool packages.


Dec 15, 2019

This is the final part (3) of combustion basics.  In this last section The Boys cover the particulars of oil fired units, and what makes them so different than gas units.  For all of you heat pump and gas techs out there where oil is NOT common, this will give you a leg up on your peers.  LEARN SOMETHING NEW!!! We love...


Dec 8, 2019

In part 2 of Combustion Basics the boys discuss gas related issues and get a little technical again.

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Dec 1, 2019

It's heating season again, and most of the world (in the northern hemisphere) is burning something; LP, Natural gas, Fuel oil, cow chips, something.  So, The HVAC Jerks thought that this would be a good time to review how the whole combustion thing happens, and how to make that stuff burn properly.  You can always learn...