Imagine air conditioning sales as a freeway. Now imagine all lanes merging into one named 13 SEER. Amazingly, next to the stress-filled 13 SEER bottleneck is the express lane moving at maximum speed. I assume you want to get into that lane, right?
All energy recovery ventilators (ERVs) can leak from one airstream to the other. ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2004, "Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality," Addendum y, answers common questions such as, "How much ERV cross leakage is acceptable when the exhaust air is from a restroom?"
If you remember the last episode ("Here Is a Story About a Man Named Jed," March 7), Jed's business topped the $1 million mark, and he found to his surprise that he was losing his shirt. Jed felt inclined to ask, "Who failed me?"
A homeowner found water gushing from a hot water heater. He shut off the water supply and noted that the pipe was broken at the connection to the tank. He noticed that his relatively new 5-ton A/C unit wasn't working and the temperature was rising.
If Quality Service Contractor (QSC) members wanted advice on how to protect personal and business assets, they got their money's worth during Larry Oxenham's seminar titled "The Latest Cutting Edge Strategies on Tax Reduction, Lawsuit Protection, and Estate Planning" at the QSC Power Meeting XXII.
Documentation is becoming more and more critical in daily HVAC contracting. Many of us don't think in terms of defending ourselves every moment, but, unfortunately, there may come a day when a company's survival depends on it.
You're bidding on a customer's replacement A/C unit. You know the home has some improvements since the last unit was installed - new windows, a new roof and insulation, or better flooring. Which of these improvements will have the most impact on their system's cooling load?
Becoming TAB certified can give a major boost to a tech's career, as well as a contractor's bottom line. According to the Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing Bureau (TABB) of the National Energy Management Institute Committee (NEMIC), "The purpose of TAB is to ensure that an HVAC system is providing maximum occupant comfort at the lowest energy cost possible."
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