In this issue of The ACHR News, we take a look at how contractors can help customers tame their heating bills, mental health in the construction industry, and the opportunities contractors face regarding connected homes and zoning technology. We also discuss 2022 predictions for the commercial controls market, Tesla’s rumored entrance into the HVAC industry, and ongoing HVAC legislations — the Build Back Better Act, the OSHA emergency temporary standard, the Executive Order 14042, and the EPA’s HFC phasedown.
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Consumers will pay a lot more to heat their homes this winter. The EIA said the retail prices were already at or near multiyear highs at the end of October.
Elon Musk suggested Tesla will enter the residential HVAC market, claiming the company will upsize the equipment it uses in its electric cars for home use.
Carrier announced that its Indianapolis manufacturing site has achieved zero waste to landfill certification, which means waste will be converted to energy and other uses.
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While measuring the precise pressure- and temperature-compensated sonic velocity directly in the process, the LiquiSonic OCR determines continuously and in real time oil concentrations in refrigerants for an optimum OCR.
The new AquaEdge® 19MV oil-free, water-cooled centrifugal chiller designed to deliver reliable performance, incredible efficiency, easy installation, and a wide operating range.
The Esco Mini-Millhog is a compact, portable pneumatic I.D. clamping tube and pipe beveling tool with a working weight of 27.5 pounds that squares itself when mounting and provides high torque with low RPM.
The SonoPro Professional Series clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter offers high-accuracy transit-time ultrasonic technology to deliver accurate and reliable flow metering.
The Smart Thermostat HD is a near-universal 24 V smart thermostat that can communicate wirelessly with HVAC systems and control air quality products and accessories.
The PQF filters out particulates and oily mist from an air inlet on critical equipment. The magnetic strips allows easy, toolless installation with no interruption to production time.