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Ice Breaker: Work Smarter, Not Harder

Joe marchese
Joe Marchese
December 1, 2008
Technicians need to work smarter, not harder. One major difference between an inexperienced tech and an experienced one is that the experienced tech works smarter. Here are some ways a technician can work smarter and become more efficient.
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The Professor: Scroll Compressor Internal Protection

John Tomczyk
December 1, 2008
Many modern day scroll compressors incorporate a variety of internal safety controls that can actuate the internal line break motor protection. Some safety features that can be found in the air conditioning scroll less than seven tons are described here.
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Cub Store Goes Gold With GreenChill

December 1, 2008
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) GreenChill Partnership awarded its Gold-Level Certification to the new Cub Foods supermarket in St. Paul, Minn. The store is the first in the nation to receive this certification as part of GreenChill’s new program to recognize superior practices.
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GreenChill Catches Secondary-Loop Fever

December 1, 2008
Companies joining the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) GreenChill initiative are called upon to demonstrate ways in which they are helping reduce the amount of refrigerant used in a supermarket, as one of their objectives. One way to do that, according to GreenChill, is to move to secondary loop technology.
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Guidance for Generation Succession

Mark Skaer
December 1, 2008
The contracting firms that participated in the latest Masters of the Game conference, held Nov. 3-5 at the Warwick Melrose Hotel in Dallas, came to learn more about generation succession, how to go about it, the steps necessary to make it happen, and how to handle family-owned business issues.
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Weighing In on Replacement System Selling

John R. Hall
December 1, 2008
In an earlier issue of The NEWS (July 21), Business Editor John R. Hall and Editor-in-Chief Mike Murphy squared off in a debate about how contractors should sell replacement HVAC systems. In a follow-up online survey, readers were encouraged to give their reasons for what customers look for in a replacement system.
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In Touch With Your Humor Being

Mike Murphy
Mike Murphy
December 1, 2008
Steve Rizzo told an audience at the Heating, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) Fall Conference that the power of choice, the power of your humor being, and the power of your thoughts are three of the most important aspects of managing your life, and therefore, of managing your business.
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HVACR Committee Busy at HARDI

Mike Murphy
Mike Murphy
December 1, 2008
The HVACR Systems and Equipment Council was among several HARDI committees that gathered standing room only crowds for topics of interest. As is customary, committees meet throughout the day on Sunday, the second day of full meetings at the Fall Conference.
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HARDI Fills the House

Mike Murphy
Mike Murphy
December 1, 2008
Come early and stay late was the simple message from Randy Boyd, 2008 president of the Heating, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI), prior to the 2008 Fall Conference. As usual, HARDI packed a lot into its four-day conference.
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Four Timely Benefits of Indirect-Direct Evaporative Cooling

Steve Kinkel Harold Simmons
December 1, 2008
Indirect-direct evaporative cooling is a method of cooling that can be not only more cost effective, but also more sustainable. Such a method can help companies move towards being climate neutral. At the same time, contractors who offer such a system can have a business edge over competitors.
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