New Jersey-based Triangle Tube closed abruptly on November 3, but the company website says the voluntary recall of approximately 67,500 boilers will not be affected.
Nearly a third of all sales by wholesale distributors in 2022 were completed via e-commerce, but the HVACR segment of wholesale distribution lags behind wholesalers in general when it comes to e-commerce, according to a new report from Heating, Air conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI).
HVAC National Championship finalists in the professional division each had 90 minutes to correctly install refrigerant and condensate piping on an HVAC unit.
The a/c and heat pump shipment numbers reflect some of the headwinds industry leaders discussed during last month’s Morgan Stanley Laguna Conference: low consumer demand, high interest rates, tariffs on imported products and materials, and the continuing fallout from the refrigerant transition.
HVAC technician Robin Cutshall returned to the ServiceTitan HVAC National Championship this year and is, as she was last year, the only woman competing in the apprentice division.