When good companies can consistently step up to the plate and deliver great performances, they are recognized as great companies. The News' 2005 Residential All-Stars may look similar to last year's list of outstanding companies. There are many repeats on both the residential new construction team, as well as the residential replacement/add-on squad.
In addition to offering products at good prices, the new Wal-Mart Supercenter in McKinney, Texas, is being called a state-of-the-art campus with more than two-dozen new, environmentally correct, and energy-efficient experimental technologies, including a number in the HVACR systems.
Approximately 50 ECR International employees and their families volunteered their time on July 10 for the 28th running of the Boilermaker Road Race. In addition to the volunteers, 10 ECR employees ran the race.
HVACR terminology is often confusing and could be misused by even the most seasoned service veterans. Using terminology precisely is of utmost importance in order to focus on the real problem and efficiently find the remedy. This article looks at the term flooding.
It's tempting for many technicians to try and repair or replace components in a condensing unit instead of replacing the unit. But there may be times when it is easier and, in the long run, more economical just to replace the entire unit.
Michael Palazzolo hopes, by now, the air duct cleaning business is looked upon with respect. However, the CEO of Safety King Inc. understands how that might not be the case.
Carrier Corp. unveiled its newly designed central air conditioning system for the U.S. market, to be manufactured at its expanded facility in Collierville, Tenn. The new system will be optimized for the 13 SEER standard that takes effect Jan. 23, 2006.
Supermarket owners whose systems run on R-22 for medium- and low-temperature applications are looking at alternatives. If a decision is made not to replace the HCFC system with HFC-based equipment, the alternative is to retrofit.
Occasionally, a service technician will encounter a problem that may not be evident while he is at the jobsite. The problem may be intermittent. A solution is to use a data logger to record system conditions.
The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, a research and academic program of Texas Tech University, contains a series of environmental laboratories. One of the laboratories needed a canopy hood and rooftop stack system to capture and exhaust odors and fumes created during research experiments.
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