Economizer Repair Opportunities Are Everywhere by Rob "Doc" Falke Economizers have stepped into the spotlight recently as one of the prime opportunities for energy savings in the commercial HVAC marketplace. It's said, with little argument from those in the field,...
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Calculating Heating Energy Savings
by Jim Davis
Calculating Heating Energy Savings It is safe to say 98% of equipment in the field is underfired at factory settings, making that equipment quite inefficient. It can also be said that two-stage equipment can be even worse, especially in "low-fire" mode. To tune this...
Building Air Leakage and Two-Story Cooling Problems
A common complaint Performance-Based contractors across the country have to deal with during the summer is the large temperature differences in two story homes. The second floor is typically hot and burning up, while the first floor is extremely cold. It is common for...
AFUE: Does it Represent True Performance?
by Jim Davis
When selling heating equipment, odds are most of us are discussing rated efficiency and how much fuel our customers may save with higher rated equipment. Much of this savings will be based on the listed AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency) rating of the...
99% HSER for Christmas!
The story of how NCI and Pompeii’s helped make a comfortable Christmas for one Cleveland grandma.
13 SEER – Buyer Beware?
With all the talk about 13 SEER minimum equipment and the expected impact on our industry, few of us have taken time to check out the new equipment engineering data. Many of our manufacturers, concerned about retaining their piece of the market, are introducing...
10 Tips for Providing Superior Customer Service
by Nita Brooks
In most cases the person who answers your telephone is the very first contact your potential customers have with your company. Here’s 10 tips for customer service personnel to begin building a relationship with your customers from the moment the telephone first rings.