Watching R-1234yf
March 16, 2016
By Steve Schaeber MACS Manager of Service Training Many of the service shops and technicians we talk to about vehicles using refrigerant 1234yf are only just starting to get requests...Read Article >
Getting ready for A/C repair season
March 16, 2016
By Andy Fiffick, Chairman and CEO MACS Worldwide , Owner Rad-Air Complete Car Care, Cleveland, OH Getting (and keeping) our shops “service-ready” is a moving target – one that...Read Article >
EPA issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on small cans
March 4, 2016
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor On November 9, 2015, EPA published a proposed rule to amend section 608 of the Clean Air Act pertaining to refrigerant management program regulations....Read Article >
Rotten heater clamps
February 8, 2016
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor Owners of 1998-2002 Ford U Platform SUVs (Sport Utility Vehicles, such as the Lincoln Navigator / Ford Expedition) may notice coolant leaking from around...Read Article >
No Heat? No Problem! WT?
February 5, 2016
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor Ugghh!! Every technician knows that feeling of simultaneous joy and sorrow when they diagnose a no heat condition being caused by a clogged or...Read Article >
Do you know how to optimize system charge levels for modern condensers?
January 14, 2016
Attend MACS 2016 Training Event and Trade Show, February 11-13, 2016 at the Caribe Royale all-suite hotel and convention center in Orlando, FL and you’ll be able to take part...Read Article >
Why are leaks so hard to find?
December 29, 2015
Attend MACS 2016 Training Event and Trade Show, February 11-13, 2016 at the Caribe Royale all-suite hotel and convention center in Orlando, FL and you’ll be able to take part...Read Article >
The fine print
October 14, 2015
By: Elvis Hoffpauir On July 2, 2015, the final rule Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Change of Listing Status for Certain Substitutes under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/regulations.html was...Read Article >
As the belt turns
September 16, 2015
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor Checking the Accessory Drive Belt System (ABDS) is one of the most basic preventative maintenance procedures we do as technicians. Most of the time,...Read Article >
Do you know how to cool a classic car?
September 1, 2015
Few have a better right to address “Cooling the Classics” than MACS Technical Advisor Ward Atkinson, who was the test and development engineer for the first production A/C system introduced...Read Article >
School bus A/C
August 31, 2015
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor I recently had the chance to tour Rifled Air Conditioning in High Point, North Carolina, where they install new A/C systems into school buses....Read Article >
A/C use and fuel efficiency, A MACS whitepaper
July 13, 2015
Does using your A/C system cause you to burn more fuel? MACS attempts to answer that question in the attached whitepaper. Free download. If you’re a service professional...Read Article >