March 2019

Coil in Crate

Coils are an unusual piece of equipment and often very misunderstood by most of the HVAC Industry. At USA Coil & Air, we take quality control seriously from the time we receive an inquiry until the manufactured coil has been installed.   USA Coil & Air is primarily in the replacement and fast-ship business. For us, Rule #1 is the “clock is running” when the problem or...

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Sectional Coil

Many heating and cooling coils are installed in air handling units with very limited access to the unit. This often occurs because the original designer didn’t give much thought to possible future replacement of the coils and fans. We have all seen ductwork, electric lines, water lines, boilers, chillers, pumps, and other air handlers where it’s impossible to install a new coil. The pull length...

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It’s often difficult to understand circuitry on a chilled water coil. Changes to the “circuitry” and changes to the “tube diameter” will affect the overall capacity and pressure drops. Each time you change the circuitry on a coil selection, you have a positive, which relates to a higher capacity or lower fluid side pressure drop. The negative is either a lower capacity or a higher...

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Sentry Guard

Operating water coils that are prone to air temperatures below freezing normally need the use of anti-freeze. The most common is glycol. This has been used for over 40 years, and there are two common types, ethylene and propylene. Anti-freeze provides a safeguard if there are mechanical or electrical breakdowns that may cause fluid to sit in a coil with below freezing air going across...

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