Aboutjohn t. borgman Expertise I work days, so I can only answer early in the day or later in the evening, I live in Oregon. I have been so good at all the other area's of hvac, I am probably the only hvac guy that does not know oil. ( lol ) I am very well versed in gas, electric and heat pumps and will only answer residential applications. I have been known the past decade or so, by my employers as the guy you send when no one can figure it out. Trouble shooting is my special. I understand the physics behind air flow, refrigerants and electricity. I understand programmable t-stats, zone controls, economizers, fossil fuel kits and the engineering thought process in the wiring and construction of residential equipment
Experience I was lucky enough to start in this field over 25 years ago as an installer, for a company that installed the best duct systems I have ever seen, even to this day. The best ,as far as understanding the way air really flows through a duct system, from the return air to the very last supply register . They also had great pride and the duct work was put in, not only to last 50 years, but to look exceptional. Then as I started doing service work, I was again fortunate that I found a 3 year engineering class being put on be a man that was the educational director for the Entire united states for a society called " the Refrigeration Service Engineering Society " And for the next 3 years I schooled at night and practiced what I learned during the day, a great advantage over schooling and then trying to remember it years later.. Versed in duct design manual J heat gain/loss calculations. Also experience in wine rooms and indoor swimming pool hvac & humidity controls
Publications I have 2 inventions that have gone through the process and been recorded at the National Institute of Standards and Technology from start to finish and thus been invited to national innovation workshops by the dept. of Commerce and the dept. of Energy. They are waste heat recovery devices that N.I.S.T approved as valid and am currently looking for marketing partners to get this product into the hands of consumers and make a BIG difference in Energy savings for every Household and Eatery and take a big bite in the the peak hours power consumption that face our Utilities companies.
Education/Credentials factory training in Lennox ,Rheem, Ruud ,Trane, Tempstar ,Carrier, Day&Night, Payne, Bryant, Coleman, Intertherm, Ultra boilers, Unico, Mitsubishi,Sanyo, Taylor, Nicewonger, . Associates degree in Refrigeration Engineering. Certified with Energy Department, Check-me Program, have N.A.T.E. certifications in gas, a/c & heat pump. Teach and apprentice at every company I work at.
Question I just wanted to update you on my daughter's heat pump. We stayed with the same company since the tech really cared about our problem. This was not true of the previous four technicians from Del Air. He went back to Lennox support and their next recommendation was to replace the board in the air handler. That was done last Tuesday afternoon and as of Friday it had not gone out. Lennox Support did tell the technician that they had been having intermittent problems with the boards in the air handlers. I do not know if this was only specific models. Hopefully, this is the end of this problem. Thanks again for your help. I appreciate the time you spent with our problem. We were ready to pay your airfare and expenses and have you fly to Orlando.
Answer Dorthy,
I would like to thank your appreciation, I have just written a letter to the admin. of this site, explaining that on top of working full time I spend many hours a week helping people on here and occasionally I get one that is rude and gives me very low ratings, which are unfounded and I am close to removing myself from this site. I donate my time, there is no pay or benefit other than the knowledge I am helping those who need it. And your very nice response is well received and means alot.
ps, my sis just moved to Orlando, so keep me in mind.....smile John
