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Looking Back and Forward at Year's End

Butch Welsch
Butch Welsch
December 24, 2007
Already we have come to the close of another year. Is it just me or do the years seem to go by quicker for all of you as well? It has been a year with mixed results.
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Murphy's Law: Ten Simple Things to Rev Up 2008

Mike Murphy
Mike Murphy
December 24, 2007
The next 10 things you read are not guaranteed to increase your sales, but I’ve met people who swore to me that all of them will work - if you execute effectively. Maybe they will work for you. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!
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Ground Source Heat Pump = Knight in Shining Armor

Mark Skaer
December 17, 2007
Don’t be surprised if your customers inquire about ground source heat pumps. Based on a recent conversation at the Skaer family’s Thanksgiving dinner, it appears the general public is becoming more and more educated concerning air source heat pumps and geothermal heat pumps.
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Murphy's Law: Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Me, A NZEB?

Mike Murphy
Mike Murphy
December 17, 2007
If you enjoy business acronyms the HVAC industry offers as many as you could ever want. However, one of the latest movements gaining momentum - Net Zero Energy Buildings - needs a little help. It doesn’t have an acronym, and everybody knows that to gain traction in this market, you must have one.
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Letters: 12/17/2007

December 17, 2007
Refrigerants R-22, R-123, and the Montreal Protocol. The tech shortage elephant in the room.
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I've Got a New Furnace

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
December 10, 2007
Christmas came early to my house. Early in November, my husband and I had our regular HVAC contractor, Jerry, install a new furnace and air conditioner. It all started with the air conditioner, which died a timely death (it was about 20 years old) this past summer.
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Adding Holiday Decorating to Your Profit Center

John R. Hall
December 10, 2007
Why don’t you help your customers with those Christmas decorations? Don’t laugh. When you are rummaging through your lists of potential services to add to your market mix, putting up Christmas trees might not be such a bad idea.
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Who Not to Blame for the Technician Shortage

Peter Powell
December 3, 2007
Frequently one of the targets at which to aim blame for the technician shortage is high school guidance counselors. And for a long time I shared that frustration. That is, until I read an editorial in the Rockford (Ill.) Register-Star.
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Murphy's Law: SEER Testing Needs an Overhaul

Mike Murphy
Mike Murphy
December 3, 2007
It is time to take a serious look at the testing methodology for determining Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER). If the automotive industry is any indication, HVAC test procedures are probably overdue for some changes.
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Letters: 12/03/2007

December 3, 2007
Carbon’s global warming role debate continues.
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