Month: May 2022

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Fieldpiece Brings Out the Cool Tools

Fieldpiece Instruments’ HVACR tools keep the HVACR professional cool when the temperatures rise. From their clear, easy-to-read leak detectors to the MG44 Wireless Vacuum Gauge, the Fieldpiece cooling season HVACR tools enable technicians to work easier, faster, and better.

Professionals use the wireless HVACR tools stand-alone, integrated with the Job Link® System App, or connected to the latest SMAN Refrigerant Manifold 4-Port. For fast, easy, on-the-fly oil changes, HVACR technicians rely on the Fieldpiece RunQuick™ Oil Change System. From clamp meters and digital manifolds to the Job Link® System Flex Psychrometer Probe, Fieldpiece Instruments provides all the HVACR tools to make the HVACR professional’s job easier while delivering excellent service.

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#MasteroftheTrade Scholarship: Entries We Loved

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Wireless HVACR Tools: Your Secret Weapon for Cooling Season

As you are doing more and more service calls this summer, a few advanced and techy HVACR tools in your bag could help make every call faster, easier and more accurate. The latest Job Link® tools from Fieldpiece use wireless technology to help make troubleshooting and diagnosing a system faster by giving techs an overview of the entire system in real time.

Back in the days before wireless tools, a tech would arrive on-site and need to rundown a checklist that covers airflow, refrigerant charge and the electrical components of the system to get to a more accurate diagnosis. Each test would be done independently, and each would take a lot of time. In fact, this used to be the main reason that diagnosing a system was the most time-consuming part of any service call. The other, more common scenario would have techs only focusing on one part of the system, typically located near the refrigerant charge and any other electrical components. This became the more common practice as it was the best way to save time and get to the next call.

Now, with wireless HVACR tools, techs are better equipped to work easier, faster and better the first time around. For instance, to determine the DeltaT a tech could rely on using two Job Link® Flex Psychrometer Probes, JL3RH; and for the Total External Static Pressure, a tech could use Job Link® System Dual Port Manometer Probe Kit – both wireless tools that enable more efficient work. And, at the same time, they can connect the Job Link® System Premium Pipe Clamp Probe, JL3PC and Job Link® System Pressure Probe, JL3PR to the system and calculate superheat and subcooling. These tools can turn what would have been multiple attempts and extra time spent in the past into a quick, accurate system diagnosis. No more guesswork. No more scrambling around the jobsite to find another reading.

Right away, a tech will have the pertinent information they need to diagnose if the system is running poorly because of airflow or the refrigerant charge.

Wireless technology can also help a tech determine if there’s an electrical problem with a system. Not only does it enable more accurate measurements, but wireless HVACR tools like the AC/DC Swivel Clamp Meter Dual Display, SC680 and the Clamp Mater Dual Display, SC480 are designed to complete the total diagnostic picture of the system. They enable electrical documentation directly to the Job Link® System.

These data points – like voltage going into the system or the amperage of the compressor when it’s running – can be collected throughout the job and the tech can monitor their fluctuations as they make adjustments to other parts. These clamp meters also work on newer systems with Variable Frequency Drives. If a tech is using an older meter to measure the voltage of these new drives, they won’t get an accurate reading. These clamp meters can even be used to show a customer how much power in kW the system draws both before and after a service call – it’s a great way for a tech to show how they improved the system’s efficiency.

The entire Job Link System was designed with techs in mind. These new wireless HVACR tools will help a tech in the field take measurements more easily, diagnose systems faster and allow real time readings to populate in one place, cutting out the extra steps!

What other Fieldpiece products with wireless technology is available to support tech during cooling season? Glad you asked:

  • Wireless Vacuum Gauge, MG44 is built to make work easier, eliminating misleading measurements by allowing techs to connect it at the system port – even in those awkward, hard-to-reach spots.
  • Wireless Refrigerant Scale, SRS3 performs at a high level with a 250 lb. capacity, combining modern wireless electronics and rugged materials for accurate and live weight measurements.

The Job Link suite of wireless HVACR tools from Fieldpiece helps techs get it right faster and get it right the first time. Put some in your bag right now.

 

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Customer Testimonial: Vader Air Conditioning & Heating Inc.

Vader Air Conditioning & Heating Inc., a local & veteran-owned indoor comfort company, explains why they choose Fieldpiece as their go-to for HVAC tools.

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Fieldpiece Wireless Products All-Star Lineup

Fieldpiece Instruments knows how to assemble a winning team of online HVACR wireless tools. And like a good coach, the Job Link® System seamlessly integrates the functionality of these amazing products, delivering real-time readings to smart phones or tablets.

First on the field are the rugged SMAN Refrigerant Manifolds – SM380V and SM480V. These powerful HVACR wireless tools play well with the wireless scale, pipe clamps, and psychrometer. Next in the lineup, the Job Link® System Flex Psychrometer Probe boasts a generous 1000’ wireless range and delivers on-the-spot live readings. This flexible wand needs only a 3/8” hole for duct testing and handles extreme temperatures from -40ºF up to 250°F.

The Wireless Refrigerant Scale SR47 (replacing the SRS3), another dependable HVACR wireless tool, handles a capacity of 252 lbs., and the sealed electronics protect the SR47 from moisture. The Wireless Vacuum Gauge MG44 rounds out the starting lineup of HVACR wireless tools. With its smaller cylindrical shape, no-slip grip, reversible angled coupler, and water-resistant case, this tool delivers accurate readings from hard-to-reach areas. Fieldpiece Instruments brings the winning line-up to make the HVACR professional’s job easy and successful.

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Fieldpiece Instruments Awards $25,000 In #Masterofthetrade Scholarships To Ten HVACR SkillsUSA Students

ORANGE, Calif. (May 16, 2022) — Fieldpiece Instruments, a proven category leader known for delivering innovative and high-quality HVACR test tools for more than 30 years, has awarded $2,500 #MasteroftheTrade scholarships to 10 SkillsUSA students committed to studying for a fulfilling career in the HVACR industry. The grant awarded by Fieldpiece is intended to support aspiring HVACR techs in their continued education and will be used to pay for college or postsecondary HVACR technology program tuition.

The Fieldpiece #MasteroftheTrade Scholarship, in partnership with SkillsUSA, was designed to support the next generation of up-and-coming HVACR professionals, with a concurrent aim to close the skills gap in the U.S. labor market for the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration trade.

Through the partnership with SkillsUSA, Fieldpiece Instruments aims to give back to the industry as well as do its part to address 80,000 jobs that are currently vacant and in need of being filled. Without HVACR pros energy is wasted, food goes bad and people’s comfort and safety are at stake. HVACR is a stable, great-paying trade that offers freedom, hands-on work and the chance to make a big impact on the environment and the community.

“We thank Fieldpiece Instruments for supporting the HVACR industry and America’s future skilled workforce,” said Chelle Travis, executive director at SkillsUSA. “It is exciting to see these students pursue further education in HVACR. They have demonstrated a true passion for the industry, and we are thrilled they will receive these scholarships.”

SkillsUSA students and recipients of the Fieldpiece #MasteroftheTrade Scholarship are:

Alabama:
Josh Parson, Bevill State Community College, Hamilton Campus

Florida:
Johnny Hammonds, Pinellas Technical College

Florida:
Leslie Plemons, Moore-Norman Technology Center

Maryland:
William “Billy” Coughlin, Career and Technology Center, Maryland

Missouri:
Cole Hamby, Northland Career Center

Ohio:
Becca Thorstad, Hennepin Technical College

Oklahoma:
Josh Parish, Kiamichi Technology Center

Tennessee:
Jack Ely, Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Chattanooga Campus

Texas:
Dave Jentis, Western Technical College

Texas:
Manuel Ramirez, Western Technical College

 “Selecting the ten winners was no easy task, as we received many applications from promising, talented and committed individuals,” said Fieldpiece Instruments Director of Marketing, Rachel Newport. “Fieldpiece is proud to support the next generation of HVACR professionals. We congratulate this year’s winners and hope to continue empowering industry professionals by providing scholarships, training resources like our innovative Fieldpiece University program and the most advanced and cutting edge tools available on the market today—developed by HVACR industry pros for HVACR industry pros—to keep them ahead of the curve as masters of their trade.”

About SkillsUSA: SkillsUSA is a nonprofit partnership of education and industry founded in 1965 to strengthen our nation’s skilled workforce. Driven by employer demand, SkillsUSA helps students develop necessary personal and workplace skills along with technical skills grounded in academics. This SkillsUSA Framework empowers every student to succeed at work and in life, while helping to close the skills gap in which millions of positions go unfilled. Through SkillsUSA’s championships program and curricula, employers have long ensured schools are teaching relevant technical skills, and with SkillsUSA’s credentialing process, they can assess how ready potential employees are for the job. SkillsUSA has members nationwide in high schools, colleges and middle schools, covering over 130 trade, technical and skilled service occupations, and is recognized by the U.S. departments of Education and Labor as integral to career and technical education. We have served more than 14 million members since 1965. For more information: www.skillsusa.org.