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Measure and Understand Air Flow

Accurately measuring fan airflow is a critical, yet illusive test that is key to diagnosing the performance of any HVAC system. Our industry poses many methods of finding this essential number, some are great, some are good, and some test methods are purely...

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Magnehelic® Fundamentals

The Magnehelic® is the go-to test instrument for many NCI-trained technicians for measuring static pressure. This test instrument has been around the HVAC industry for decades and is still the test instrument of choice for many. In this article, we explore the basics...

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Learning to Test is a Process

Last month we had a contractor attend his first NCI Air Balance training. To protect his honor, we'll call him Brad. Brad was particularly attentive during the training, his questions were sharp and well thought out, and he scored super high on the certification exam....

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Learning How to Test

The last couple of days I've been on a number of phone conversations with a great HVAC contractor who is just learning to balance kitchen exhaust systems. He's new to air balancing, but committed and eager to be good at it. I've been impressed with the learning...

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James A. Wheat & Sons

Jeff Wheat, this months NCI member of the month is one of the family members owning and managing Wheat & Sons, Inc. a nearly $5 million per year plumbing and heating company located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Jeff manages the technical side of the company with his...

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