The core of a refrigeration system is the compressor that is designed to pump cool refrigerant gas from the evaporator into the condenser. To accomplish this task, the compressor raises the ...

This ain't no installation tech feature (though we may get to that in the near future), but it's more an overview of air conditioning systems, how they work, why they sometimes don't work, and how to ...

Over time, condenser coils often become plugged or fouled with dirt, grease, weeds, cottonwood fuzz, or simply layers of dust. These conditions will cause poor airflow through the condenser, which ...

In principle, air conditioners and refrigeration units don't produce cold air. These systems transfer heat from one place to another and therefore reduce temperature in a confined area (passenger ...

If your house has a heat pump, its compressor is in a housing somewhere outside the house. Since a heat pump provides heat in the winter as well as cool air in the summer, there’s no question about ...

Vehicle air conditioning is typically one of a car's most durable systems. Though it is often in use every day, a modern air conditioning system just keeps humming along providing cool air when you ...

The first year for factory air conditioning in Corvettes was 1963. The design evolved during the C2 and C3 generations, becoming a pretty robust, reliable system for later Corvettes. Here we’ll be ...