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Farris Electric, LLC

Chris Farris, Farris Electric, LLC in Durant, Oklahoma is NCI’s November Member of the Month.

Estimating Heating Equipment Size and Room CFM

Many members called our tech support line this last month as you've shifted gears to test in heating mode. A large number of the conversations have been about sizing heating equipment and how to estimate room heating airflow. So let's get back to the basics and review...

Estimating Heating Equipment Size and Airflow

An essential part of diagnostic testing is communicating your findings to your customers. Your success will be in direct proportion to your ability to help them understand the impact of system performance on their comfort, pocketbook, health and safety. Back when...

Estimating Heating Energy Usage

Should I use Natural Gas or Heat Pump? What about Oil or Propane? What is the most efficient way to heat your home? To begin to make these decisions we must first look at the difference in fuels and what quantity of each fuel it takes to produce a certain amount of...

Equipment Red Tagging Procedure

Equipment Red Tagging Procedure Revisited When following National Comfort Institute's Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Combustion protocols and procedures, there is a good chance you'll uncover a dangerous or potentially hazardous condition. Checking ambient CO is always the...

Enhance Revenues With Commercial Air Conditioning Diagnostics

How would you like to generate additional revenue using Air Diagnostics with your existing commercial customers? If you currently have service agreements with commercial accounts, consider contacting property owners and managers to offer them a service that enhances...

Empower Your Team – Turn Off Resistance and Turn On Enthusiasm!

Empower Your Team -- Turn Off Resistance and Turn on Enthusiasm! by Nita Brooks, NCI Business Solutions Development Manager When you attend a new workshop, training event, or conference, do you return to your workplace all fired up about the new ideas shared and...

Empire Heating & Air Conditioning, Atlanta, GA

Martin Hoover, owner of Empire Heating and Air Conditioning of Decatur, Georgia, NCI Member of the Month.

Eliminating Problems Through Innovation

Eliminating Problems Through Innovation by Nita Brooks, NCI Business Solutions Development Manager Who doesn't have problems? I hear from contractors every day that they spend the majority of their time putting out fires. Wouldn't it be nice if problems solved...

Electronic Combustible Gas Leak Detectors

Combustible Gas Leak Detectors should be one of the most valuable tools in our arsenal of equipment. They are time savers and income generators. However there seems to be somewhat of a mistrust in their operation and ability "I only use bubbles!" I've heard than...