The Ridgid Basin Wrench includes a light that illuminates dark work spaces and automatically shuts off after five minutes of inactivity to preserve battery life.
Engineered for final assembly at the job site, ACCESS air-handling units are shipped on individual pallets, require no field disassembly, and are designed to be easily and efficiently transported in stages to the installation site.
Now in its 10th year, the prestigious awards program showcases the most innovative products that can be conveniently installed, maintained, and serviced.
The MicroTech® Integrated System for water-source heat pump applications provides smart controls, high performance, and installation as easy as plug-and-play, the company said. It is a complete system in the small building market, integrating pumps, towers, boilers, and ventilation air with a water-source heat pump.
Featuring a network of built-in risers, which are compatible with a wide variety of HVAC unit sizes, the Goliath Value Series secondary drain pans are a solution for fixed-placement, solid-surface applications when hanging a secondary drain pan and HVAC unit is not necessary, the company said.
The ES6BF single-stage, 16 SEER air conditioner comes with a tough, all-aluminum microchannel coil, which stands up in corrosive environments, as well as a Copeland Scroll™ Compressor, according to the company. The air conditioner is currently available in 2-, 2.5-, and 3-ton sizes.
A class of silver brazing filler metals is designed to eliminate the use of toxic cadmium in the composition of silver solders. Cadmium-oxide fumes occur when the braze reaches a high temperature, said the company. The Planet Class I-7 Silver Brazing Filler Metals have varying liquids temperatures.
The Actuator Adapter stops slippage between a VAV actuator and air damper. Slippage occurs when the smooth round shaft is against the smooth surface of the U-bolt, and even though installers and techs might synch down the nuts to create a tight fit, over time the air-damper shaft will begin to wear and slippage will occur.
Reducing the locked rotor amperage (LRA) or in-rush current on compressors and motors by 70 percent, the Sure-Start is an electronic, software-driven soft starter that assists in the prevention of brownouts caused by the increased use of equipment during peak periods, said the company.