It's kind of ironic that while air tools and equipment can and will make jobs much easier in the garage/workshop, they can also cause major headaches if they are not used and maintained properly. I'll ...

The hottest temperature point in a refrigeration or air conditioning system is on the back of the compressor’s discharge valve, as shown in Figure 1. However, since this point cannot be measured by a ...

Years ago, it was common for shops to have a central power source that drove all the tools through a system of belts, wheels and driveshafts. The power was routed around the work space by mechanical ...

Running your furnace, central air, or heat pump probably constitutes a big part of your utility bill. But it’s a small, often inexpensive part—the air filter—that keeps these heating and cooling ...

My love affair with compressed air started a number of years ago when I got an entry level oil-less air compressor for Christmas. Looking like a bloated red fire hydrant lying on its side, it made a ...