Tools are a necessity in the HVAC industry, and the tool manufacturers at the 2008 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) showcased new tools that were “better, smaller, brighter, lighter, safer, and easier.”
Do you and your technicians know how to properly and thoroughly inspect a furnace heat exchanger? It goes way beyond safety checking the obvious components. The most important part of a safety inspection is checking for gas leaks, checking carbon monoxide levels and inspecting the heat exchanger.
Some of the big car companies were out in force at the International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo), showing off their latest models of trucks. Show goers climbed in the cabs and looked at the storage space of the different vehicles offered for commercial use.
At the Suburban Michigan Spring Home Show, only four HVAC businesses opted to meet and greet consumers who, despite the depressed Michigan economy, turned out in large numbers to get tips on home improvements and set up appointments for sales calls and service.
When it comes to test instruments and monitors, there are two words to remember: infrared and digital. It’s the way diagnostic tools are headed, based upon what manufacturers introduced at the 2008 Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo).
At the 2008 Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo), indoor air quality (IAQ) products came in many shapes and sizes, but they all had the potential to help HVAC contractors help his or her customers in very critical ways: ventilation, purification, and filtration.
When a water line burst one floor above a file storage area, hundreds of gallons of water poured into the room, saturating nearly 800,000 sensitive x-ray images. Munters Moisture Control Services Division (MCS) was called in to salvage as many documents as possible.
Whether the air is too dry or too moist, humidification and dehumidification manufacturers at the 2008 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) had the product solution. Tucked within the many aisles at the expo were systems as diverse as the exhibitors.
Duct cleaning equipment and products are becoming more and more sophisticated. Proof was at the 2008 Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo).
Products featuring higher SEER ratings and improved comfort levels were highlighted, as were totally new heat pump designs that haven’t been seen at the 2008 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition before.