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Copper Tubing Guide
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Copper Tubing Guide

Copper tubing is often used for main water lines and refrigerant lines in HVAC systems because of its anti-corrosive properties. The most common types of copper tubing used in residential and commercial construction include Type K, Type L, and Type M.

Guide to Drill Presses
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Guide to Drill Presses

Like the common handheld drill, drill presses are used to bore holes of various diameters into metal, wood, or other materials. But that’s where the comparisons end.

Damper Control Guide
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Damper Control Guide

Air dampers are metal valves or plates that control the amount of heat or cool air that is distributed within your home or building ductwork.

LED Troffer Information and Installation Guide
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LED Troffer Information and Installation Guide

LED troffers are versatile light fixtures that allow for a flat, fully lit surface due to a recessed installation process. Modular, dropped-ceiling lighting has traditionally been powered by fluorescent bulbs, but their replacement with LED bulbs has become increasingly popular.

Guide to Twist-Lock Receptacles
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Guide to Twist-Lock Receptacles

In those environments where equipment needs to be powered on at all times for safety or productivity reasons, a twist-lock receptacle can be a lifesaver.

Guide to Grinder Pumps
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Guide to Grinder Pumps

If you have a garbage disposal in your home, think of a grinder pump as a much larger version that is tasked with churning up all of the wastewater produced by your shower, toilet, washing machine, and other appliances attached to your plumbing system.

Guide to Compression Tube Fittings
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Guide to Compression Tube Fittings

Known for their versatility, compression tube fittings can be found in a variety of applications that require connections between metal and hard plastic tubing.

Backflow Prevention Guide
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Backflow Prevention Guide

Backflow preventers are installed on clean water supply lines to prevent contaminated water from entering clean or potable lines. Ensuring that you have a backflow preventer in place is important for keeping a city’s drinking water uncontaminated and safe to drink.

Understanding and Working with Air Cylinders
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Understanding and Working with Air Cylinders

If you’re trying to learn about air cylinders and what they are, you'll come across the word pneumatic often. If something is pneumatic, it contains or is operated by air or gas under pressure.

Automotive LED Bulbs Guide
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Automotive LED Bulbs Guide

There are several benefits to replacing your car’s halogen light bulbs with LED bulbs. For starters, LED bulbs are longer-lasting and more efficient, burning brighter than most factory light bulbs while emitting less heat.

Using Air Filter Media with Your HVAC System
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Using Air Filter Media with Your HVAC System

Air filters serve an important role in your HVAC system, ensuring that dust, dirt, and other small particles stay out of your system and out of your air. There are a few different types of air filters.

Guide to Bolt Cutters
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Guide to Bolt Cutters

Pound for pound, bolt cutters are among the most powerful tools in any tool chest. By combining long handles with hinges that transfer power to the jaws and cutting blade, they can generate incredible amounts of cutting force.

Understanding HVAC Motors, Capacitors, and ECMs
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Understanding HVAC Motors, Capacitors, and ECMs

Residential HVAC systems and light commercial units primarily use one type of motor. But there are a few different types of motors worth knowing about.

How Do Car Air Filters Work?
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How Do Car Air Filters Work?

Much like the air filters used in homes and offices for furnace or air conditioning systems, car air filters help stop unwanted particles or contaminants from entering the engine or HVAC system of your vehicle.

Selecting the Right Respiratory Mask for Your Work
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Selecting the Right Respiratory Mask for Your Work

Anyone who works in areas where dangerous gases, vapors, or particles are present should wear a respiratory mask.

How Long Do Oil Filters Last?
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How Long Do Oil Filters Last?

It’s one of the basic tenets of automotive maintenance: clean motor oil contributes to engine health. If you were to leave your oil unfiltered, over time it would be filled with hard particles that contribute to the wear and tear of your engine.