MACS Welcomes Inficon to 2023 Trade Show
September 12, 2022
NFICON offers a full line of leak detectors for automotive applications. From standard refrigerants like R134a and R1234yf to CO2 and hydrogen forming gas applications, INFICON can help.Read Article >
IGas To Exhibit at MACS 2023 Trade Show
September 9, 2022
iGas USA, Inc. offers a full range of refrigerants. Originally joining MACS in 2017, iGas explains, “Our strength, and our mission, is to develop and bring to the market innovative solutions that will have a positive effect on a company's work and business. Each day we strive to design creative, safe and high-quality products that will: assist in lowering your cost of business, make daily work requirements easier, faster, and more economical and improve working conditions and the environment.”Read Article >
MACS Welcomes Burgaflex
September 8, 2022
Burgaflex returns as an exhibitor and golf hole sponsor to MACS Training Event and Trade Show . The MACS training event will take place February 2-4, 2023, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN.Read Article >
You Knucklehead, you caused this compressor to lock up!
September 7, 2022
Last week's article ended with the following: "As I was completing the job, it hit me what had happened and my first thought was: You Knucklehead, you caused this compressor to lock up!"Read Article >
MACS Welcomes ATech as an exhibitor
September 7, 2022
ATech Training was founded in 1984 with a desire to develop products that aid instructors in presenting a hands-on approach to teaching and learning the skills of diagnosing and repairing vehicles.Read Article >
MACS Welcomes Globus Electronics
September 2, 2022
MACS warmly welcomes Globus Electronics back to the MACS Trade Show from their native Brazil. Globus Electronics has been an active MACS member since 2009.Read Article >
Why did the compressor lock up?
August 10, 2022
All too often when a compressor lock-up occurs, the compressor itself is blamed for the lock-up. While it is possible for a manufacturing defect to cause a lock-up, there is usually a problem related to the service work or a problem with the system that is the culprit.Read Article >
Improving A/C cool down time
July 19, 2022
If there is an issue with an A/C system, then obviously that needs to be fixed and that will aid in cool down time. However, if a system is working properly and a customer is complaining, then the focus needs to shift toward educating the customer on steps they can take to improve cool down time.Read Article >
A/C not cooling fast enough
July 13, 2022
When a vehicle sits outside in direct sunlight, a tremendous amount of heat can build up inside. Even with relatively mild summer ambient temperatures (75° F to 80°F) vehicle interiors can easily reach temperatures of 125° F or more. Consider that this heat is not just in the air inside, but also in the seats, dashboard, floor board, roof, door panels, etc, (essentially the entire inside of the vehicle).Read Article >
It’s still not blowing cold enough
July 6, 2022
This customer came in with this car (he provided the vehicle information) and said it isn't blowing cold enough and wants me to make it blow colder. He just recently bought it and this is the first “hot spell” we’ve had since he’s had it.Read Article >
It isn’t blowing cold enough
June 29, 2022
"It isn't blowing cold enough.” Most any auto repair shop that does A/C work will often hear customers say this phrase. It can be the result of any number of things that can be wrong with an A/C system. Often it is a case of common things such as, a low refrigerant charge, a refrigerant overcharge, contaminated refrigerant, a blend door issue, a cooling fan problem, or maybe a weak compressor.Read Article >
Your A/C season supply list
April 20, 2022
Unfortunately, something that is often absent from these A/C shopping lists is vacuum pump oil, and multiple containers of it should be included.Read Article >
