HVAC Community Hub | Owen | Activity https://hvachub.co/members/owen_mitchell_27/activity/ Activity feed for Owen. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:59:07 +1200 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.18.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 7071939deeae016a8a154ca4aa1079f4 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/6753/#acomment-6762 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:50:07 +1200 Or just add 10% and don’t say anything 😂.

In reply to - Harry posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs Got a couple small commercial accounts that are good for the money, but every invoice turns into a wait. Not chasing bad debt, they eventually pay… […] ]]> 8aed6fcffadf7fd7e596461fac45b931 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/6568/#acomment-6601 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:08:09 +1200 Closed supply vents can throw everything off too especially in smaller systems where airflow is already tight.

In reply to - Dylan posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs Ran into a system today where suction pressure looked low so it seemed like a charge issue at first, but after checking a bit more it turned out to […] ]]> 225b55a767ebb638ca7194f968246dc8 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/6521/#acomment-6522 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:25:31 +1200 Every tool I remove becomes required on the next job without fail.

In reply to - William posted an update in the group HVAC Installation Best Practices Every time I try to lighten my tool bag, the very next job needs the one thing I took out… so now I’m basically just carrying everything […] ]]> 39279c318a46b2c848194acc115af909 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/5465/#acomment-5480 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 19:46:06 +1300 Same lesson here. Would’ve cut the job in half if we started there.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs Customer calls saying the unit sounds like it’s running but the room never gets comfortable. Temps look normal, system cycles, nothing obviously […] ]]> 37b2f905282813ddecd63a41cd9f2165 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/5465/#acomment-5478 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:51:05 +1300 Yep. Once they saw the return uncovered and felt the difference, the whole conversation changed.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs Customer calls saying the unit sounds like it’s running but the room never gets comfortable. Temps look normal, system cycles, nothing obviously […] ]]> 524fae16d84553f01fedb63beb1c7afa Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/5465/#acomment-5476 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:46:01 +1300 Recently rearranged. Didn’t realize the return was there until we pointed it out.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs Customer calls saying the unit sounds like it’s running but the room never gets comfortable. Temps look normal, system cycles, nothing obviously […] ]]> bf67d14a1dc91093101cc4f78d82a31d Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/5465/#acomment-5473 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:35:00 +1300 Blinds getting sucked in was a new one for me. Furniture placement did the rest.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs Customer calls saying the unit sounds like it’s running but the room never gets comfortable. Temps look normal, system cycles, nothing obviously […] ]]> 29a1a6d1f4234fbefa6670a93163a6d5 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/5465/#acomment-5471 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:11:47 +1300 Unit was fine the whole time. Once the return could breathe again, temps evened out.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs Customer calls saying the unit sounds like it’s running but the room never gets comfortable. Temps look normal, system cycles, nothing obviously […] ]]> cb662a3da0633cf1750be6e147b26a83 Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs: Customer calls saying the unit sounds like it’s running […] https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/5465/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 10:15:24 +1300 Customer calls saying the unit sounds like it’s running but the room never gets comfortable. Temps look normal, system cycles, nothing obviously wrong. Start checking the basics and move over to the return… pull the grille and this is what I find. Blinds sucked halfway in, couch parked right in front of it, and the return basically starving… Read more

]]> 10 9efbd9f855a954a4048250d7d66954ae Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/5407/#acomment-5434 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:48:05 +1300 Exactly. Once Google is steady, social feels more like bonus visibility instead of pressure.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs For companies using social media, are you posting yourself or having someone else handle it? Worth the effort or mostly branding? ]]> c4d642beb922e87f5bd235988929cd18 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/5407/#acomment-5431 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:45:11 +1300 That’s encouraging honestly. Low pressure sounds nice.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs For companies using social media, are you posting yourself or having someone else handle it? Worth the effort or mostly branding? ]]> 862f26d8cb89f025557804366320e8c6 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/5407/#acomment-5428 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:50:01 +1300 That’s probably the real metric no one talks about.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs For companies using social media, are you posting yourself or having someone else handle it? Worth the effort or mostly branding? ]]> 665a9cbe0a03c3842dae529559e1e6a0 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/5407/#acomment-5424 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:45:11 +1300 Makes sense. Homeowners don’t care how the sausage is made.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs For companies using social media, are you posting yourself or having someone else handle it? Worth the effort or mostly branding? ]]> b83521940469c41610621e773b90a095 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/5407/#acomment-5420 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:36:36 +1300 That makes sense. Google usually catches people when they actually need service, not just scrolling.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs For companies using social media, are you posting yourself or having someone else handle it? Worth the effort or mostly branding? ]]> 6aff28fc1d7a6df42b409b81325f9fc0 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/5407/#acomment-5414 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:02:20 +1300 That’s exactly what I’m worried about. Easy to start, hard to keep up once phones don’t stop.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs For companies using social media, are you posting yourself or having someone else handle it? Worth the effort or mostly branding? ]]> bf0a66df1e6521ef57f0c5f7a731ea6f Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs: For companies using social media, are you posting […] https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/5407/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:15:58 +1300 For companies using social media, are you posting yourself or having someone else handle it? Worth the effort or mostly branding?

]]> 13 3615a0890c4fdc87c11631b6dc847eb5 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/4291/#acomment-4299 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:46:56 +1300 That’s the frustrating part. Numbers behave – air doesn’t.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group HVAC Contractors & Subcontractors Mixed air temperature doesn’t match the math of OA and RA values. Sensors are steady, economizer is responding, but the mixed reading […] ]]> ee263d06a8c6af4045635c89923222a6 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/4291/#acomment-4297 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:46:54 +1300 Checked. Logic’s clean. Drift shows up after long run times.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group HVAC Contractors & Subcontractors Mixed air temperature doesn’t match the math of OA and RA values. Sensors are steady, economizer is responding, but the mixed reading […] ]]> 947d6750e6a718717be21564718f00ff Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/4291/#acomment-4295 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:46:52 +1300 That’s on my list. Box looks fine, airflow pattern might not be.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group HVAC Contractors & Subcontractors Mixed air temperature doesn’t match the math of OA and RA values. Sensors are steady, economizer is responding, but the mixed reading […] ]]> 93b5d12d330733feec19a32d111527b3 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/4291/#acomment-4293 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:46:51 +1300 Yeah, location’s suspect. Readings don’t match what the math says.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group HVAC Contractors & Subcontractors Mixed air temperature doesn’t match the math of OA and RA values. Sensors are steady, economizer is responding, but the mixed reading […] ]]> 92f765ab147524dc00aafd713ca3cc5c Owen posted an update in the group HVAC Contractors & Subcontractors: Mixed air temperature doesn’t match the math of OA and RA […] https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/4291/ Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:46:50 +1300 Mixed air temperature doesn’t match the math of OA and RA values.
Sensors are steady, economizer is responding, but the mixed reading wanders.
No alarms, no bad data – just numbers that don’t add up.

]]> 8 75c247b276fb749b48e829f416308229 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/3222/#acomment-3223 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:17:03 +1300 Check your mixed-air sensor. If it’s drifting, the economizer will do totally opposite things.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group HVAC Tools & Equipment Seeing an economizer that keeps opening when it shouldn’t and staying closed when it should be bringing in outside air. Trying to figure out why the […] ]]> 82a87ee9e8318cf9cce6cbaf592907b3 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/2998/#acomment-3004 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:59:34 +1300 That’s a solid tip. I’ll check if it’s staging properly or favoring one side.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs Chiller’s showing a 17°F condenser approach at about 40% load – tubes clean, water flow good. Starting to think it’s a low mass-flow or EXV […] ]]> 36e50e7b2e97ad12dba0ca956c337af5 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/2998/#acomment-3002 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:59:32 +1300 Good call. Tower bypass is on auto – I’ll trend those temps to see if it’s cycling too hard.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs Chiller’s showing a 17°F condenser approach at about 40% load – tubes clean, water flow good. Starting to think it’s a low mass-flow or EXV […] ]]> 1b2421f911fa8934e24b7dc2c8c5a3a1 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/2998/#acomment-3000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:59:31 +1300 Yeah, that’s what I’m leaning toward. Valve’s responding slow on transitions – might be tuning.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs Chiller’s showing a 17°F condenser approach at about 40% load – tubes clean, water flow good. Starting to think it’s a low mass-flow or EXV […] ]]> 02e7c98be464146e67199fb2e411f445 Owen posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs: Chiller’s showing a 17°F condenser approach at about 40% […] https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/2998/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:59:30 +1300 Chiller’s showing a 17°F condenser approach at about 40% load – tubes clean, water flow good.
Starting to think it’s a low mass-flow or EXV modulation issue at light load.

]]> 6 0c8c36cd3f4730902c11cdb51d9211fd Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/2314/#acomment-2321 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:28:37 +1300 Could also be a thermostat deadband set too tight – mine short-cycled until we adjusted it 😅

In reply to - Lucas posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs Rooftop unit here – compressor keeps short-cycling. Pressures look normal, but it shuts down randomly. Anyone run into this? ]]> bbed90410a97b5c3982710b291a5c7b9 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/2202/#acomment-2203 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 06:09:09 +1300 Totally agree! Even small tips like filter cleaning schedules help a lot.

In reply to - HVAC Community Hub posted an update in the group HVAC Contractors & Subcontractors Hi friends, I may not know all the technical details, but I love seeing how everyone learns and shares here. Feel free to […] ]]> 269019eb0f6b7b0d579e088bf7b7bc47 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/2054/#acomment-2066 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:29:57 +1300 Good point! Variable-speed blowers pair perfectly with zoning for smooth airflow and comfort.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group HVAC Tools & Equipment Can I install a zoning controller on an older single-duct system without upgrading the dampers? Will it affect airflow or efficiency? ]]> b7a72d84c2111cfb8910717f46c92173 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/2054/#acomment-2064 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:29:56 +1300 Haha! Yep, unbalanced dampers can make it feel like a storm inside.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group HVAC Tools & Equipment Can I install a zoning controller on an older single-duct system without upgrading the dampers? Will it affect airflow or efficiency? ]]> 5918c18064da91dd09917eebecdd2f75 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/2054/#acomment-2062 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:29:55 +1300 It can, but you lose the real advantage of automated zone control. Manual dampers won’t adjust dynamically.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group HVAC Tools & Equipment Can I install a zoning controller on an older single-duct system without upgrading the dampers? Will it affect airflow or efficiency? ]]> 746aa6e8e5c254e51e3202a7cd6fc84c Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/2054/#acomment-2060 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:29:53 +1300 Makes sense -without proper airflow control, the controller alone can’t optimize the system.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group HVAC Tools & Equipment Can I install a zoning controller on an older single-duct system without upgrading the dampers? Will it affect airflow or efficiency? ]]> fa35123bf529cb123f8ac9a7f21290a0 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/2054/#acomment-2058 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:29:52 +1300 That’s why calibration is just as important as installation.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group HVAC Tools & Equipment Can I install a zoning controller on an older single-duct system without upgrading the dampers? Will it affect airflow or efficiency? ]]> 7d5a61d85c1c5f28e178131fa266f7da Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/2054/#acomment-2056 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:29:51 +1300 Exactly-upgrading or balancing the dampers is key to maintain efficiency.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group HVAC Tools & Equipment Can I install a zoning controller on an older single-duct system without upgrading the dampers? Will it affect airflow or efficiency? ]]> ae7d98aab5b93d1172d74d7d0dc1a00d Owen posted an update in the group HVAC Tools & Equipment: Can I install a zoning controller on an older […] https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/2054/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:29:50 +1300 Can I install a zoning controller on an older single-duct system without upgrading the dampers? Will it affect airflow or efficiency?

]]> 12 4360d81ed4e61bb216baeda2d8aef44d Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/1678/#acomment-1679 Sun, 07 Sep 2025 13:53:43 +1200 Never thought about recommissioning. We just assume once it’s running, it’s good forever.

In reply to - Owen posted an update in the group HVAC Tools & Equipment I feel like a lot of teams don’t really talk about recommissioning. Most people think once the system is installed and handed over, that’s it. But over […] ]]> 51396bc6baa7767f9c69b6ca65b28a57 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/583/#acomment-605 Sat, 05 Jul 2025 20:29:38 +1200 We had this exact problem twice. Once it was sensor logic, and the other time the fix was simply cleaning the plate heat exchanger.

In reply to - Salvatore posted an update in the group Troubleshooting & Repairs

I’m honestly pretty stressed right now. We’re working on this big office project, and the chillers are just not keeping up during the peak […]

]]> f3a383a844d79810a55b0fdcd36bf9c3 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/412/#acomment-424 Mon, 05 May 2025 08:46:25 +1200 Are you using subcontractors or your own labor?

In reply to - Connor posted an update in the group HVAC Contractors & Subcontractors

Attrition Is Killing Us-And No One at the Top Feels the Heat


We’re mid-way through a large HVAC job—chillers, AHUs, VFDs, BMS, full […]

]]> 5343a4911e20a7585dcaf617872dbe23 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/299/#acomment-343 Mon, 05 May 2025 05:40:09 +1200 Couldn’t agree more. Start clean, finish proud.

In reply to - Michael posted an update in the group HVAC Installation Best Practices

HVAC Install Tip of the Day:

Level it, seal it, size it right!

Clean work = happy clients + fewer callbacks.

Quality work always shows!




]]> 4a9dec793ccd8bb1eefeec5ba7d391d2 Owen posted a new activity comment https://hvachub.co/news-feed/p/300/#acomment-316 Thu, 01 May 2025 10:59:39 +1200 Refrigerant lines run across walkways or tripping hazards—safety first!

In reply to - Julien posted an update in the group HVAC Installation Best Practices

What’s one common install mistake you hate seeing out there?

I’ll go first: Sloppy line set insulation!

Drop yours below—let’s make this a […]

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