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UL Standard 2034 sets requirements that cover electrically operated, single and multiple station, CO detectors intended for protection in ordinary indoor dwelling unit locations. According to George Kerr, even though improvements are being made to the standard, there are flaws to it still.

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Whatever you do, treat your productive salespeople really nice. The good ones, as contractors should know, are hard to come by. And, whether we want to admit it or not, good ones are instrumental in keeping a contractor in business.

I recently read John R. Hall's opinion regarding minors attending the AHR Expo. I agree with him 100 percent about letting our sons and daughters attend the expo. Why? Because the next generation of HVAC techs are right under our feet - quite literally.

I noticed a feature on an HVAC contractor's Website the other day titled, "Do It Yourself." I know that it is a nice public service to offer free advice on the Web - but at what cost?

Encouraging Youngsters to Join This Industry [Editor's note: The following letters are in response to John R. Hall's article "Young Service Tech Is Seasoned Pro," Feb. 6.] Immersed at an

One week ago, glitz and glamour reigned supreme as Hollywood rolled out the red carpet once again for the Academy Awards. The HVAC industry has its own glamorous event coming our way this summer - the Dealer Design Awards.

Last year a 26-member committee, spear-headed by the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), worked together on a "draft specification that defines quality contractors (QC) and quality installations (QI) for the residential and commercial sectors."

Readers Agree Something Is Missing in Contracting World The following letters are in response to Mark Skaer's column "New HVACR Career: Door-To-Door Inspirational Speaker," Dec. 19. Getting Motivated As a

The recent start of the NASCAR season brought back memories of a trip to Lowes Motor Speedway for a weekend of education and entertainment. The point I'm trying to make is that often there needs to be some frills attached to training.