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Inspiring contractors to deliver exceptional craftsmanship with proven results. National Comfort Institute, Inc. presents The High-Performance HVAC Podcast.
The leaders in understanding airflow bring you these shows to spotlight the often-invisible issues faced by contractors. Why? So you can ensure that your customers receive the most comfortable, safe, healthy, and energy efficient systems.
Airflow wasn’t just a technical skill for Tom Noland. It became a business strategy for Lickety Split A/C, Plumbing, and Electric.
In this episode, Tom shares how adopting airflow and combustion diagnostics reshaped the way his company operated, created better customer experiences, and opened the door to significant growth. If you’ve ever wondered whether testing and measuring really make a difference, Tom’s story provides a compelling answer.
In this episode, we sit down with Roman Baugh and talk about the evolution of the HVAC industry, the shift in education, and the growing role technology plays in the trade.
We discuss how technicians are learning differently today and how the balance between field experience and technical knowledge continues to shift. Roman also shares insights from working with contractors and technicians across the industry and explains why curiosity and continuous learning are essential traits for long term success.
In this episode, Jim shares his stories from carbon monoxide investigations, deadly equipment failures, and the moments that shaped his career in combustion diagnostics and HVAC training.
Jim discusses contractor liability, ANSI standards, CO testing, and why “good enough” diagnostics can have serious consequences.
Adam Mufich and Casey Contreras sit down with Chris Hughes from The Energy Conservatory to break down the latest updates to the TrueFlow app and what they mean for HVAC contractors.
Learn how forecasting airflow can eliminate guesswork, what is pressure graphing and its use case, and how these tools can help you make faster, more confident decisions on the job.
Ty Branaman dives into the hidden pitfalls of pulling a deep vacuum and more importantly, how to avoid them. From moisture behavior to evacuation strategy, this episode gets into the details that separate the guesswork from actual results.
The properties of air can be confusing, but it is important to have a basic understanding when working in the HVAC field. Learn how a clothes dryer works and how it relates to HVAC and psychrometrics. Ty made this conversation fun and educational by breaking complex topics down into relatable bite size pieces.
If you’ve ever struggled to make sense of what’s really happening inside a system, this conversation delivers clarity without watering down the details.
Casey Contreras and Adam Mufich are joined by Jason Esteves of Seitron Americas to discuss combustion analyzers, personal CO monitors, and the latest refrigerant tools. The conversation centers on real-world applications, safety, and accuracy in the field.
Adam Mufich and Casey Contreras talk with Jeff Sturgeon about economizers, digging into installation challenges, the health and cognitive benefits of proper ventilation, and how saved data reveals real system performance.
