Back to Basics – Gas Fundamentals, Part 2

By Dave Bird, Instructor, Dyer Appliance Academy In our last discussion we talked about the two types of gas used in the home today, natural gas and liquefied petroleum (LP). We also went over proper gas pressures, combustion and combustion by-products. We finished by touching on proper ventilation and gas burner construction. This time we…

A Tale of Two Start Devices

By Samurai Appliance Repair Man, http://www.Appliantology.org Do you know your TSD from your PTC? They look the same on the outside, but are very different on the inside and fail in opposite ways.  I’m talking about refrigerator compressor start devices in this video odyssey.  Start watching, and less than 10 minutes later you’ll know these bad boys…

United Servicers 2014 Regional Service Training Institute

Takes to the road this coming September, October and November. These are very exciting times to be involved in the appliance service industry. Technology is changing at a rapid pace and is opening up a wide variety of opportunities. The United Servicers Association is energetically focused on helping its members and the entire service industry…