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Podcast: HVAC School - For Techs, By Techs
Episode: Hard Shut Off TXVs
Description: Jamie Kitchen returns to the podcast and talks all about hard shut off TXVs/TEVs. He discusses bleed and non-bleed valves and why the TXV type matters to your compressor. When it comes to TXVs, there are two main types: bleed and non-bleed. The former may be referred to as a bleed TXV, and the latter may simply be called a TXV. However, OEMs may refer to TXVs as a "hard shut off TXV" (HSO), which is a non-bleed TXV. The core difference between bleed and non-bleed TXVs is the equalization speed. That equalization speed...