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Watts Works Learning Center Opens in Fort Worth, Texas

May 8, 2023

The 250,000-square-foot facility — customized for broad training purposes, administration, and manufacturing — joins several other Watts Works Learning Centers across North America.

Comparing and Contrasting PSC, ECM 2.3, and X13 HVACR Motors

X13 ECMs provide very efficient operation and tend to work well in single stage- and two-stage equipment

Paul Flora

May 7, 2023

PSC motors can be referred to as constant speed motors; X13 ECMs can be referred to as constant torque motors; and ECM 2.3 variable-speed motors can be referred to as constant airflow motors.

HVACR Distribution: Efficiently Fulfilling HVACR Contractors’ Needs

Pay attention at every step in order to keep contractor customers satisfied

Darrell Sterling

May 6, 2023

Making sure customers get the HVACR equipment they need when they need it requires many moving parts, and it’s your job as a salesperson to make sure everything flows seamlessly.

The Unified Group Tackles Challenges, Benefits of Succession Planning at Workshop

May 5, 2023

To help address the importance of succession and ensure a successful transition of ownership in the future, The Unified Group hosted its first Succession Planning Forum in late March.

Electrification Trend Sparks Heat Pump Retrofits, Part 2

Managing customer expectations about energy efficiency, payback, and comfort

Joanna R. Turpin

May 5, 2023

Many homeowners are replacing their gas furnaces with heat pumps, so contractors should educate them about the energy efficiency, payback, and comfort that they can anticipate with their new equipment.

ABB Acquires Siemens’ Low-Voltage NEMA Motor Business

May 5, 2023

The business employs around 600 people and generated revenues of approximately $63 million in 2021.

How Should Small Businesses Respond to SVB Collapse?

The collapse of SVB reminds small business owners to take the required steps to protect their money in the bank

Hannah Belloli-Oster

May 4, 2023

Though the collapse of SVB primarily impacted businesses and investors within the tech center, HVACR contractors — especially small business owners — should take steps now to make sure their cash in the bank is safe.

D.C. Residents Petition for Cooler Apartments

Hannah Belloli-Oster

May 4, 2023

Renters who can’t turn on the a/c want to change mandates that don’t require cooling until May 15.

Why SMACNA is Becoming a Leading Authority on Heat Stress

The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) reacted quickly to OSHA’s request for public comment on new heat stress rules

Austin Keating

May 4, 2023

Justin Crandol, director of safety at SMACNA, sits with Mike McCullion of SNIPS NEWS to discuss new developments in safety policy.

Daikin Applied Acquires HVAC Representative Carroll Air Systems

May 4, 2023

Daikin Applied acquired Carroll Air Systems, a Tampa, Florida-based company that provides HVAC systems and services for commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities.