Many contractors agree that ductless equipment is bound to increase in popularity. Those that are installing mini-splits are utilizing the option as a way to boost their bottom lines and provide the customer with yet another comfort solution.

The company, which was divested by Lennox Intl. Inc. on March 22, was acquired by American Capital Ltd., a private equity firm and global asset manager.

While some industry leaders and organizations are cooperating with the DOE to develop the standards, others claim fan and blower regulation is unnecessary, redundant, and could negatively impact the industry. 

In an industry where it can be years between service calls, and replacements are 15 or more years apart, you need more than great customer service to keep customers coming back. 

The importance of ongoing HVACR education involves both the getting and the giving. So there is a need for those who want to learn, and for those who understand that learning didn’t end when they left the high school, college, or vocational school classroom and lab. 

Most people schedule a preseason tune-up for their air conditioning system before the hot weather starts. If they did the same for their furnaces before the heating season, this complaint could be prevented. 

Not only is she a female business owner, running Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.-based Precision Refrigeration with business partner Brian Petlyar, she’s also doing it at age 25.

Representatives from many of the industry’s manufacturers recently congregated in Washington, D.C., for two days of networking, lobbying, and discussing industry issues at this year’s annual Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Public Policy Symposium.

Ductless distributors, from Hawaii to the mainland, are finding value in supplying and supporting ductless equipment. 

Industry figures are estimates that are derived from the best available figures supplied by a sample of AHRI member companies.