Factories being shut down during the pandemic caused a shortage of air-conditioning equipment. “If we have a real hot summer, we could get desperate," said Chuck Hooks, the service manager at Blaylock ...

A brown-haired woman with a red folding fan suffers in the heat in her home with non-functioning air conditioning. - Simpleimages/Getty Images This year has already been one for the books when it ...

Motors for air conditioning and refrigeration equipment are special-purpose motors called “hermetic,” meaning they’re sealed. They’re sealed because they’re in the same housing as the compressor and ...

This convenient air conditioning start-up checklist has been designed to help maximize reliability, economy, and fuel conservation in the operation of air conditioning equipment. Information from the ...

Motors used for refrigeration equipment (including air conditioning systems) are hermetic. When we say “hermetic,” what do we mean? It’s a motor that’s sealed from the outside. In the case of ...