At a recent meeting, leaders of the Educational Foundation of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors — National Association developed a new strategic plan.
The Census Bureau reported that the value of construction in August totaled $845.5 billion, a 1% decrease from July, and nearly a 3% drop from the year’s high in April.
The new ToolPak II backpack is designed with heavy ergonomic shoulder straps and padded top handles, with an extra layer of foam added to the back panel to make carrying big loads more comfortable.
The company’s XFAX2 stainless steel flame arrestor fittings are designed to prevent flame propagation through tubing systems connected to explosion-proof electrical enclosures.
Measuring positive, negative, and differential pressures of air or natural gas in the range of 0 to 100 in. wc (0 to 0.2489 kPa), the Model 475-000-FM Mark III handheld digital manometer weighs 12 oz (340 g) and is accurate to ±0.5% fs.
The company has introduced a pipe clamp probe, Model 4005. This easy-to-use probe provides fast and accurate temperature measurements of pipe surfaces up to 1 3/8-in. dia.
Mobile Express® ice transport bins and upright bins are available as a package when purchased in combination with the company’s Rapid Freeze® ice flakers.
Photos from the 2013 ACCA Conference & IE3 Expo in Orlando, Fla.
Podcasts
Cade Clark, assistant vice president of government affairs for the Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), gives a brief overview of the new version of the Shaheen-Portman bill, what AHRI thinks of the energy-efficiency legislation, and how it might affect the HVACR industry if it becomes law.
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