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Home » Authors » Nick Kostora

Articles by Nick Kostora

consumer-purchased equipment

Should Contractors Install Consumer-purchased Equipment?

HVAC owners discuss the pros and cons of consumer-direct contracting
Kostora
Nick Kostora
September 4, 2017
For better or worse, several HVACR contractors across the country are now installing products for homeowners who have purchased their own HVACR equipment — even if they don’t sell that product line.
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ribbon-cutting ceremony

Danfoss Opens Application Development Center in Florida

The Tallahassee center features three fully automated test facilities
Kostora
Nick Kostora
September 4, 2017
An iced evaporator is a common problem encountered by technicians servicing medium-temperature refrigeration systems. A visual inspection of the coil will show this obvious problem. Most technicians will install their low-side service gauge, find the running pressure to be lower than normal, and conclude the system has a low refrigerant charge. However, an iced evaporator can be caused by a totally different system issue.
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Honeywell’s Total Connect Comfort Wi-Fi

The Emergence of Demand Response Programs in HVAC

Thermostats are leading the charge as an economical response option for consumers
Kostora
Nick Kostora
August 21, 2017
Manufacturers of all sizes across the spectrum of HVAC are getting involved with demand response, and they are participating because the technology within thermostats has made doing so relatively simple.
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solar market

Solar HVAC Market Continues to Heat Up

Renewable energy is on the rise, with solar leading the charge
Kostora
Nick Kostora
August 21, 2017
In the last decade, solar has experienced an average annual growth rate of 68 percent. This has been spurred, in part, because the cost to install solar has dropped by more than 70 percent since 2010, which has led the industry to expand into new markets and deploy thousands of systems nationwide.
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thermal storage

Thermal Energy Storage a Budding HVAC Option

The market’s set to grow from $3.67B in 2017 to $6.20B by 2022
Kostora
Nick Kostora
August 21, 2017
Thermal energy storage has been a proven commodity for years in Europe, but the technology has seemingly been on the peripheral of the HVAC industry in the U.S. Now, energy storage is gradually stepping into the industry spotlight, and manufacturers are ready and willing to showcase their offerings in this important space.
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complete system evacuation

Properly Diagnosing the Need for a System Evacuation

The NEWS’ Trainer Panel looks at the situations surrounding an HVAC system evacuation
Kostora
Nick Kostora
August 21, 2017
Knowing how, when, where, and why to perform an HVAC system evacuation is an essential component of any technician’s repertoire. No two situations are exactly alike, and properly addressing the needs of each individual system is critical.
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Have You Considered Google Alerts?

Kostora
Nick Kostora
August 21, 2017
Effectively track your company's online identity.
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HVAC Apprenticeship

Presidential Order Set to Strengthen American Trade Apprenticeships

President Trump aims to boost HVAC apprenticeships, loosen regulations
Kostora
Nick Kostora
August 14, 2017
On June 15, as part of a White House event, President Donald Trump signed the Apprenticeship & Workforce of Tomorrow executive order, which designates resources to go to vocational training programs and aims to remove restrictions that have prevented industries, including HVAC, from creating apprenticeships.
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REFRIGERANT RECOVERY

EPA 608 Recordkeeping Impacts Technicians

App helps alleviate refrigerant burden placed on contractors
Kostora
Nick Kostora
July 31, 2017
The EPA estimates the annual emissions reductions from this rule will be approximately 7.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2eq) and 114 ozone-depletion weighted metric tons (ODP tons).
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UlteMAX™ Motor

Form Factor and Easy Installations Pace HVAC Commercial Equipment

Regal Beloit Corp.’s Marathon Motors UlteMax takes the top honors
Kostora
Nick Kostora
July 24, 2017
The Marathon® Motors UlteMAX™ Motor from Regal Beloit Corp. earned the gold in the HVAC Commercial Equipment category of The NEWS’ 2017 Dealer Design Awards.
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