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JOSE C JIMENEZ was born in Bogota, Colombia South America. He began his career working and teaching HVACR and Electricity in his country in 1956 while serving in Colombia's Navy (Technical Schools) and continued it in the United States. Here, he has worked as a service technician, Instructor, Director, and Owner in several Trade schools (National Skills Center, Refrigeration School, Technical Trade School, GM Tech School, HVAC Tech School, La Guardia Community College {Continuing Education}, Etc.) He has written several HVAC & E textbooks, as well as preparation for EPA certification, and NYC Fire Department RMO licensing. He has been affiliated with organizations such as ASHRAE, RSES, NATE, Etc. He has an "Associated Degree in Applied Sciences" In Environmental Control Technology

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HVAC & R Hands on Troubleshooting

Trafford Publishing

Contents

Introduction, xxi, 
A Refrigeration Experience, xxv, 
How My Interest in Refrigeration Started, xxvii, 
01. Refrigerant Leaks (U.S. Coast Guard), 
02. Beverage Cooler, 
03. Repair of an A/C Equipment, 
04. Defected Compressor, 
05. A/C Frozen Evaporator, 
06. Freezer Grounded, 
07. Merchant's Ship, 
08. Fish Products Walking Box Repair, 
09. Thermostatic Expansion Valve Pilot Type, 
10. Frost and Defrost Repeated, 
11. Tropicalization?, 
12. What's Wrong (DR), 
13. Stored Meat Spoiled, 
14. Refrigeration System Contamination, 
15. Ice Blocks Factory, 
16. Restaurant Lower Manhattan: The A/C system Is Not Cooling, 
17. Walking Box Storage Oranges, 
18. Chemical Reaction, 
19. Columbus Avenue Bank: Repair That Wasn't Supposed to Be, 
20. Bank: Continuation of a Job?, 
21. CBS: A Frozen Evaporator, 
22. Rooftop: Cooling Tower's Fan Motor Mounting, 
23. Rooftop: Flooding Roof, 
24. Computer's Room: Change a Compressor, 
25. Museum Restaurant: Helping to Find a Refrigerant Leak, 
26. Fashion District: Flooding Cooling Tower, 
27. Madison Avenue: No A/C Air Supply After Regular Working Hours, 
28. A/C Equipment: Summer Preparation, 
29. O/L Wrong Electrical Installation, 
30. Carnegie Delicatessen: Compressor Missing Identification, 
31. Water Pump Impeller Stuck, 
32. Sharing Working Experience, 
33. A/C Computer's Room Frozen Evaporator, 
34. Care Building A/C Systems Are Not Cooling, 
35. Defrost Room Too Cold, 
36. Village: A/C System Is Not Cooling, 
37. Italian Restaurant: A/C Maintenance Service, 
38. Times Square Pharmacy: Preparing the A/C System for Summer, 
39. Harvard Club: Refrigerant Recovery, 
40. Fish Market: The Crusher Ice/Maker Is Not Working, 
41. Italian Restaurant: A/C System Is Not Cooling, 
42. Fashion Warehouse: Flooded Cooling Tower, 
43. Italian Restaurant: Condensing Unit Replacement, 
44. Times Square Pharmacy: A/C System Is Not Cooling, 
45. Friars Club: Compressor's Change, 
46. Bank 16 St.: Unnecessary Change of Compressor, 
47. Italian Restaurant: A/C Not Cooling, 
48. Long Island: Service, 
49. "Student's Consult" California, 
50. Chuck-Full-of-Nuts: Service Call, 
51. La Grenouille: Heating Service Call, 
52. Empire Restaurant: Thermostat Misalignment, 
53. Student: A/C Transaction, 
54. Computer's Room: Refrigerant Leak, 
55. Mistake: Refrigerant Charge, 
56. Computer Room: A/C System Does Not Start, 
57. Computer's Room: A/C System Is Not Cooling, 
58. WPIX: A/C Not Cooling, 
59. WPIX: A/C Repair, 
60. Crank Case Broken Sight Glass, 
61. Dishonest Behavior, 
62. A/C System Not Cooling (Pharmacy), 
63. Wiring Electrical Installation, 
64. Automobile A/C Repairs, 
65. Adding Three Water-Cooled Condensers, 
66. Long Time to Start, 
67. Exhaust Fan, 
68. Settlement Tank, 
69. Installation of a Walk-In Freezer, 
70. Supermarket Frosted Suction Line, 
71. High-Discharge Pressure Operation, 
72. Hunt Point Super-Market, 
73. Three Compressors Changed, 
74. Condensing Unit Location Change, 
75. Wrong Diagnostic-Water, 
76. Low-Pressure Controls Adjustment, 
77. Another Technician, 
78. Surplus, 
79. Cooling Tower Lines, 
80. Compressor's Start but Kicks Out, 
81. Low-Pressure Control Adjustment, 
82. Fish Tank Refrigeration System, 
83. Low-Pressure Control Installation, 
84. Semi hermetic Unit Running with a Higher Voltage, 
85. Sudden Defrost — Back to Frost, 
86. Chiller Coil, 
87. Appropriate Use of Electrical Tools, 
88. Repair of a 15-Ton A/C System, 
89. Testing Commercial Equipment for Leaks, 
90. Butchery-Meat Cooler, 
91. Refrigerant Leak in a 100-Ton Semi hermetic Compressor, 
92. Changing an A/C Semi hermetic Compressor, 
93. Water Bill Too High, 
94. A/C Equipment Does Not Work, 
95. Refrigeration System to Keep Corpses, 
96. A/C Installation Check (School), 
97. Freezer's Unit Burned Out, 
98. Refrigerant Leaking, 
99. Solenoid Valve Coil, 
100. RSES Seminars, 
101. Medium Temperature Walking Box, 
102. Water vs. Glycol, 
103. A/C Operation, 
104. Medium Temperature Cold Cuts Spoiled, 
105. Poor Cooling Effect, 
106. Ice Maker — Harvesting Problems, 
107. Air Conditioning — Poor Cooling, 
108. Ice Maker — Operational Problems, 
109. Fan Motor Rotation, 
110. Installation Care, 
111. Instruction, 
112. Thought: To Want Is to Be Able, 
113. My Affiliation with RSES, 
114. Installation Error? (Connecticut), 
115. Reunion with Former Student, 
116. Supermarket: Flooded Cellar, 
117. A/C Problem, 
118. Pollution Certificate, 
119. Heating Problem, 
120. Man from Vegas Course of A/C, 
121. Partner — Electric Diagram — System, 
122. Water Dripping From Condenser's Pan, 
123. Irish Coffee Pub, 
124. Excessive Cost of a Hammer, 
125. Electrical Problem with the Car, 
126. Leaking Refrigerant, 
127. Compressor's Parts Leaking, 
128. Medium Temperature Frozen Products, 
129. Ice Blocks Calculations, 
130. Faulty Compressor, 
My Railroad Work's Experience - 1, 260, 
My Railroad Work's Experience - 2, 265, 
My HVAC & R teaching beginnings, 269, 
"More than just R and A/C" Experiences, 273, 
Other School Teaching Experiences, 275, 
Formulae & Other Calculations, 521,