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HVAC Travesty or American Ingenuity

HVAC Travesty or American Ingenuity - You Decide... Photo submitted by: Submitted by Justin Yokum, Total Comfort Heating and Cooling, Aurora, CO. Submit either your best or worst HVAC system photos to stevev @ ncihvac.com for consideration in the Photo of the Month.

Photo of the Month January 2015

How many dangerous scenarios can you find? Photo submitted by: Nathan Copeland, Copeland & Sons, Memphis, TN. Submit either your best or worst HVAC system photos to stevev @ ncihvac.com for consideration in the Photo of the Month.

Photo of the Month – February 2016

"There's likely nasty exhaust fumes coming out of the vent, but it's OK since the economizer is probably inoperable anyway." Photo submitted by: Justin Bright, NCI Southern California Submit either your best or worst HVAC system photos to stevev @ ncihvac.com for...

Photo of the Month December 2014

"I guess if these fittings work inside, they should be fine out here, right?"... Photo submitted by: Craig Campbell, Westcal Mechanical, Anaheim, CA Submit either your best or worst HVAC system photos to stevev @ ncihvac.com for consideration in the Photo of the...

Photo of the Month – April May 2015

Uh ... I don't think so! A home inspector found this joint leaking water, but said nothing about it being against code. Really? Photo submitted by: Vince DiFilippo, DiFilippo's Service Co., Inc., Paoli, PA Submit either your best or worst HVAC system photos to stevev...

Photo of the Month July 2017

"But, they were cheaper!" -- Ryan Smith, Benchmark Air Conditioning, Bakersfield, CA Ryan is the July winner of our Photo-of-the-Month contest, as voted on by the subscribers to this newsletter and visitors to HVACToday. He won a $50 gift card, you can too -...

Pocket Thermometer Diagnostics

Pocket thermometers can be very effective in demonstrating that an appliance is not venting properly, and spillage is occurring. When an appliance is operating correctly, the burner area of the heater should be drawing in room air or combustion air for proper burning....

PK Wadsworth, Solon, OH

Paul Wadsworth calls himself the Business Leader of the PK Wadsworth Heating and Cooling Company of Solon, Ohio. The title Business Leader in place of President or CEO was chosen to typify his planned approach to business, as compared to the reactive approach found in...

Pippin Brothers, Inc. Lawton, OK

In Lawton, Oklahoma, Mark and Jerry Pippin, owners of Pippin Brothers Inc. are on a mission. Bottom line: "Let's make people happy." Jerry oversees the new construction division of the company and Mark manages service and residential changeouts as well as the office....

Photo of the Month May 2014

"The supplier was out of stock on vent fittings, but there was plenty of silver tape." Photo submitted by: Tom Hull, Rosenburg Indoor Comfort Submit your worst HVAC system photos to stevev [@] ncihvac.com for the Photo of the Month contest.