Location isn’t everything, but it helps. Just ask homeowners selling their property, or restaurant owners. In the HVAC world, it also rings true for some motors and drives and the professionals who work with them. That includes contractors, even if maybe not in the way that one would expect. Some current and next-gen drives will make location matter in a new way: Contractors can spend more time further away from the equipment itself.

The 0018e circulator brings a new level of control to residential and light commercial hydronic systems. It features Bluetooth communication to a mobile app, which provides real-time control, diagnostics, and reporting, including installation history, power consumption, performance, and runtime.

This professional-grade Bluetooth™ tool and equipment tracker is designed to withstand the harshest job site environments. It can be easily attached and hidden from sight on any product, regardless of brand, providing users a way to track anything in their inventory through the ONE-KEY™ app.

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced the formation of the Bluetooth® Smart Mesh Working Group. As more Bluetooth Smart sensors are used in the home, mesh networking will become an important component to ensure Bluetooth-enabled HVAC systems, smart locks, and more work together in the smart home.

Bluetooth technology is a wireless standard that exchanges data wirelessly over short distances (100 meters) using radio wave frequency transmissions.