Short #86 - Hoodwinked

HVAC School - For Techs, By Techs · Jan 14, 2020 · 13m

In this short podcast episode, Bryan talks about the times he has been hoodwinked in his career. It's time to name and shame.

One time at a trade show, Bryan came across a product called KVAR. KVAR is already an electrical term for kilovolt-amps reactive; those are volt-amps that show up and generate heat but don't do anything useful, just like foam in a beer mug. So, the product supposedly balanced out the power factor to save energy. However, power companies don't charge based on VA; they charge based on wattage, which already accounts for the power factor. So, the KVAR products made no…