Emerson Climate Technologies asked 1,500 U.S. homeowners about the most important features they consider when purchasing air conditioning and heating systems, as well as what typifies a high degree of satisfaction with their HVAC contractors. They also asked about factors that might prevent someone from buying a new HVAC system if they own an older, more problem-prone system.
In order to better serve their contractor dealers, HVACR manufacturers are providing plug-and-play advertisements and other marketing materials to help contractors grow their businesses.
How does one deliver consistency and personality? The answer lies in mastery. Only when we become an expert of a sales and service system do we find true freedom to be ourselves.
ACCA members came from around the country to learn office operational management strategies. The event, which was presented by ACCA and The NEWS, was immediately preceded by the Service Managers Forum, capping off a four-day gathering of ACCA managers across multiple disciplines.
The Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) convened on Orlando for its 2015 annual conference in December. The event welcomed the most distribution companies since 2007.
All of the components may be operational, but are they adjusted and working properly as a complete system? A professional installation will include a thorough inspection of the system as a complete unit.
The cyclical pattern of change in refrigerants is linked directly to our growing understanding of the unintended consequences of refrigerant interactions with our atmosphere, coupled with advancements in technology and shifts in societal values toward sustainability. One only needs to look at the evolution of refrigerants to see these trends at play.
Compressor performance curves can provide a service technician with the Btu pumping rate (capacity), mass flow rates, operating amperage, and operating wattage of a compressor when the suction pressure and head pressure are known for the system.
The digital realm continues to attract advertisers, growing at a rate of 13 percent last year, according to Strategy Analytics. And, according to Ben Landers, president and CEO of Blue Corona, HVAC contractors stand to benefit from this trend.
Branding is huge, but so few contractors capitalize on the message their brand communicates. That opens the door of opportunity for those who do embrace branding.
Half of all data center cooling systems will be upgraded before the end of 2016, according to Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and a provider of critical infrastructure for information and communications technology systems.
The meeting included a tour of the factory where Danfoss Turbocor Compressors are engineered and produced, emphasizing the importance of the advancement of energy-efficient technologies and the resulting impact on the industry, economy, jobs, and local communities.
RectorSeal Corp. has acquired the assets of Universal Technologies Inc. and its AC Leak Freeze™ brands of refrigeration and air conditioning system leak repair sealants on Dec. 16.
Danfoss named Miha Kavcic head of sales and business development in North America; Scotsman Ice Systems’ Meridian HID525 ice and water dispenser receives award; more HVAC manufacturer news briefs.
This MDP 200 sensor was designed for variable air volume (VAV) damper control as well as HVAC applications, such as room pressure monitoring, fume hood controls, furnace press switches, heat recovery systems, burner control, fan control, and filter monitoring.
The J-II single-phase variable refrigerant flow (VRF) serves ambient heating and cooling applications in a 3- to 5-ton range and can be used for large residential and small commercial installations.
The Simplicity Series of concentric venting, noncondensing, tankless water heaters are designed to make installations simple and flexible through a gas-convertible combustion system.
The 2002 Series adjacent and alternate endless jumpers are designed so that the jumper leg contact of two adjacent jumpers can be inserted into one jumper slot.