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Is Solar Growing? Survey Respondents Say Yes

Greg Mazurkiewicz
June 8, 2009
To find out readers’ opinions about where solar products stand in today’s market, a brief, informal online survey was conducted on The NEWS Website. Survey respondents in this case do feel solar is taking hold in the residential sector.
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Troubleshooting a Refrigeration Control System

Mike Taitano
June 8, 2009
When you’re troubleshooting a refrigeration control system, keep in mind that no matter how complicated the schematic might look on paper, the control system is actually only trying to provide a few simple outcomes.
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Developing an Advertising Strategy

Greg Mazurkiewicz
June 8, 2009
Before developing your advertising, you need to think about and develop a strategy. What is it that you want to accomplish? Just as you develop an overall marketing plan, you need to develop an advertising plan of attack. Once you formulate a winning strategy, you can employ it for years to produce effective advertising.
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Extra Edition: Online-Only Content

May 25, 2009
Updated every couple of weeks, Extra Edition provides additional content in the three areas that readers selected as most important.
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Investigating Residential Humidity Complaints

May 18, 2009
Scenario: Single stage residential cooling equipment. Homeowner complains that humidity is too high at their desired thermostat setting. Actions: You think this is too easy. Probably a system-related problem (dirty filter, low charge, dirty condenser; the usual stuff). But you also realize that it’s been a little cooler than most summers.
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Lilly Ledbetter: Wait, That Happened How Long Ago?

Richard D. Alaniz
May 18, 2009
Trivia question: What was the first law that President Obama signed into law after being elected? Answer: President Obama’s first act upon taking office was to sign the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. Although it hasn’t received much fanfare, the ramifications of the Act are only now starting to be understood.
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Doubts About Fabric Ductwork Quelled by Computer Modeling

May 18, 2009
When building officials questioned whether HVAC fabric air dispersion could outperform metal ductwork/register systems in a new $17 million community center, consulting engineering firm Millcreek Engineering Co. used its own custom-designed proprietary modeling software to demonstrate its performance.
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Btu Buddy 74: Freezing Evaporator

Bill Johnson
May 18, 2009
Warmer spring weather is here and Bob is beginning to get calls about units that are not cooling. He has just received a call from an old customer who said that her unit cools fine during the morning and daytime, but at night, it stops cooling. Bob investigates, and with Btu Buddy's help, finds the coil is dirty.
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Optimizing Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems

May 4, 2009
Outdoor air brought into a building can be expensive to temper and, if not properly conditioned, can cause humidity problems for the building. Designers are increasingly finding that using dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS) allows them to comply with ASHRAE 62.1 with an energy efficient and easily verifiable design.
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Troubleshooting Challenge: A Comfort Cooling System That's Not Gettin' Down

Jim Johnson
May 4, 2009
This time around we have a customer who has called to say that it’s warmer than it should be in their home. When you arrive you find a nine-year-old package unit, and you determine in a short time that, electrically, everything is as it should be, which means that what you have is a unit that is running, but is not cooling enough.
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