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“The customer mentioned that they had their evap coil repaired due to a leak five months ago, but the system was underperforming and short on refrigerant again,” says Angelo.
“The customer mentioned that they had their evap coil repaired due to a leak five months ago, but the system was underperforming and short on refrigerant again,” says Angelo.
“We found the unit turned on and working when we arrived,” says Harry, who encountered this split system that had been lifted by ratchet straps. Sometimes you really have to suspend your disbelief …
“We found the unit turned on and working when we arrived,” says Harry, who encountered this split system that had been lifted by ratchet straps. Sometimes you really have to suspend your disbelief …
Steve encountered this natural wonder on a service call. “The customer says this system keeps making a weird rattling, scratching noise when in use. When I stripped it down, I found it was full of leaves and small twigs in the condenser fan area,” he says.
Steve encountered this natural wonder on a service call. “The customer says this system keeps making a weird rattling, scratching noise when in use. When I stripped it down, I found it was full of leaves and small twigs in the condenser fan area,” he says.
Simon and his colleagues were called in to relocate this enclosure, which contains a mini chiller for direct cooling of medical equipment at a hospital. “Clearly there must have been some performance issues, because someone has installed a window rattler to air condition the enclosure that contains the chiller,” he says.
Simon and his colleagues were called in to relocate this enclosure, which contains a mini chiller for direct cooling of medical equipment at a hospital. “Clearly there must have been some performance issues, because someone has installed a window rattler to air condition the enclosure that contains the chiller,” he says.
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