At our workshop facility, all work with duct board (building boxes), flex, mastic, tape, hangers, registers, and much more to secure an efficient plenum structure. After all, discoloration due to an improper build is NEVER a good thing.

The group practiced plenum elements yesterday and will perfect the skill today. Fortunately their new system swaps are just about complete so we will be connecting and perfecting air flow soon… keep checking us out, share, like, and make comments.

HVACTA – “P” is for Optimal Plenum Performance

So we are all on the same page: An HVAC plenum is a central sealed box or chamber connecting the main heating or cooling equipment (like a furnace or air handler) to the building’s ductwork. It acts as a traffic hub, ensuring air pressure is stabilized and evenly distributed throughout the property.

At our workshop facility, all work with duct board (building boxes), flex, mastic, tape, hangers, registers, and much more to secure an efficient plenum structure. After all, discoloration due to an improper build is NEVER a good thing.

The group practiced plenum elements yesterday and will perfect the skill today. Fortunately their new system swaps are just about complete so we will be connecting and perfecting air flow soon… keep checking us out, share, like, and make comments.

Danny
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Today all were introduced to the principles and applications surrounding brazing. Though Mel Brooks could not attend, immediate progress happened… as for badges, we don’t need any stinking badges (just throwing in one of the greatest movie lines in history).

HVACTA: Brazing Saddles

Brazing is a procedure by which tubing is joined by melting a filler metal into the joint at high temperatures, over 840°F.

Recognizing many will be working with Low Flammable Refrigerant, brazing techniques are as follows: When brazing a system that has been charged with a flammable refrigerant, the system charge must be recovered first. The system should then be swept with nitrogen to ensure that there is no residual refrigerant. A low-pressure nitrogen purge (1/2 to 2 psig) should be done during the brazing process.

All participants got involved learning the skills of torch safety and use. Not a bad way to gain knowledge of the HVAC skill set… by DOING!

We are a hands-on workshop facility located in Sanford, Florida, where “Learn by Doing” defines our approach to get YOU on a path to personal AND professional success. Background friendly, HVAC Technical Academy partnered with 2^nd Chance University to assist ALL desiring personal and professional success.

Interested in becoming an HVAC Service Technician, give me a call.

Danny
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We had a great and progressive last week… this week promises to be even more advanced. We began getting serious about performing a preventive maintenance as this activity is a central element for all HVAC Service Technicians. At HVAC Technical Academy, we begin with group maintenance projects and filter to individual projects, including component replacement/diagnostics, recovery, vacuum, box building, and yes, preventive maintenance, just to name a few of the hands-on activities all perform.

Tuesdays are all about HVAC

At HVAC Technical Academy, we begin with group maintenance projects and filter to individual projects, including component replacement/diagnostics, recovery, vacuum, box building, and yes, preventive maintenance, just to name a few of the hands-on activities all perform.

PM maintenance allows each to take advantage of their tools, individual insight, and customer service scenarios, all at the same time. Talk about a huge advantage, to be this freaking prepared!

Digging deep into customer service, Mrs. Smith is one of our favorite residents. Oddly enough, seems like every day we visit her location multiple times a day… go figure. I do believe

HVACTA is dedicated to building YOUR HVAC knowledge, skills, and abilities, all in six weeks. Interested in getting into the HVAC industry, consider HVAC Technical Academy.

Danny

After inspired design work, the group completed flex work without hesitation. We decided to get creative with the runs… check out the photos. Over the next three weeks we will be troubleshooting and getting down to HVAC hands on basics, component swaps, more brazing, lots of PM’s, and that’s just to name a few hands-on stuff we will tackle

Flexing like a Pro

Definitely proud of the product given the limitations presented (which was intentional). After all, getting the job done, even in the most confined spaces, is part of the job. That’s what we do here, make it a challenge and this gives all an advantage.

Looking for an in-demand career, HVAC may be the path. Give me a call and let’s find out.

Danny

Mrs. Smith, our standing resident, is cheerful and totally excited about cooling comfort near completion. The group has been working overtime!

HVACTA: Plenum and Air Flow Progress

The group excelled in the new system project, let’s take a look at the distribution boxes, flex progression, and registers — imagine cold air turning discomfort into comfort.

From wiring to the vacuum, to everything in between, all got their hands in the groove. Come to think of it, the BEST way to learn the life of an HVAC technician IS to learn by doing. There were few minor do-overs along the way but that’s to be expected. After all, without challenges and overcoming issues, growth will never happen.

HVAC Technical Academy is about your personal and professional growth… and when it comes to the HVAC industry, we are pretty awesome.

If you enjoy daily challenges, working with your hands, and never a dull moment, the HVAC industry may be a good fit for you and HVAC Technical Academy can help you get there quickly, we are talking six weeks.

Danny

For those who experienced discoloration (cannot say the “m” word here) atop your air handler, improper plenum construction and implementation is most likely the cause. One of the many hands-on tasks at HVAC Technical Academy concentrates on is proper supply plenum construction and attachment.

Plenum and Air Distribution

A supply plenum is an enclosed chamber directly connected to the outlet of an HVAC unit, such as a furnace, air conditioner, or heat pump. Its purpose is to act as a central distribution manifold, gathering conditioned air (heated or cooled) from the equipment and evenly distributing it to the various supply ducts that lead to different rooms throughout a building.

Here’s why the plenum distribution box is critical to your cooling comfort:

* It equalizes air pressure before air enters the ducts, preventing “hot spots” or inconsistent airflow in different rooms.
* The box helps absorb sound from high-velocity airflow or mechanical system vibrations
* It serves as the starting point for branching out multiple duct lines to various areas of the home.
* Many plenum boxes, especially return ones, house the system’s air filters to protect internal components from dust and debris.

The group began working on their supply plenum project last Friday, do check in over the next couple of days to check out their progress.

If you enjoy daily challenges, working with your hands, and never a dull moment, the HVAC industry may be a good fit for you and HVAC Technical Academy can help you get there quickly, we are talking six weeks.

Danny

We recently introduced all to the world of brazing. With grand instruction by Andrew, Chris, and Robert, JR, and Daniel, must admit all participants got it going their way. Take a look at their first braze job!

HVACTA: Brazing is what I do

Each participant cut their own copper pieces and torched away. Overall, an excellent result for all first timers on the torch.

To summarize: HVAC brazing is a high-temperature process used to create strong, leak-proof joints in copper refrigerant lines, often preferred over soldering for high-pressure systems like R-410A. Key steps include cleaning/prepping joints, applying nitrogen purge to prevent internal oxidation, heating the pipe uniformly, and applying phosphorus-copper-silver filler metal.

Highlighting their work, look at the photo(s) and you make the call. Tomorrow is a new day and we be back on the brazing trail as well as system breakdowns. Oh, what a place of progress we have here!

Interested in entering the HVAC Industry, give me a call to chat.

Danny

We are heading into the final workshop week at HVAC Technical Academy, and all are heavy with hands on action. Between brazing, component and system breakdowns, coil cleanings and getting to confident tool application, much has been going on.

Break Down to Braze to Evaporator Coil Clean to …

One-on-one attention paying off big time.

Interested in entering the HVAC Industry? HVAC Technical Academy can get you there in six weeks, give me a call to chat. This does come with a warning… be prepared to work every day, our learn by doing approach is the real thing.

Danny

Understanding the basic concepts of air flow, building distribution boxes, and running flex is a must know how to do. HVAC Technical Academy insists all participants are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to design, build, and construct supply plenum.

For those uncertain of the importance and role of plenum, this is for you.

Air Traffic Manager: Plenum

For those uncertain of the importance and role of plenum, this is for you.

An HVAC plenum is a central metal or fiberglass chamber/box connected directly to a furnace or air handler that acts as a distribution hub for conditioned air. It manages air pressure and directs heated or cooled air into the ductwork (supply) or collects return air (return), ensuring efficient airflow throughout a building.

There are two primary types: the supply plenum, which distributes air from the system to the home, and the return plenum, which pulls air from the home back into the system.

In a way, supply and return plenum acts as a “traffic manager” for air, ensuring consistent pressure and temperature regulation.

At our workshop facility, we work with duct board (building boxes), including measuring and cutting, as well as the material use such as flex, mastic, tape, hangers, registers, and much more.

If you enjoy daily challenges, working with your hands, and never a dull moment, the HVAC industry may be a good fit for you and HVAC Technical Academy can get you there in under two months.

Danny