Vehicle air conditioning is typically one of a car's most durable systems. Though it is often in use every day, a modern air conditioning system just keeps humming along providing cool air when you ...

The weird thing about compressor problems is that — well, it’s usually not the compressor. “Electric motors, it takes a lot to break them down,” said Greg ...

Refrigeration systems are made up of major components in series with one another (see Figure 1). As most of us are well aware, the major components are the compressor, discharge line, condenser, ...

In case you haven’t heard, there are record heat waves hitting the western U.S. right now, with temperatures soaring up to and beyond the triple-digit mark. Not only are these high-temperature events ...

Since this column's inception, we've received a substantial number of questions concerning air-conditioning troubleshooting. Answering each one would take quite some time, but we will attempt to ...