The HVAC industry's ongoing shift towards eco-friendly solutions continually introduces new challenges and learning opportunities. A2L refrigerants are at the forefront of this transformation, offering a lower global warming potential (GWP) than many of the refrigerants we’ve been using. They’re also mildly flammable, meaning they require some enhanced safety measures. One of these is the […]

This is part two of our four-part series on oscilloscope fundamentals. Special thanks to Andrew Holden for his contributions. In our last tech tip on oscilloscopes, we learned about some safety basics, waveforms, and measurements. We’re going to dive a little deeper into systems and settings on the oscilloscope in this tech tip. Systems are […]

Every trade has its favorite phrases. One of the most common in HVAC goes something like: “I’ve been doing it this way for 20 years and never had a problem.” When you hear that—or when you catch yourself saying it—it’s worth stopping to think. Usually, what that sentence really means is: “I’ve been doing it […]

 Bryan and Robert Orr continue their discussion about ethics by talking about what it means to have grit and discipline in business. They talk about what those characteristics look like in business and in life, and they mention some good books. Grit is a trait that can contribute to an ethical way of life; […]

 Bryan and Robert Orr talk about ethics and what it means to have integrity when running a family business. Robert is a lifelong tradesman who is a licensed construction contractor, and he has overseen the construction side of Kalos for many years. Robert initially started off at the Air Force Academy and realized that […]