The 2009 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) attracted more than 54,000 people from all facets of the industry. According to Clay Stevens, president of International Exposition Co., which produces and manages the show, “approximately 35,000 visitors attended the event, not including the 19,000 people who staffed 1,911 exhibits.”
Cooling towers always make for an imposing display, as they are so much larger than most other pieces of HVAC equipment. That was the case at the 2009 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo), where impressive exhibits of cooling towers, and other types of evaporative technologies, were showcased.
Programmable thermostats were the hot control item at the 2009 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo). Occupancy sensors and easy-to-read displays made the top of the new and improved features list.
There’s no doubt there were fewer new products on display in the unitary sector at the 2009 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo). That could be due to the fact that most manufacturers just recently rolled out their new products in response to the 13 SEER mandate.
There were more than a few duct and duct-related products introduced at the 2009 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo), including insulation, liner, ductwork, wrap, silencer, protective film, smoke detectors, registers, and more.
Innovations in ductless systems were displayed at the 2009 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo). With these changes comes the expectation that the systems will make further inroads in the North American HVAC market.
HFC-410A has been around for more than a dozen years, even though the HVACR industry is just now ready to really embrace it. In the more than a decade of its existence, hundreds upon hundreds of stories, flyers, info sheets, PowerPoint presentations, and slides have been produced talking about it. With the demise of R-22, it will - if it already hasn’t - become the most important refrigerant in the industry.
So why does R-22 have to go? It’s a great refrigerant. Been around for decades. Easy to work with. Cheap (at least for most of its life). Or, more precisely, who or what is to blame for it going away?
The sky is falling? Maybe that was the fear in the past. But, not this time when it comes to the transition from HCFC-22 to HFC-410A. In the coming months, The NEWS will cover every aspect of the changeover that you will want to explore in your company: from the installation to the service, from the training to the marketing, and from the business management to the selling.
A couple of computer programs from Bryant Heating and Cooling Systems are giving dealers the opportunity to show their customers a range of system options (a good-better-best range), and how much each new system would save over their current system, based on actual utility rates and weather bin data.
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