In this issue of The NEWS, we examine how refrigerant recovery machines are becoming lighter and more efficient and how concerns are growing amidst weakening reclamation of R-22.
The economy is constantly changing, and though experts predict a good year for HVACR contractors in 2018, many of them are adding or expanding services to help combat the unpredictability of consumer spending habits.
Refrigerant recovery machines are to contractors what HVAC systems are to homeowners. Heating and cooling systems are usually the most expensive pieces of equipment in a house…
Refrigerant recovery machines are designed to last a long time. In fact, some manufacturers say that with proper maintenance, their units can last more than 10 or 15 years.
Supported by the Saving Energy Nationwide in Structures with Occupancy Recognition (SENSOR) program of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)…
I live and work in the Santa Fe, New Mexico, area. So, it takes something special to pull me from my home and work to willingly travel to Chicago in the midst of winter. This year, that special something was the AHR Expo.
Why He’s Tech of the Month: Dennis Allen, or just “Allen” as he is called at Carolina Comfort Air, Clayton, North Carolina, entered the HVACR industry more than 20 years ago.
It seems our industry is becoming “commoditized,” and we are unintentional accomplices. We’re too comfortable swapping equipment and installing silver bullets while moving away from providing true comfort.
Trane celebrated the grand opening of its new, expanded location for heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) commercial and residential products and services in Augusta, Georgia.
A Minnesota National Guardsman who mentors high school students and a Wisconsin woman who volunteers at the local food pantry and works to preserve historic buildings are among the dozens of Bryant Community Heroes recently honored by Bryant distributor Auer Steel and two Bryant Factory Authorized Dealers.
Spartan Bioscience announced scientific results from a Legionella testing study of Canadian federal government buildings. The 12-week study tested 51 cooling towers in Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal and compared weekly on-site Legionella DNA testing vs. monthly Legionella culture testing. Legionella DNA testing was performed with the Spartan Legionella Detection System.
Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. welcomed 90 consulting and application engineers, HVAC technicians, code officials, and product designers to San Antonio, Texas, March 6 and 7 for the inaugural Air System Engineering and Technology (ASET) Conference-US (ASET-US).
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) announced the second public review of BSR/ACCA 15 OBD - 201x (On Board Diagnostic Codes for HVACR Equipment). The 60-day public review period begins March 16, 2018 and closes on May 15, 2018.
American Combustion Service Inc. (Mokena, Illinois) won the Mechanical Contractors Association of Chicago’s (MCA’s) 2017 Safe Workplace Award in the category of 50,000 hours or less.
Winsupply Inc. (Dayton, Ohio) named Santa Fe Springs Winwater (Santa Fe Springs, California) its 2017 Company of the Year for the second consecutive year, and the third time in the last four years.
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This centrifugal chiller features innovative technologies, Greenspeed® intelligence, and a low-GWP refrigerant — R1233zd(E) — which has a GWP of around 1.
This instrument provides complete capability for incubator air quality monitoring and real-time data logging. The CO2 measurement ranges include 0-5 percent; 0-10 percent; and 0-20 percent.
This helical solar radiation shield measures air temperature accurately even in the proximity of sun-exposed exterior walls and other radiative heat sources, such as HVAC rooftop systems.
Available in seven sizes, these commercial boilers and volume water heaters are fueled by natural or liquefied petroleum (LP) gas. The units deliver efficiency levels up to 85 percent, with stage firing of up to 4:1, and cascade with auto redundancy.