Rules of thumb, friend, or foe?
Find out why HVAC technicians’ rules of thumb must be based on math, not something made up or convenient, from ACCA HVAC expert Ed Janowiak.
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Electrical Safety and Business Opportunity
Find out how to significantly reduce safety risks for HVAC technicians, especially when working with electricity.
Staying Frosty with A2L Refrigerants
Article reposted with permission from RSES Journal. A brief discussion on this class of lower-GWP refrigerants emerging from the AC/R […]
Our QA Contractor Directory Generates Sales Leads!
If you have not had the chance to visit the Quality Assured (QA) Contractor Directory, you should! It provides a place […]
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ACCA Challenges Rejection of Code Proposal for Attic Stairs
Learn more about the IRC – Mechanical Committee’s rejection of ACCA’s proposal to revise the International Residential Code and how this could affect the HVAC industry.
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Let it Breathe
Dive into the importance of the condenser coil and learn how airflow impacts an HVAC system’s overall health with ACCA HVAC expert Matt Akins.
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The S doesn’t stand for secret
Learn the fundamentals of how HVAC equipment functions and where to obtain this information to eliminate potential problems in the field.
The Quality Installation (QI) Certificate Adds Value To HVAC Installations
A Residential Service & Installation (RSI) accredited contractor can submit projects to ACCA to obtain a Quality Installation (QI) Certificate. […]
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. […]
Creating Comfort – Part 1
We are the HVAC industry. We are the creators of indoor comfort. We know that human comfort is determined by […]
ACCA Weighs In on Proposed I-Code Changes: Get Involved at our April 6 Codes Coffee
This April the International Code Council’s (ICC) Committee Action Hearings (CAHs) will be held “virtually” for the first time. This […]
ACCA Announces Two Quality Standards Renewed for ANSI Status
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announces the reaffirmation of the ACCA 6 QR and ACCA 14 QMref for […]
Carbon Monoxide (CO) – Part 2
How much air is required for complete combustion? Every cubic foot of natural gas requires 10 cubic feet of air […]
400 CFM Per Ton, Or Is It?
“That system needs 400 CFM per ton!“ Does this rule of thumb sound familiar? Although many contractors may have known about […]
The 411 on A2L Refrigerant Training
A brand new course just hit the ACCA education catalog, A2L Mildly Flammable Refrigerant training. A2L mildly-flammable refrigerants will be […]
How are QA Contractors Prioritized for Sales Leads?
If you have not had a chance to visit the Quality Assured (QA) Contractor Directory located on the ACCA website […]
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 […]
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Part 1
This is old stuff It’s winter again, and again I feel a need to address the dangers of carbon monoxide. […]
Eco-friendly Coil Washing
As contractors, we get into a pattern of how we perform our service calls and installations. Rarely do we stop […]
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 […]
