The NEWS picked up a grass roots perspective during a visit to the Warren, Mich., branch of Behler-Young Wholesale Heating & Air-Conditioning in suburban Detroit to get a feel for what people are talking about and some of the changes coming in the HVACR trade.
Branch manager Dave Abate and counterperson Gary Zanley discussed some big issues affecting their business as well as the overall trade. They agreed that the changeover to 13 SEER is going to be very big –– for a number of reasons.
Abate said that there is still some misconception about the availability of 10- and 12-SEER products once manufacturers switch over to 13-SEER production in late January. "We just placed our last order for 10-SEER products [late September]," he added.