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Home » Authors » Barbara A. Checket-Hanks

Articles by Barbara A. Checket-Hanks

June 14, 2004: Obituary: Tom McCart

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
June 14, 2004
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Tom McCart, Service Roundtable Consult & Coach Partner, died on June 10 due to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) ("Lou Gehrig's disease"), an incurable neuromuscular disease.According to
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June 10, 2004: ASHRAE Method Helps Evaluate Residential Systems

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
June 10, 2004
ATLANTA - The energy efficiency of different residential HVAC systems can be evaluated in the design or retrofit stages using a new method from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating
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Minimizing The Spread Of Infection

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
May 27, 2004
This is the third installment of a three-part series on the role of HVAC in health care environments. This article focuses on the spread of infections in hospitals.
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Underlying Causes Of Asthma

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
May 21, 2004
This second installment of a three-part series on the role of HVAC in health care environments focuses on controlling possible contributing causes of adult-onset asthma. When hospital employees were found to have a greater chance of developing adult-onset asthma, it was assumed it was being caused by allergic responses to latex from gloves. But this may not be the case.
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HVAC And Infectious Diseases

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
May 13, 2004
This article is the first installment of a three-part series on the role of HVAC in today's health care environments. This issue focuses on ways to minimize the spread of emerging infectious diseases, bioweapons, and other high-impact agents.
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Lay It On The Line Sets

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
May 12, 2004
It's a fact. Any number of service problems can be prevented if technicians take proper care when installing new line sets on replacement heat pumps or new installations.
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Wiring Can Be As Easy As One, Two, Three

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
May 12, 2004
Bill Porter is an HVACR technician who became an inventor. About 10 years ago, he decided to create a product that would help other technicians wire dual-fuel heat pumps with minimal guesswork, hassle, and callbacks.
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'DuctFair' Boosts Installation Skills

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
May 12, 2004
The first-ever "DuctFair," a duct joining/forming/sealing round-robin seminar, was a tremendous hit for the South Carolina Association of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors (SCAHACC).
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Coleman Gives Birth To Echelon Heat Pumps

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
April 21, 2004
A group of the company's best contractor-dealers were invited to witness some of the first Coleman® Echelon™ heat pumps and air conditioners rolling off the production line this April.
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Grundfos Pumps Up Its Contractor Connection

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
April 15, 2004
Major HVAC system manufacturers get contractor input from their own dealer base, which they can use for product focus groups. Where do component manufacturers turn for contractor input?
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