Dennis Soukup began his career with an HVAC education, and now he is giving back in kind. He earned honorable mention status in the Best Instructor competition sponsored by The NEWS and the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute.
Al Munroe Jr. was in Yankee heaven. Literally. The contractor from Milford, Conn., could not believe he was sitting in the same dugout occupied by the New York Yankees. Munroe could thank Burnham Hydronics for giving him this memorable opportunity.
French-American historian and educator Jacques Barzun may have said it best: "Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition." At The NEWS, we are trying to change that, with help from the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI). In other words, it is time, once again, to honor the HVACR Best Instructor.
"I am on their side, and I want them to know that I will be there for them," said Eugene Silberstein, runner-up in the Best Instructor contest sponsored by The NEWS and the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute. The words sum up Silberstein's philosophy.
Ada Cryer of Delta-Therm Corp. addressed an audience at the 2006 ISH North America Trade Show about snow-ice melt systems and the advantages of using electric heat to run these systems.
HVAC is not exempt from the energy crunch. Efficiency mandates and lower utility bills are just the beginning of environmental and end user demands. To remain competitive, inventive HVAC units are being successfully marketed.
Creating accurate and effective systems that self-diagnose, prevent system down time, and provide constant, appropriate information and access to the comfort system is what will make the next evolution in the HVAC industry effective and successful.
Understanding manufacturers' nomenclatures to identify their compressors can be a very useful tool for a service technician. There is much information about a compressor that can be obtained from decoding its model number.
Electronically controlled electric valves have been accepted for years in larger applications, just as chillers have been, and have proven to add efficiency to the systems. The key to the increase in efficiency is due to their ability to control superheat to a low, stable setting.
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