Leak detectors are a familiar part of a technician’s arsenal of service equipment. Sometimes familiar leak technology gets tweaked. That was the case when Hill Phoenix, a manufacturer of commercial refrigeration systems, was looking for a way to deal with the rising costs of helium, a gas commonly used in leak detection.
Honeywell has secured global rights from DuPont allowing the company to sell R-422D refrigerant, a replacement for R-22 in refrigeration and air conditioning systems.
Compressor capacity control is desirable for optimum system performance when loads vary over a wide range. Compressor capacity control through modulation can reduce power consumption, produce better dehumidification control, and reduce compressor cycling along with smaller compressor starting currents.
I may be the only person who even occasionally writes for a national publication who has not yet written an article about green. Part of the reason is the fact that although I definitely believe in the concept of green, trying to understand exactly how it applies to us as HVAC contractors is not that easy to determine.
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) passed the U.S. House of Representatives and within hours was signed into law by President George W. Bush. Providing for the $700 billion governmental bailout of several failing bank assets, the new law also contained extensions to both current and expired HVAC tax incentives.
Recognition is a key component in any business, whether it is recognition of a business owner for community service or an employee who exhibits outstanding job performance. Having that recognition is very important, but knowing how to use it is just as important for business owners who seek a marketing edge.
No one welcomes tough times. Yet, during even the most difficult periods, some salespeople thrive, grow, and prosper. They ignore the doomsayers and seize the opportunity to increase sales. Here are 12 practical techniques for using tough times to build a more profitable business.
An HVACR contractor has experienced 100 percent growth in the past year despite an economy in flux. While many businesses have struggled to stay above water and many others have drowned, Joe Huck of Williams Comfort Air, Carmel, Ind., has gone against the grain and experienced phenomenal growth from 2007 to 2008.
The Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons, located on the campus of Loyola University and considered one of Chicagoland’s most prominent green buildings, was designed to achieve a 50 percent reduction in energy usage as compared to conventional HVAC systems.
A new organization has been formed to give HVACR contractors more of a say in their own success by promoting private label brand equipment. The Retail Contractor Coalition (RCC) was established earlier this year and is now accepting contractor members.
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