Dirty Sock Syndrome started appearing a decade or more ago. Since then, people have tried to figure out the source and what to do to solve the problem. A couple of companies have developed coating solutions.
Researchers from Purdue University and Field Diagnostic Services Inc. have developed what they term a cost-effective, automated fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) technology that is sensitive to early signs of equipment malfunction and able to detect more than one problem at a time.
Following a rosy 2005, unitary manufacturers agree that the transition to 13 SEER is the biggest challenge and opportunity at the moment. Meanwhile, other concerns, such as raw material costs and R-22's phaseout, loom.
This fourth part of a five-part series on combustion testing provides a procedure on how to conduct a combustion test. It discusses the importance of checking ambient CO levels before entering the home, performing a draft test, and the combustion measurements that should be taken.
Of course, how a contractor performed last year depended in large part on where in the United States he was located. Regardless of location, contractors still have their share of universal concerns.
A Website that provides reports on area businesses can be a useful tool for service companies such as HVAC contractors - especially when the contractors get positive reviews from satisfied customers.
Service technicians in the HVACR field will sooner or later encounter the microprocessor in their daily service work. This article discusses a microprocessor as part of the control circuit of a medium-size commercial ice machine.
While all of the speakers at the event were certainly entertaining and dynamic, the real show stoppers at Carrier's elaborate Power 2006 Convention were the new products introduced. And, there were plenty of them.
Goodman Global Inc., parent company of Goodman Manufacturing, the world's largest privately held HVAC manufacturer, recently announced its plans for an initial stock offering that could raise as much as $460 million. In IPO documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Goodman said there are "areas of opportunity and elements of potential risk."
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