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'Freebie' Boilers Stoke Battle With Utilities

John R. Hall
January 24, 2003
The problem of utility competition is one that rears its head from time to time. You know the argument — utilities engage in unfair competition by offering bundled services, which include service/maintenance contracts and "free" equipment.
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Training Track: 01/27/2003

James J. Siegel
January 23, 2003
February February 16 HVACR Flow Controls and Comp. RSES Phoenix 847-759-4046 February 16 Mold — IAQ - System Design — Safety — TQM The Training Source Springdale, Ohio 888-371-9869 February
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Learn To Live And Laugh; Jack Sweet, 2002

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
January 19, 2003
If a person stays at any job long enough, some day they will experience the death of coworkers.
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Training Track: 01/20/2003

James J. Siegel
January 18, 2003
February February 13 Mold - IAQ & Air Distribution System Design The Training Source Madisonville, Ky. 888-371-9869 February 13-14 Manual D, Duct Systems School York Unitary Products Group Wichita, Kan.
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Reader Mail For The Week: 01/20/2003

January 18, 2003
Elevated Head Pressures I would like to respond to Mr. Tomczyk’s article [“Diagnosing A Restricted Liquid Line Can Be Tricky”] on restricted liquid lines in the December 2 issue.He states
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Some Tips On Setting A Budget

January 12, 2003
Budgeting is very much like planning a trip. It’s determining where you want to be and then planning the method to get there.
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Training Track: 01/13/2003

James J. Siegel
January 12, 2003
February February 3 Gas Furnace School York Unitary Products Group Wichita, Kan. 405-419-6591 February 4 Beacon II Training Heatcraft Refrigeration Los Angeles, Calif. 770-465-5600 February 4–6 Gas Furnace/ECM School York
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2003 Will Be (You Fill In The Blank)

Mark Skaer
January 12, 2003
Preparing for the 2003 Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) has kept the editorial staff at The News hopping.
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Reader Mail: 01/13/2003

January 11, 2003
It Will Be Good For All Of Us “Sears is now the exclusive national retailer for Carrier heating and cooling systems.”“Only Sears sells Carrier and Kenmore heating and cooling systems.”
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The Message Behind The Call

Peter Powell
January 9, 2003
I received a phone call a while ago from an individual who wanted to do some work on a malfunctioning domestic refrigerator and was seeking my help as editor of The Hotline, which answers service-related questions.
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