VRF Tech Talk

About VRF Tech Talk

The first and only Variable Refrigerant Flow HVAC podcast! We talk tech, theory, and application. Hosted by some of the brightest minds from across the HVAC industry. Opinions stated in this podcast are exactly that, no information shared here should be construed as actual design or engineering, all conversations do not reflect upon the persons work place or job title.

Publisher

VRF Tech Talk

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Feb 2023

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

14 of 17 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 14: Moist Mode

   Roman and Donald debunk the myth that VRF systems cannot dehumidify, sharing insights on this long-overdue VRF Tech Talk episode.

2. 

   8 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 13 Checker Chat

   Host Roman and guest Donald discuss the Checker 5, offering insights into its functionality.

3. 

   16 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 12 it is the kitchen sink.

   This is an off topic episode that Roman and Donald just shoot from the hip and talk about most things non vrf.

4. 

   6 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 11 The Big Bad Warranty Police

   Roman and Donald share their extensive experience navigating the complexities and challenges of VRF equipment warranty claims.

5. 

   6 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 10 AHR Sit down w/ Enes

   Host Roman and Donald interview Enes, VRF Product Portfolio Manager at Bosch Home Comfort, discussing innovative VRF equipment empowering technicians and users.

6. 

   28 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 9 Part 4 The Coolest Event - CoolAutomation

   Ben Shipley and Roy Muchtar discuss CoolAutomation's customer-focused approach and innovative VRF technology solutions in an interview with Donald and Roman.

7. 

   21 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 9 Part 3 The Coolest Event - Havtech

   Ken Jones from Havtech shares his unique perspective on the Coolmaster product and compares it to other cloud-based VRF control platforms in a discussion with Roman and Donald, in this interview episode.

8. 

   14 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 9 Part 2 The Coolest Event - Pennergy Solutions

   Roman and Donald interview Matt and Rob from Pennergy Solutions about Samsung VRF expertise and Coolmaster product innovation in remote monitoring and control of VRF systems.

9. 

   7 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 9 Part 1 The Coolest Event - DXS Texas and VRF Services

   Joel Hill and Corey Bush discuss using CoolMaster products to enhance VRF service and customer experience, as interviewed by Roman and Donald in this episode.

10. 

    6 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Episode 8 Parts Are Only Half of the Issue.

    Donald and Roman discuss how parts are only half of the issue when it comes to VRF tech, offering insights into a more holistic approach.

11. 

    7 Sept 2025

    Episode 7 Murder on the Suction Line...

    Host Roman and guest Donald, a VRF technician, discuss common compressor failure causes and offer tips to prevent "murder on the suction line" in this interview.

12. 

    13 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Episode 6 The Pre-startup

    Hosts Roman and Donald discuss the critical need for comprehensive project knowledge before launching a startup, setting the stage for a multi-part exploration of the topic.

13. 

    26 Apr 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Episode 5 The Oily Truth about Compressors

    In this episode Roman and Donald are honored to be joined by the very first guest of VTTP, Ty Branaman to talk about refrigerant oil and some really cool science experiments that Roman and Ty performed. Be on the look out for Roman and Ty's full video soon at the one and only HVAC School . https://hvacrschool.com/ https://youtube.com/@hvacs?si=ra3fb8924pJ0JL4b Check out Ty at his website https://www.love2hvac.com/ and our own Roman Baugh at https://www.youtube.com/@RomanBaugh

14. 

    29 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Episode 4 Me 4, U4 we all 4

    Roman and Donald discuss some methods to hunt down the ever annoying Daikin u4 error code. We also talk about LC codes, Oscilloscopes and more.

15. 

    28 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Episode 3 The Raw Data

    In this episode of VRF Tech Talk Roman and Donald dive into some user submitted Daikin data and chat about or best practices and key points of interest when reviewing recorded data. Shout out to our sponsor EEVMate for helping us bring more content to you the techs! Check out EEVMate on Facebook, Instagram and their website www.eevmate.com (www.eevmate.com)

16. 

    24 Jan 2025

    Episode 2 Where to start?

    Today I am joined by the one and only Roman Baugh, we discuss some very basic items of where to start when you approach a VRF trouble shooting job.

17. 

    26 Feb 2023

    Episode 1 VRF the beginning

    In this Episode Steve and Donald talk about some very high level basics of VRF and Mini splits, we share a bit of history about ourselves, and tease at what topics might come in the future! Check out VRF/VRV Tech Talk on Facebook!

Inside a recent episode

Episode 14: Moist Mode

Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You can't just look at the model numbers in VRF and say, this is what you have. That's what you need because it doesn't work like that. Right. And I think like I always go back to like that, that Hoffman's iron triangle, right? There's always, there's always three things that we can select from, but we can only have two, right? So like, We want comfort. Do we want efficiency or do we want to save on cost? Right. So like pick two of those. So if you want comfort and efficiency, it's going to be really expensive. If you want comfort and costs, it's not going to be very efficient. If you want comfort and or you want efficiency and costs, then it's going to be you're going to you're going to suffer on comfort. […]

Who has been a guest on VRF Tech Talk

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Enes
• Ken Jones
• Matt
• Rob

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

4,657,709,896

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

9

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

81

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