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Chiller Sounds Troubleshooting: Hiss, Whine, Rattle & Surge
Hear a hiss, whine, rattle, roar, or surge? Use four field readings to identify what common chiller sounds mean and narrow the fault.
Automated Academy
Nov 5, 20258 min read


Thermal Cameras Don’t Lie: The Fastest Way to Catch Hidden BAS Failures
Thermal cameras expose BAS failures you’d never catch otherwise, leaks, overheating relays, airflow issues. Here’s how to use them.
Automated Academy
Oct 15, 20255 min read


Zone Temperature Sensors: Why They Lie and How to Catch Them in the Act
Zone temps lie for predictable reasons. Use this 15-minute truth test and fix order to prove what’s real and stop callbacks.
Automated Academy
Sep 29, 20256 min read


Outside Air Economizers & Stuck Dampers: Hidden Energy Failures
Economizers should save you money, unless the OA damper is stuck or the logic is wrong. Use this field-ready guide to diagnose, repair, and lock in real savings.
Automated Academy
Sep 15, 20256 min read


Autumn Economizer Tune-Up: Catch the Lies Before Heat Season
Your economizer is lying to you this month. Here’s the 30-minute autumn tune-up to fix sensors, mechanics, and logic, before heating season burns your budget.
Automated Academy
Sep 1, 20256 min read


The BACnet Mistakes Costing You Thousands (And How to Fix Them in Under an Hour)
Your system isn’t broken; it’s mis-configured. Fix the BACnet mistakes that cost you thousands, priority arrays, poll/COV, duplicate IDs, MS/TP timing, alarms, and trends, in under an hour.
Automated Academy
Jul 19, 202510 min read


Your Alarm Console Isn’t Broken, You’re Just Not Using It Right: Alarm Console Optimization
if your system is firing off an alert every five minutes, your first instinct is to mute it, not fix it. That’s not just annoying, that’s dangerous.
Automated Academy
Jul 1, 20253 min read


BAS Communication Troubleshooting: Fix Comm Lines Without Wasting Hours
Stop losing days to comm issues. Use this field-tested BAS communication troubleshooting playbook, ask the right questions, meter what matters, fix EOL/bias, normalize settings, and isolate fast.
Automated Academy
Jun 17, 20259 min read
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