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February 24, 2022

Train or Don’t Train? Count the Cost

Don’t you hate it when a good technician (or installer, or sales person, or CSR, etc.) quits? Now you have to start all over with someone new. Is it worth it?

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February 7, 2022

3 Month Forecast – Jan. 2022

Did NOAA get it right? Last October, ACCA’s Wes Davis reported that NOAA said there was a high probability for most of the country to be warmer, while the Pacific Northwest would be colder. Where he lives, it’s been cold. How about you? It’s early in the year but, did NOAA get it right?

January 6, 2022

Correctly Sizing Variable-Capacity Heat Pump Equipment

Bottom Line: The new ACCA Manual S® (2022) will allow heat pumps to be sized for heating when you follow […]

December 29, 2021

The Future is Clean Energy

HVACR is an ever-changing industry filled with constantly evolving trends, products, and updates. As President Joe Biden pushes for clean energy, it […]

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December 6, 2021

Coil Cleaning Reloaded: It Matters

Find out how clean and dirty HVAC condenser coils impact heat transfer.

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October 28, 2021

Three Month Forecast: Plan For Maintenance, Education, and Sales

See the weather forecast for the next three months and find out how what HVAC business owners should do to properly prepare.

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October 8, 2021

Back to the Future— Regional Efficiency Standards Update

Learn more about the Department of Energy’s (DOE) new minimum efficiency requirements and what this means for the HVACR industry.

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September 7, 2021

Dehumidifiers That Don’t – Time to Get Good

Find out what HVAC technicians need to consider before quoting a dehumidifier to a customer to ensure that the dehumidifier does not create more problems than it solves.

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September 6, 2021

Red Pill / Blue Pill – Condenser Coil Cleaning

Find out what the research says about whether or not HVAC coil cleaning matters and how you can use it to best serve your customers.

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August 16, 2021

Bipolar Ionization – The Jury is Still Out

Learn more about the recent research on the performance of bipolar ionization devices and how much impact they really have.

April 13, 2021

Dehumidification: Get Good

This summer is shaping up to be warm and wet. Your customers may turn down the thermostat, and still feel uncomfortable, or even warm. […]

December 21, 2020

For Your Safety: Red Flag

It is that time of year again. The time when HVAC professionals identify serious safety faults during maintenance inspections and […]

November 6, 2020

Making Manual S “Super”

ACCA’s Manual S: Residential Equipment Selection is under revision as part of the routine requirements set by the American National Standards […]

August 21, 2020

The TRUTH About HVAC Systems Spreading Viruses Like COVID-19

The SARS-CoV-2 virus that leads to COVID-19 has been blamed for the deaths of more than 170,000 Americans. A great […]

August 5, 2020

Indoor Environmentalists

Author’s Note: This article was drafted on 17 July 2020. September and October are prime months to perform maintenance agreements in preparation for […]

July 10, 2020

RESNET / ACCA Standard 310 is HERE!

Several years ago, Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) and ACCA began discussions about how the Home Energy Rating System (HERS) […]

May 27, 2020

Latent Heat –The Masked Superhero of Thermodynamics

What is Latent Heat Webster defines “latent” as present and capable of emerging or developing but is invisible, concealed, or inactive. Google describes latent to be hidden until […]