A History in HVAC Chemical Chemistry w/ John & Mike Pastorello
HVAC School - For Techs, By Techs
Bryan Orr
4.9 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2022
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
From the beginning, Refrigeration Technologies has focused on solving problems instead of jumping on product trends. Before Big Blu was introduced, technicians had to rely on less-than-reliable electronic leak detectors and poor-quality soap bubbles. So, John Pastorello learned about the fundamentals of foaming and bubbles to create a leak reactant that works, even creating microbubbles for tiny leaks.
Nylog has a similar origin story, and it has evolved to work for both mineral oil (red) and POE (blue) systems. As with Big Blu, John ran several tests to make sure the Nylog was compatible with HVAC equipment and did not cause contamination.
The Viper Pan & Drain Treatment was developed to replace pan tabs, which failed to remove the dead biological material in drains. The spray coats the whole pan and dissolves sludge with enzymes.
The Venom Packs are highly concentrated cleaners that arose from a move to consolidate the chemical line into something lighter, smaller, and faster. (Think about laundry detergent pods.) So, Venom Packs were inspired by laundry detergent and developed into a concentrated product line with recommended dilution ratios.
Mike, John, Jessica, and Bryan also discuss:
- All the considerations that go into creating a leak reactant
- "Controversial" uses for Nylog
- Nylog white pipe dope for gas, water, air, and glycol
- Overcoming drain/pan odors
- Enzyme-based cleaning
- Safety considerations with HVAC chemicals
- Durability of Venom Pack packaging
- Family businesses
- Women in the business
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| 0:49.2 | Network. And now the man wanted in 43 states for possession of PVC glue with intent to |
| 0:59.8 | Huff. Brian or |
| 1:02.1 | Hey this is the HVAC school podcast. |
| 1:04.0 | I'm Brian. |
| 1:05.0 | This is the podcast that helps you remember some things. |
| 1:08.0 | You might have forgotten along the way as well as helps you remember some things you forgot to know in the first place. |
| 1:12.0 | And today is a live episode. Remember some things you forgot to know in the first place. |
| 1:13.0 | And today is a live episode |
| 1:15.2 | that I did with one of our sponsors |
| 1:16.6 | refrigeration technologies, both John and Mike Pasterello. |
| 1:20.3 | You're gonna notice that John kind of talked his poor voice out so some of it might be a little tough to hear. It's a noisy, noisy area that we did the live podcast in, but this is not just a marketing podcast, although it may seem like it at first, I want you to kind of hear what it takes in order to bring good products to market. |
| 1:37.0 | Because I think this is going to help educate you on how to find products that are going to work well for you in your business. |
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