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Corrosion is one of those words nobody responsible for HVAC equipment particularly enjoys hearing. It’s right up there with “unexpected shutdown,” “replacement part is backordered,” and “there appears to be water where water definitely shouldn’t be.” At LOUMIS Air, servicing Louisiana and Mississippi, heat exchangers are part of the commercial and industrial HVAC world. These...

There’s an old saying in real estate: location, location, location. Apparently HVAC equipment has been listening. When designing a commercial heating and cooling system, plenty of attention gets paid to equipment capacity, efficiency, ductwork, controls, and all the other mechanical details that keep engineers occupied and give everyone else a sudden desire to check their...

Living in Louisiana or Mississippi means accepting a few realities. The food is good. The summers are long. The humidity has absolutely no respect for personal boundaries. Walk outside in July and within about 30 seconds, the air is wearing you. That same combination of heat and humidity also creates some interesting challenges for air-conditioning...

Living in Louisiana or Mississippi means developing a certain relationship with humidity. Mostly, humidity wins. Walk outside in August and within approximately fourteen seconds, the atmosphere has attached itself to the body. Eyeglasses fog up. Hair makes independent decisions. Opening the front door can feel like being greeted by a warm, damp towel. Fortunately, air...

There are certain pieces of mechanical equipment that almost nobody thinks about until they stop doing their job. Heat exchangers are definitely on that list. Most people have never walked into a commercial building and thought, “Wow, the temperature feels great in here. Somebody should really congratulate that heat exchanger.” But somewhere behind the scenes,...

Commercial buildings have a lot going on behind the scenes. Electrical systems keep the lights on. Plumbing keeps everything flowing in the appropriate direction. Roofs keep Louisiana thunderstorms outside where they belong. And HVAC systems spend a significant portion of the year fighting a battle against Southern heat and humidity. Around Louisiana and Mississippi, that...

When most people think about home comfort, the thermostat usually gets all the attention. If the house feels warm, the air conditioner gets turned down. If it feels chilly, the heat gets turned up. Problem solved, right? Not always. Indoor comfort is a lot like making gumbo. Temperature is an important ingredient, but it isn’t...

When most people think about an air conditioning system, the first thing that comes to mind is the outdoor unit sitting beside the house. It’s the big metal box that hums all summer and occasionally becomes home to a family of lizards. Naturally, it gets all the attention. But here’s the truth: that outdoor unit...

Around Louisiana and Mississippi, HVAC systems don’t get much of a vacation. One day it’s ninety-eight degrees with enough humidity to make walking to the mailbox feel like cardio. A few months later, temperatures decide to remind everyone that winter does occasionally exist in the South. Through all of it, heating and cooling systems quietly...

If there’s one thing that keeps life interesting in Louisiana and Mississippi, it’s the weather. A morning can start with a sweatshirt, turn into flip-flop weather by lunch, throw in a thunderstorm around dinner, and finish with enough humidity to fog up a pair of glasses just by stepping outside. Living along the Gulf Coast...