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It’s a dilemma many contractors and homeowners face, summer after summer … as temperatures spike, the demand for cooling relief does as well.

Once considered a temporary solution, portable heating and cooling units continue to evolve as consumer demand calls for new units and new uses.

Portable air conditioning units have come a long way in their 35-year history.

We won’t get fooled again. That was the underlying message of WaterFurnace Intl. Inc.’s 2018 National Sales Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about high-end air conditioning systems is usually cost.

While HVAC manufacturers claim the market for high-end air conditioners is growing, the reality is the market is determined by consumers and those with boots on the ground — the contractors.

High-end air conditioners feature an array of benefits and options to fit most consumers’ wants and needs.

Jacobs got his HVAC certification from Offday Careers, then went to Delaware County Community College for his degree in applied science/HVAC. He graduated when he was 27, worked at a sheet metal shop in New Jersey, then got hired at DiFilippo’s Service Co. in Paoli, Pennsylvania, starting as an installation tech and working his way up.

It is 2018, and this is not your father’s rooftop equipment. The old, reliable system taking up space on the roof has become so much more.