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Photo of the Month – June 2014

"Nothing wrong with a little helping hand, I guess." Photo submitted by: Darl Works, Performance Air Balancing, Clearwater, FL. Submit your worst HVAC system photos to stevev [@] ncihvac.com for the Photo of the Month contest.

Photo of the Month July 2016

"Good ol' American ingenuity trumps the mechanical code yet again!" Photo submitted by: Tom Kohlberger, Comfort Control, Inc. Bufurd, GA 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 – August 2016

August 2016 Photo of the Month "Well, since the AIR goes down, I just assumed..." Photo submitted by: Thom Huxley, Carrier Enterprise Submit either your best or worst HVAC system photos to stevev @ ncihvac.com for consideration in the Photo of the Month.

NCI Photo of the Month – Sept 2010

Out with the bad air and in with the... bad air again. From the look of the equipment, this has been going on for a while. When David showed this one to Jim Davis, his hair stood on end! Photo submitted by David Richardson, Richardson's Heating & Air. Submit your...

NCI Photo of the Month – Oct 2010

Boy, you miss just ONE day of sheet metal class... This was just one of the three "transitions" we found in this duct system. Photo submitted by Dan Paprek - Climate Makers, Inc. Submit your worst HVAC system photos to robf@ncihvac.com for the October Photo of the...

NCI Photo of the Month – Nov 2010

OK, the one to the bedroom goes up, around, and over, and the kitchen is down, across, and... no wait. More tape! Photo submitted by Bryan Weesner, Holt Plumbing & Heating Submit your worst HVAC system photos to robf@ncihvac.com for the December Photo of the Month...

NCI Photo of the Month – May 2013

No lock can prevent the pursuit of indoor comfort Photo submitted by: Al Tibbs of Closer Look Inspections Submit your worst HVAC system photos to robf@ncihvac.com for the Photo of the Month contest.

NCI Photo of the Month – May 2011

For some reason I get these headaches every time I take a sauna... Photo submitted by: Corey Hickman - Comfort Matters Heating & Air Submit your worst HVAC system photos to robf@ncihvac.com for the June Photo of the Month contest.

NCI Photo of the Month – May 2010

May's Photo: 80,000 Btu furnace with 9" ducts. This photo had to be a winner as soon as we saw it. The photo typifies the type of undersized duct systems that we all are secretly seeking. It appears to be an 80,000 BTU furnace with ONLY one 9" diameter round metal...

NCI Photo of the Month – June 2013

Alan Fisher of Fisher Air in Brea, California submitted this photo of the month of a Five Filter “Bank” taken by his son Scott on a recent service call. He opened the filter access door on this upflow unit and discovered their customer had been hoarding filters. In an...