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Case Study: We Need These Coils on a (5) Day Quick-ship

by Dan Jacobs, September 19, 2023

In late June, Capital Coil received a call from a Trane office in Ohio regarding quick-ship availability. One of Trane’s…
commercial HVAC Coils

Top 5 Reasons Commercial HVAC Coils Prematurely Fail

by Dan Jacobs, August 22, 2023

Capital Coil & Air has come across virtually every scenario over the years in which a commercial HVAC coil had to be prematurely replaced, and we have since created an easy guide targeting the main reasons HVAC Coils prematurely fail.
Chilled Water Coils

Syracuse University Athletic Dome Renovation

by Dan Jacobs, August 16, 2023

The Syracuse University Dome (SU Dome), in Syracuse, NY is currently being renovated at a cost of $205 million. As part of the renovation, Capital Coil built (64) free-standing chilled water coils in sizes ranging from (33” x 93”) – (33” x 118”). All (64) coils are (8) rows with 304 stainless steel casing, increased tube wall thickness of .035”, with connections built and oriented at 90 degrees to facilitate ease of piping.
Quicki-ships

5 Work Day Quick-Ships on HVAC Coils – Why Capital Coil does it right

by Dan Jacobs, July 25, 2023

Day 1 – 38% of all orders sent to Capital Coil are on some kind of quick-ship, whether it be on a…
Steam Coils

Tips on Hand Designation & “Counter-flow”

by Dan Jacobs, June 27, 2023

Are your water coils right hand vs. left hand?  Is it looking into the face of the coil or with the air hitting you in the back of the head?  What exactly is counter-flow and why is it important?  Are you completely confused by why right hand vs. left hand even exists? 
Steam Distributing Coil

Steam Distributing (Non-Freeze) Coils: The Accidental Coils

by Dan Jacobs, June 19, 2023

Were you aware that Steam Distributing coils or “Non-Freeze” steam coils were essentially discovered by accident? At the inception of the HVAC industry, steam coils were originally designed to be shorter in length because there was not a good way to evacuate condensate. In an effort to make steam coils longer in length, the concept of a steam coil containing a tube within a tube was invented.
DX (Evaporator) Coil

What Does “Splitting” A DX (Evaporator) Coil Mean?

by Dan Jacobs, June 13, 2023

“Splitting” a DX (Evaporator) coil is one of the toughest concepts to understand in the coil business. “Splitting” the coil…
Fan/coil units

Fan/Coil Units Without the Mysteries

by Dan Jacobs, June 5, 2023

Lots of companies in the HVAC business attempt to keep their products as complicated as possible in order to lend…
Cooling Coils

Cooling Coils & Moisture Carryover

by Dan Jacobs, June 19, 2023

Many people do not think that moisture carryover is a problem…until you have moisture running down ductwork or spewing all over the inside of an air handler.
Chilled Water Coils

Guidelines For Air Velocities

by Dan Jacobs, April 25, 2023

Step # 1 in determining the size and performance of a coil is dependent upon understanding face velocities of air across the coil. Whether you use CCA’s coil selection program to help size the coil, or you are replacing an existing coil; the height, length and resulting velocity determine everything.

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