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TODAY’S A/C
JULY
2015
Volume
26 / Number 12
&
TODAY’S AC & REFRIGERATION NEWS
PAGE 1
July 2015
R E F R I G E R A T I O N
N E W S
Diversified Pure Chem
Recognized for Environmental
Achievement
Serving
Serving
the
the
Southeast
Southeast
Region
Region
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee
North Carolina, South Carolina
Jeff Schlichenmeyer
Publisher
SFACA June Program - New Code and
Legislative Updates (see page 4)
Johnstone Supply Summer Kick Off Open
House in Ft Lauderdale (see pages 18-19)
Tropic Supply Hosts CPS Vacuum
Pump Clinics (see page B4)
York Attends NHL Draft at BB&T Center
(see page B6)
Mechanical Contractors hold
17th Fishing Tournament (see page B8)
Rhome, Texas - Diversified Pure Chem (DPC), a
leading EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimer with a
location in Sunrise, Fla.,
was recently recognized
by the Climate Action
Reserve for significantly
reducing greenhouse emissions and contributing to
the growth of North Amer-
ican carbon markets.
DPC was named a “Project Developer of the
Year,” by the Reserve, the premier carbon offset registry for the North American carbon market, for registering the most carbon offset projects during 2014.
Through these projects, DPC reduced nearly 150,000
metric tons of carbon dioxide, which is equivalent to
the annual greenhouse gas emissions from more than
31,000 cars.
As a project developer, DPC administers the destruction of ozone depleting substances (ODS), such
as R-114, to earn carbon credits that are used in capand-trade programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas
emissions.
“Through the successful development and implementation of carbon offset projects, DPC has helped
support the growth and strength of North American
carbon markets,” said Gary Gero, president of the Climate Action Reserve. “A great deal of commitment,
education, and resources are necessary to implement
successful carbon offset projects that adhere to the Reserve’s regulatory-quality standards. We applaud DPC
for its work registering the most offset projects during the past year and commend their achievement of
significant emissions reductions to benefit our climate.
The high quality offsets earned by DPC represent
greenhouse emissions reductions that are real, additional, and permanent.”
Cap-and-trade programs reduce greenhouse gases
by allocating a limited number of carbon credits among
emission-producing companies and corporations. Each
carbon credit is equivalent to one metric ton of carbon
dioxide and the credits are traded as commodities.
Goodman Presents $25,000 to
the Nexstar Legacy Foundation
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – June 8, 2015 – The
Nexstar Legacy Foundation (the foundation) today
announced a partnership with Goodman Manufacturing, a member of the Daikin Group, that will address
the shortage of technicians for the plumbing, HVAC
and electrical industry.
Goodman’s Director of
Strategic Alliances, Mike Henson, presented the foundation a
check in the amount of $25,000
that will support and help grow
the foundation’s two programs,
Explore the Trades and Troops
to Trades, both of which address the growing shortage of
technicians by providing career
information, scholarships and
connections to business across
the U.S. and Canada. This was the second year that
Goodman provided significant support to the foundation.
“The technician shortage isn’t just a problem for
the service companies, it also affects manufacturing.
Manufacturers need to recognize that fewer technicians mean service companies can’t meet the needs
of their customers, which will have a negative impact
on all of our businesses. We all need to be concerned
about this shortage,” stated Henson.
The foundation will use this funding to continue
to build awareness of the professional and lucrative
careers available in the trades. “Only 6% of all high
school students are looking for a career in the trades.
Yet, the job growth in this industry is huge,” stated
Renée Cardarelle, foundation
Executive Director. “Our goal is
to develop career paths that help
more young people and military
veterans enter the industry and
find stable middle class careers.” Partners like Goodman
are instrumental in helping the
foundation achieve these goals.
Also recognized during
the presentation reception was
Nexstar Network®, a business
best practice association for the
PHCE industry. Nexstar has been an ongoing partner
of the foundation since 2006.
The Nexstar Legacy Foundation is dedicated
to attracting talented individuals to the heating, air
conditioning, plumbing and electrical industries, by
inspiring these people to discover the prestige, earning power and stability of careers in these fields. The
foundation accomplishes this by being the leading
resource for information on careers and training, as
well as a source of financial aid
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JULY 2015
JULY 2015
Five Lessons Learned
from the past 16 years of
Contractor Cents
Ruth King’s
Contractors Cents
The first ezine was June 1, 1999. Over the years
I’ve given you ideas that, hopefully, helped you increase sales, profits, service agreements, employee
satisfaction, and your customer base.
I got a surprise email from Kenny Wardlaw,
Cool Care, Inc. in South Carolina. Here is what he
wrote:
I did your class a couple of years ago and I
wanted to write you thank you, thank you, thank
you!!!!!
We have been selected as a finalist as Bryant
Dealer of the Year and will find out if we win over
Memorial Day at the Indy 500. When I went to your
first class, we had no kpi’s and we had 500 service
agreements. We were doing ok but struggling to
pay bills. Today, we have 3,365 service agreements
and we track them constantly. Our sales have increased over 1,000,000 per year and our profits have
increased from 2% to 13%. I just wanted to let you
know we appreciate all you taught us.
Kenny didn’t win Bryant Dealer of the year. He
came in second. His comment was that he will try
harder this year.
Here are five lessons I know Kenny learned and
I hope you’ve learned:
1. Volume is vanity. Profits are sanity. It’s important to generate revenue. What you keep of that
revenue is more important. One of my clients has
put this saying on the door from the warehouse to
his offices...everyone sees it every day and is reminded that revenue and profit are important.
2. Net Profit Per Hour is the real measure of
how you are doing. Start pricing from the bottom
up. Determine how much profit you want to earn for
every billable hour. Then knowing your overhead
cost per hour, you can determine the gross profit
you need to earn. Then add the direct expenses of
the job to determine selling price. Higher than you
thought? Learn how to sell value rather than price.
3. Inventory is a bet. You are betting your hard
earned dollars when you buy a part and it sits on a
shelf or in your trucks that you can sell it. Over the
years I’ve seen some good bets and some horrible
bets (parts 5 years, 10 years or older gathering dust
in a warehouse). Make sure that you have great bets.
4. Financial fruit salad is a recipe for disaster.
What is fruit salad? Revenues in one month and
expenses against those revenues in another. Gross
margins must be consistent to properly evaluate
your financial statements.
5. The more service agreements you have, the
more profitable you can be. Your service agreements are your clients. They are your loyal customers. Grow that base. It will decrease your seasonality and increase your bottom line.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to help
you. I look forward to hearing your success stories.
Next Topic: Who are the 100 people who can
help you grow your business? Last week I treated
myself to a conference outside the contracting industry. I do this once per year to bring back ideas
from other industries that we can use to help increase sales, profits, and more.
Keith Ferrazzi, the best-selling author of Never
Eat Alone and Who’s Got Your Back? told us what
networking really is. Keith was the youngest partner at Deloitte Touche. His responsibility was to
build the Deloitte brand worldwide with a $15 million marketing budget. Anderson Consulting, his
nearest competitor, had a $150 million marketing
budget. So, how to maximize the use of the budget,
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Industry expert Ruth King has
helped contractors get and stay
profitable for more than 25 years.
Reach her at
[email protected].
make an impact, and grow the business?
Keith decided to list the 1,000 most important people, internally and externally, who could
help him grow Deloitte Touche. That was a budget
of $15,000 per person. A lot could be done with
$15,000 per person. Keith went to work. He prioritized the list and began contacting people. What
could he do to help them?
First, help them and then they will help you.
As a result, not only did they help each other grow
their respective businesses, many became personal
friends.
Is 1,000 realistic for a HVAC company? Probably not....but 100 is. Who are the top 100 people who
can help you grow your business? Some will be
internal and some will be external. Call them. Meet
with them. Some won’t want to meet with you...yet.
But, do something for them. At some point they will
want to know what they can do for you. Be specific.
My Profitability Revolution Paradigm partner,
Tom Garr, calls this the Favor Bank.
Does this work? Tom is living proof that it does.
He has built his entire career on the Favor Bank.
Fifteen years on Wall Street starting at zero sales
to becoming a top sales person at Salomon Brothers
and First Boston, then his own firm. Now I have the
privilege of working with him.
An example: get to know the media in your
geographic area. Help them. Give them information
that can make their jobs easier. Then, the next time
there is a weather emergency or disaster, you might
get the phone call and get positive publicity for your
company.
Make your list. Talk with two people per week...
that’s not a lot. Invest this time. It will help your
business in unexpected, positive ways.
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JULY 2015
SFACA June Program Meeting
New Code and Legislative Updates
June 3rd, 2015
The June SFACA Program Meeting was held at
the Sheraton Suites in Plantation at 6pm on June
3rd. The topic was about the new Code & Legislative Updates. The main discussion was on the 2015
Building Code changes that will be in effect July 1,
2015 and understand how that will affect your daily
business routines and field operations. Some topics
to that were covered included new ventilation requirements and blower door testing. Attendees also
received a summary of the current legislative issues
that will impact the HVAC Industry.
The July SFACA Program Meeting will be held
at the Sheraton Suites in Plantation at 6pm on July
8th. The evening will consist of The Annual In-
spector Panel This always popular annual forum
is designed to encourage dialogue between city and
county inspectors and contractors regarding areas
of mutual concern and interest. We invite you to
join us for this beneficial discussion with inspectors from the Broward and Miami Dade areas. Don’t
miss this meeting.
Howard Pearl and Irving Hernandez of
Pride Air Conditioning with Bud Suffoletta
of Lindstrom Air Conditioning
Jaime Bernat of Saez Distributors, Luis Vasquez and
Fabian Radaelli of Green Air Conditioning
Kevin Beatty and Steve Huelsman (L&R) of
The McAllister Group with Yoendris Nunez
of Johnstone Supply (CTR)
John Mertins, Matt Heise, Kenny Laycock,
and Sean Brady of Goodman Distribution
Susan Beckett, President of SFACA, with
Alfredo Andrial and Ernie Sariol, Directors of SFACA
Jim Nichols and Lee Colvin of J. Nichols
& Associates (L&R), Scott Behanna of Gemaire
and John Monagle of Delta Ventilation (CTR)
Tony and Chad of
Vans One Hour Air Conditioning
Susan Beckett of SFACA speaks to the members
about the upcoming events
Oscar Calleja discussed the 2015 Building Code
changes and how they will affect their business
AHRI to Co-host
HVACR Congressional
Reception on
Capitol Hill
On August 3, AHRI
will co-host the 5th annual HVACR and Water Heating Congressional Reception in the
Rayburn House Office
Building Foyer on Capitol Hill. AHRI began hosting this event in 2011 to showcase the more than
one million jobs the industry supports in the American economy, and its continued innovation and
commitment towards energy efficiency. It offers a
chance for AHRI staff, members, and Capitol Hill
staffers to discuss relevant legislative and regulatory issues in a relaxed environment. The reception
is co-sponsored by AHRI; the Air Conditioning
Contractors of America; Heating, Air-conditioning
& Refrigeration Distributors International; North
American Technician Excellence; and the Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Contractors Association.
AHRI members are welcome to attend the event.
Contact: Mike O’Halloran.
News from GEMAIRE
Gemaire Brings Technical
Support Phone System
to Contractors
Gemaire Distributors is launching a single dedicated technical support phone system. The phone
system, which will be available to all Gemaire Contractors, will be used to reach any of Gemaire’s nine
highly trained Technical Support Representatives
(TSR) throughout the country.
In an ongoing effort to be the best wholesale distributor in the HVAC industry, David Garceau was
recently hired as Gemaire’s Technical Support and
Training Manager. His extensive HVAC technical experience, including 15 years with Rheem Manufacturing, is being used to re-imagine and improve the ways
Gemaire provides technical support to Contractors.
The new phone system will result in faster response time for contractors with technical questions,
as well as reduce multiple calls, transfers and hold time
at local Gemaire branches. In addition, the new phone
system will only route calls to TSR’s that are available,
including automatically routings calls to cell phones if
needed. “The new technical support phone system is
another investment Gemaire has made in technological advancements,” said Garceau. “We are confident
the new phone system will help achieve Gemaire’s
goal of constantly improving customer experience.”
For additional information on Gemaire’s new
technical support phone system, contact your local
Gemaire Sales Center.
About Gemaire Distributors
Gemaire Distributors is an independent distributor of heating, air conditioning, refrigeration equipment, parts, and supplies. The Gemaire family includes Gemaire Distributors, Air Systems, and Heating & Cooling Supply. Gemaire is a proud subsidiary
of Watsco Inc., (NYSE: WSO). With more than 90
locations, Gemaire is one of the largest HVAC Distributors in the country and a leading choice for contractors nationwide. Visit Gemaire’s award winning
online commerce platform at Gemaire.com.
JULY 2015
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JULY 2015
ACCPA FACTS:
By Tommy Castellano
Owner, Castellano A/C Services in Tampa, Florida
The calendar tells us that summer has officially
arrived, and it’s hot out there! And speaking of hot
… I’ve got some exciting news “hot off the press”
to share with the contractors and HVAC community
here in Florida!
As of July 1st, ACCA-FLORIDA has a brand
new name … it is now “Florida Air Conditioning
Contractors Professional Alliance”. That’s the official name, but also goes by the nickname … “Florida-ACCPA”!
A big change is that you’re no longer required
to be affiliated with a national organization to become a member of Florida-ACCPA. Whether you
are a recently-licensed contractor, who is new to the
HVAC industry … or, you’re a long-time successful
contractor with a well-established business, Florida-ACCPA is the right fit for you!
The goal of Florida-ACCPA is to provide to
members the best tools and professional resources
available … all at a very reasonable investment, for
you and your company to be successful today and
for many years to come.
Important to mention is that Florida-ACCPA
is committed to tackling unlicensed activity here
in our state … and will proudly continue working
with various law enforcement agencies throughout
Florida on this serious issue, such as it has been doing for the past several years.
With the new name also comes many valuable
enhancements to membership! Contractors and
their companies are always looking for ways to cut
costs and reduce expenses. Florida-ACCPA has
several programs specifically designed to do just
Today’s AC Florida
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that for their members.
I encourage you to visit the web site www.
florida-accpa.org … to meet Florida Air Conditioning Contractors Professional Alliance, and to learn
about the amazing benefits included with membership!
My name is Tommy Castellano. You may be
thinking, “Who the hell is Tommy Castellano?” I
was curious, so I thought I would Google myself.
Google answered, “Who the hell is Tommy Castellano?” I felt like Rodney Dangerfield … “I don’t
get no respect.”
Well then, let me tell you a little about Tommy.
Just like many of you reading this article, I am an
HVAC contractor. In addition to being a contractor, I’m a small business owner who has survived in
this business 40+ years. I’ve worked hard, and not
embarrassed to say that I have made every mistake
you have ever made (and probably a lot more!).
Someone once asked me, “How did you get to
be successful?” I answered, “By using good judgement.” Then they asked, “How did you get that?” I
answered, “By using bad judgment.”
Fortunately, I learned from my many mistakes,
especially those I made in the early years. My intention is by sharing what I’ve learned along the
way, that it might help you to sidestep some of those
mistakes that can be easily avoided by knowing
what to look out for.
There’s no question that HVAC is an excellent
profession for a contractor in Florida, filled with so
many opportunities to find your niche of where to
shine, and to ultimately make a very good living.
There is plenty of work to go around, but it’s important to remember that the competition today is
fierce … fierce, I tell you!
To be successful in this business, you can’t just
sit back and wait for the work to fall into your lap.
You always have to be sharpening your skills …
both on the technical side and on the business side.
Let’s face it … many HVAC contractors are
very good mechanics, but can be lousy business
people. Recognizing the differences between the
technical and business sides can make all the difference between you running your business, and your
business running you!
Going forward with future articles, we’ll be
pointing out those differences … starting with the
five key areas of a company, that when managed
correctly, can ensure your success in any economic
environment.
It’s all about staying informed, and being open
to learning something new. Not every day will be
easy ... I’m the first to admit there are days when I
feel like I’m in a meeting with two lions discussing what’s for lunch, and I’m the one wearing a suit
made out of top sirloin!
With running any business, some days will be
more challenging than others … but you can always
use what you learn today to make tomorrow a better day!
Wishing you a successful (and profitable!) July
… have a safe and great 4th!
Until next month, Tommy Castellano
PS … Don’t forget to check out www.floridaaccpa.org!
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JULY 2015
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CARE to Host its
Annual Meeting
at the National
HVACR Educators
and Trainers
Conference
June 11, 2015 The Council of Air
Conditioning and
Refrigeration Educators (CARE) has
announced that it will be holding its Annual Meeting at the 2016 National HVACR Educators and
Trainers Conference.
The HVACR industry is facing many challenges including the need to fill an estimated 65.6% void
in the workforce over the next ten years. Our best
defense in recruiting and properly training all of the
people needed to fill these positions is going to be
uniting our industry organizations around and for
education.
“A collaboration of efforts across various organizations for the purpose of strengthening our
industry, and more importantly our educators and
the education process is something that is needed
more now than ever,” said Kevin Couch, President
of CARE.
Renee Tomlinson, Director of Strategic Partnerships at ESCO Group added, “The success of
everyone in the industry is tied to having successful
HVACR programs at high schools, community colleges, trade schools, apprenticeship programs, etc.,
and it will be through industry partnerships and
working together toward common goals that we can
move this industry forward with strength and vigor.
We hope others will join us in supporting professional development of the educators and trainers we
all depend on to make this industry stronger.”
The 2016 National HVACR Educators and
Trainers Conference will be held March 21-23, 2016
at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. For
complete conference details visit www.escogroup.
org.
JULY 2015
Ft. Myers Homeowner
Receives a Cool Surprise
Everyone who made this surprise for Judy (ctr)
a reality came together for a group picture
Mark Maner, owner of Dr. Kool unloads
the new RUUD Air Conditioning Package Unit
Judy, 61, hasn’t had air conditioning in over two
years. But, with her amazing attitude towards life,
you would never know it. In 2007, Judy suffered a
stroke while driving her daughter and new grandchild to the doctors’ office. Even though their car
went into the side of a house, everyone suffered only
minor injuries. The stroke forced her to retire at the
age of 53 from her 16-year career as a paraprofessional with second and third graders with the Lee
County School Board. Judy has recently become a
widow after 40+ years of marriage to a Marine, a
mother to four grown children and has beat Cancer
twice.
The 58-year-old home where she resides has
many maintenance issues including plumbing issues, no air conditioning, and broken windows. All
of these issues could have led to more medical issues
for Judy, but fortunately Dr. Kool was able to help her
fix her biggest issue with the air conditioning.
“Judy’s story touched our hearts, and we wanted
to share it,” said Heidi Taulman, executive director of
Lee BIA Builders Care. “We were fortunate that Dr.
Kool stepped up and wanted to help.”
“It was truly a team effort and I am so happy to
be a part of it,” said Mark Maner, owner of Dr. Kool
along with his wife, Melissa. “We have been wanting
to do this since we started this business a year and a
half ago,” said Melissa Maner.
Dr. Kool was joined by Tropic Supply and the
manufacturers of Ruud to make this surprise a reality. “I was committed to doing it all along, but I was
unsure of when we would be able to get the funds
together if we had to purchase the equipment on our
own. Ruud and Tropic Supply made it possible to do
now,” said Mark Maner.
Nicole Loy of Tropic Supply joined in the surprise today, “Tropic Supply and Ruud sponsored a
selfie contest asking companies to send in selfie photos for a chance to win a free unit. Dr. Kool sent in
one of the most creative photos. When Dr. Kool did
not win the competition, and we heard Judy’s story,
all of us went to work to see what we could get done.”
Everyone’s hard work paid off in making Judy’s
wish come true.
Dr. Kool technicians prepare the ductwork
to match the the new RUUD Package Unit
Judy the homeowner (ctr) with Nicole Loy, Shawn Irish,
and J.R. Scherer of Tropic Supply
JULY 2015
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Tax Bill Introduced to
Update S Corporation
Regulations
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2015— U.S. Congressmen Dave Reichert and Ron Kind introduced
the S Corporation Modernization Act (H.R. 2788)
Tuesday afternoon. This proposed bipartisan legislation would give tax relief to the many S corporations
among HARDI’s membership by allowing them to
have better access to capital and to more easily compete and hire new workers.
“HARDI fully supports this bill,” said HARDI
CEO Talbot Gee. “Representatives Reichert and
Kind are among the growing members of Congress
fighting to bring our country’s outdated tax code into
the 21st century. We thank them for their efforts.”
Jon Melchi, HARDI Vice President Government
Affairs & Business Development, said, “This is one
of several efforts this year by members of the House
to update an outdated tax code. Reps. Reichert and
Kind’s bill would see improvements to our tax code
that will make it easier for HARDI members to access capital and grow their businesses.”
Specifically, the bill loosens the S corporation
regulations on passive income, small business trusts,
and IRAs.
In a statement, Rep. Reichert said, “With 1 in 4
workers being employed by these small businesses
nationwide, it is absolutely critical that we ensure
these businesses have the tools that will promote
their growth, not stifle it.”
The bill has been referred to the House Ways and
Means Committee. HARDI (Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International) is
the single voice of wholesale distribution within the
HVACR industry.
JULY 2015
Two Convenient System Sensor
Apps to Enhance Your Experience
Did you know that System Sensor has two mobile
apps that provide additional content and resources?
The System Sensor Experience app and the Document
Center App both offer product-rich information that
you can take with you anywhere, anytime. And the
best part of all? Both apps are FREE.
System Sensor Experience App
The System Sensor
Experience App – currently available for iPad®,
Android™, and your device running Windows
8.1 – offers interactive
digital content like product details, videos, images, and more.
The System Sensor
Experience App allows users to view detailed product
information and interact with digital documents (folios). The intuitive interface showcases System Sensor
product videos, high-resolution photos, and animation
all in one place.
Interested? You can download the System Sensor
Experience App in the App Store for your iOS device,
in the Windows Store for your Windows 8.1 device,
or in the Google Play™ store for your mobile device
for Android.
PLEASE NOTE: The System Sensor Experience
app downloads all files to your device locally, so please
ensure you have enough storage before downloading.
For additional information and download instructions for this System Sensor app, see our Experience
App User Guide. You can also watch a quick video
tutorial on our site.
The System Sensor Doc Center App, currently
available for iPad® and iPhone®, provides easy access to all System Sensor literature from anywhere.
Users can view brochures, case studies, data sheets,
FAQs, installation manuals, and more, directly from
their mobile devices.
System Sensor Document Center App
The Doc Center
App’s convenient features improve user experience and save time.
The app automatically
updates when new literature is available, providing the most up-to-date
product and technical information at all times. It’s
fully searchable, which means it’s easier than ever to
find specific documents. It also reduces paper waste
associated with printed materials and allows users
to bundle all of the most important information on a
single device.
For additional information and download instructions for this System Sensor app, read our Doc Center
App User Guide.
PLEASE NOTE: The System Sensor Doc Center App downloads all files to your device locally, so
please ensure you have enough storage before downloading. Learn more about System Sensor apps at SystemSensor.com
JULY 2015
NATE Recognizes
HVACR Contractor
Service Experts
ARLINGTON, VA.–June 15, 2015—Service
Experts Heating & Air Conditioning LLC, headquartered in Plano, Texas, is one of North America’s largest heating and air conditioning brands,
with more than 2,500 employees in 90 service centers across North America. The company has recently announced its commitment to see 1,000 of its
technicians become certified with North American
Technician Excellence (NATE) in 2015.
“NATE provides Service Experts a content-rich
curriculum that allows our technicians to continually enhance their skills, which helps them make
the best decisions and recommendations for each
homeowner. NATE certification ultimately leads to
employee satisfaction, which directly translates to
customer satisfaction,” says Todd Berkland, director, U.S. Field Operations, Service Experts.
Working with NATE isn’t new for Service Experts. As a matter of fact,
the company has been
heavily involved with
NATE for more than a
decade. In fact, Service
Experts CEO, Scott J.
Boxer, was chairman
of the NATE Board of
Directors from 2005
through 2008. “In an effort to serve customers
to the best of our ability while reducing callbacks, we realized the
importance of properly
educating and training
technicians. Service Experts quickly embraced
the NATE organization
as a key resource in furthering those business
goals,” says Boxer. By
doing so, Service Experts will continue to
honor its brand promise
to customers, Expert
Service,
Guaranteed,
that is supported by its
5 Standards of Excellence, of which one is
sending a NATE-certified tech to the home.
As for the 1,000
NATE-certified technician goal, “It’s definitely a logistical challenge,
says Bryan Benak, vice
president and general
manager, U.S. Operations, “but we are committed to providing superior training and expert service. Based on
our experience, our goal
is very realistic, and we
have a strong operational focus with metrics and performance
reviews to help advance
each employee in his
career. In fact, we are
already 70% of the way
there.”
NATE is the nation’s largest industryendorsed,
non-profit
certification organization for heating, ventilation, air conditioning
and refrigeration technicians. For more information about NATE,
visit www.natex.org
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Shawn Brady joins Goodman
Distribution/Daikin
for South Florida Area
Shawn Brady is the TSM Manager at Good- December 2014 as TSM where he covers all of
man Distribution/Daikin for the South Florida South Florida. Shawn’s goal is to continue to make
Goodman maintain their position as
area. He is based out of the West Palm
the leading manufacturer in the counBeach, Pompano, and Boynton Beach
try as well as maintaining their domiGoodman Distribution locations.
nant position in the South Florida
Shawn who is originally from Colmarket.
orado has lived in Florida for 12 years.
He also loves working with conHe has a college degree from Metropoltractors to help them grow their busiitan State College in Denver, Colorado.
nesses and increase profits. Working
Shawn was recruited into the
for the best HVAC company in the
HVAC industry 9 years ago after a
world, Shawn realizes that the future
long career in the Hospitality indusof air conditioning is changing quicktry. His HVAC career started at Goodly, and he feels real good working
man Melbourne as TSM. As TSM in
Shawn
Brady
with the industry leader in innovation.
the Melbourne location he covered all
Shawn can be reached at 321-986-7484 or by Eof Brevard County.
Shawn started in the South Florida market in mail: [email protected]
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Selecting HVAC Equipment to Control
Humidity in Commercial Buildings
Humidity control is an important
aspect of maintaining
occupant
comfort and providing satisfactory air quality. In
sub-tropical climates such as Florida, maintaining
acceptable humidity levels is far more challenging
than other parts of the US. Many of us have had the
unfortunate opportunity of experiencing high humidity conditions in a building. It starts with occupants seeing signs of mildew, sticky papers,
condensation at diffusers and a cold, clammy,
uncomfortable feeling of mugginess, and often smells associated with dampness. Over
the years we’ve learned the intricacies of humidity loads and how incorrect HVAC equipment selection could result in additional costs,
customer complaints, and even lawsuits due to
high humidity.
I’d like to share with you some of the basics regarding understanding humidity loads
and selecting equipment properly. As the Bard
Engineered Products Distributor in Florida,
AccuAir’s team has the pleasure of reviewing
building design conditions and making equipment selections on a daily basis. I hope you’ll
find this article informative, and if nothing
else, provide you a little direction for your next
commercial project with a high humidity load.
Selection of Equipment for Peak Load
Conditions - The two most common sources of humidity in commercial buildings are
ventilation load (e.g. classrooms) and occupant load
(e.g. places of worship). Both of these two main contributors of humidity load, technically “latent load”,
should be calculated per code using ASHRAE/ACCA
standards. Subsequently HVAC equipment should be
selected to properly meet those loads, including the
latent load. The two most important aspects to understand are:
1. Selection of equipment to meet the peak load
based upon total equipment performance, both from
a temperature and humidity load standpoint
2. Understanding equipment performance at
non-peak/part-load conditions, including a systems
ability to monitor and manage both temperature and
humidity independently
Let’s start with the basic understanding of loads
and equipment selection. A load is comprised of two
types of load, sensible load and latent load. In sim-
ple format the load formula is Total Load = Sensible
Load + Latent Load. In laymens terms, sensible load
is the load associated with changing dry bulb temperatures whereas latent load is the load associated with
heat contained within water vapor (moisture in the
air). Historically, professionals have selected HVAC
equipment based upon total load only, not taking into
consideration the proportion of sensible versus latent
load making up the Total Load.
For instance, most HVAC professionals are familiar with the following calculation: If the sensible
load is 30,000 BTU/HR and the latent Load is 12,000
BTU/HR, the total load is 42,000 BTU/HR and therefore a 3.5 ton (42,000 BTU/HR ÷ 12,000 BTU/HR per
Ton) unit is selected. This simple method of selecting equipment based upon total load is acceptable in
most residential and some light commercial applications. But watch out when working with many types
of commercial buildings as the ratio of sensible
load to total load and ratio of the equipment’s
sensible performance to total performance may
be drastically different and this may result in
the wrong equipment selection!
When selecting equipment for a building
with a medium to high humidity/latent load the
professional must consider total load and latent
load. A detailed discussion and instruction of
loads and equipment selection is not the topic of
this article. In short and just for starters, selecting equipment requires a full understanding of
sensible/total ratios, varying equipment performance at different inside and ambient temperatures, and varying performance of systems at
different evaporator airflow rates. Rather the
takeaway should be that if you are working on
a project with either significant ventilation or
occupancy load and you do not routinely work
with these scenarios, seek the help of another
professional to assist with equipment selection.
We at AccuAir do this for all Bard Engineered
Products, and most other manufacturers’ representatives and/or distributors and their professional
sales engineers can also guide you in the right direction.
Maintaining Humidity at Part-Load/NonPeak Conditions - Just as important as selecting
HVAC equipment at peak design conditions, understanding how to maintain temperature and humidity
at part-load/non-peak conditions is of paramount concern, especially in Florida. Too often non-peak dego to page 15
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How to Invite the Most Influential Guest You’ll
Ever Have to Your Business
by Jon Melchi, VP Government Affairs & Business Development for Distribution Center Magazine
A member of Congress asked me a pretty
standard question recently: “What is it that your
members do and are there
any in my district?” As it
was the end of what had
been a long day, I decided
to forgo my detail-oriented breakdown of the
HVACR supply chain, replete with graphics from
Jon Melchi
Texas A&M and anecdotes that Mike Marks has been trotting out for 20
years (they’re good anecdotes, otherwise I wouldn’t
be stealing …err borrowing them), and instead cut to
the chase. “When your air-conditioner breaks down,
the guy who comes to your house to fix it, if he’s any
good, he buys his stuff from a HARDI distributor, and
we should stop acting like we are.
So let’s take a different path. With a HARDI
member in every single congressional district and every state, we have an opportunity to engage all 535
members of Congress. Engagement can occur in a variety of ways, but for this column, I want to focus on
a simple and effective act: inviting a member of Congress to visit your facility.
Every congressman and senator has a district office. These offices are located across the state and district, and the main purpose of the people who staff
them is to keep the elected official connected with the
people who they represent. You can very easily contact the office via email, phone or even by dropping
in. All you need is to be prepared to talk about your
business and if there is an issue of particular concern
(for help with this, feel free to visit www. hardiadvocacy.org).
After making an initial contact with an office,
you probably will talk
first to a staff member.
Don’t be insulted or feel
that you’re being brushed
aside: This is all part of
the vetting process that
any good office does.
Invite the staff person
to come for a visit and
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I’ve had multiple versions of the aforementioned
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promoting what we do to our elected officials?”
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Selecting HVAC Equipment to Control Humidity in Commercial Buildings
sign conditions are not considered and it is these circumstances where humidity issues may arise. Since
HVAC cooling equipment is generally selected based
upon peak design conditions, equipment is often simply oversized for a significant portion of actual operating periods. Peak loads may only exist for 10%20% of operating periods resulting in insufficient
compressor run time to properly satisfy the humidity
load during the remaining hours of operation.
Standard commercial HVAC systems dehumidify during cooling periods when the compressor is
operating and moisture is condensed and drained at
the evaporator coil. But, often a standard commercial HVAC system only monitors temperature, and
thus only dehumidifies when the thermostat calls for
a cooling period. Simply put, when the thermostat
does not call for cooling the system is not providing
dehumidification. It is during these non-cooling/nonpeak periods when there may be an issue, as the ventilation and/or occupant humidity load remain present and thus humidity may rise to an unsatisfactory
level. This problem is compounded when continuous
blower operation is required to achieve code required
outside air ventilation rates. So how do you maintain
humidity during non-peak periods? It’s simply called
“reheat”;, together with a controller that monitors
both temperature and humidity.
A humidity controller (dehumidistat) should be
used to measure room humidity levels and provide
a control signal to the HVAC equipment when dehumidification is required (normally recommended
when humidity is at or above 55%-60% RH). During
“reheat” or dehumidification mode, the HVAC system will simultaneously operate the compressor to
condense and remove air moisture at the evaporator
coil while reheating the air to an approximate room
temperature prior to discharge. This operation results
in a dehumidification mode that reduces humidity
while maintaining room temperature.
Historically there have been two methods of reheating the air, one being electric reheat and the other
being hot-gas reheat. Electric reheat is no longer permitted with current energy codes as electric reheat
requires compressor and simultaneous electric resistance heat operation, resulting in very high energy
use. Today the energy code generally requires reheat be provided with hot-gas reheat. This is accomplished with the inclusion of an additional refrigerant
coil/circuit in the HVAC equipment. This circuit allows a portion of the hot- gas leaving the compressor
to bypass the condenser and be delivered to the reheat
coil located downstream of the evaporator coil. Unlike the evaporator coil, the reheat coil does not have
an expansion valve or metering device and so the injected hot gas refrigerant passes through the reheat
coil and the passing airflow is reheated prior to be-
(continued from page 12)
ing discharged from the unit. Using hot-gas from the
compressor to provide reheat results in no additional
energy usage in comparison to operating in cooling
only mode.
In summary, adding hot-gas reheat to a commercial package unit is a relatively low cost option,
especially when considering the great operational
benefit of a dehumidification mode. This will ensure
that your occupants are able to work and function at
optimal humidity levels, independent of temperature.
For the contractor or design professional, providing
hot-gas reheat is an inexpensive insurance policy specifically for those periods of time or seasons when the
building is operating at non-peak conditions.
AccuAir is Bard’s Florida Engineering Product Distributor for the entire line of engineered wall
mount and interior mount commercial package units
featuring hot-gas reheat, for both air conditioners and
heat pumps. Best of all, hot-gas reheat is available in
single phase equipment. We operate from the Florida
Keys to Tallahassee and we would be pleased to assist
you with your next commercial project.
For more information about Bard’s full line of
packaged HVAC units featuring HGRH dehumidification please contact…Frank B. Suranyi, MBA,
Member ASHRAE – Engineered Products Manager,
AccuAir, Inc. Call Frank at 407 259-0089 or you can
e-mail him at [email protected]
Saez has Completed the Relocation in Kendall
Saez Distributors
of Kendall has completed the relocation
to a larger facility to
better serve you, their
customers. The new
address is 11550 SW
120th Street, Kendall, FL 33176. Armando Villar is
the branch manager. Armando and his experienced
staff will help you get the job done with the right
products you need. Armando or his staff can be
reached at 305-971-6400.
Saez takes pride in providing South Miami with
the expert advice, parts, and equipment needed to get
the job done. Their warehouse is fully stocked and
ready for projects of any size.
Saez believes that the South Florida market is
the greatest opportunity for technicians to grow their
business, but you’ll need support that allows you to
gain recognition within your community. Saez wants
to be a part of your success!
Saez equipment lines include Ducane, Allied
Commercial, Friedrich and Midea Ductless MiniSplits. Saez Distributors also stocks a complete line
of refrigeration equipment and controls, installation
supplies, parts, and accessories.
Stop by the new Kendall location to see first
hand how quiet the new Ducane 16SEER system install which is keeping the showroom nice and cool
and you hardly know it is running.
Keep watch for a Grand Opening celebration
coming soon!
Javier Cepero of Saez Kendall stands next
to the super quiet Ducane 16SEER system
installed in the showroom
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JULY 2015
What Happens to Amp Draw as
Static Pressure Increases?
Many technicians question what happens to amp
draw as total external static pressure increases. This
isn’t a question just from newer technicians but from
seasoned veterans of the industry as well.
There are many who are adamant that as static
pressure increases, the amp draw of a fan motor increases too. There are also those who contend that as
static pressure increases, the amp draw of the fan motor decreases. Let’s take look at what happens to the
amp draw of a motor as static pressure increases and
see which side is correct.
Constant Speed Fan Responses
The most common air handling equipment encountered in residential equipment uses a constant
speed or PSC fan to move airflow through the duct
system. These fans operate off of some basic principles for moving airflow. The answer to how a fan’s
amp draw responds to an increase in static pressure
is often found in the manufacturer’s fan performance
data.
Fan performance data looks at multiple operating
characteristics of a fan used in air handling equipment. The two main operating characteristics we’re
concerned with in this article are static pressure and
amp draw.
A constant speed fan has relationships to both of
these operating characteristics that can be seen when
looking at many fan charts. The first relationship involves static pressure.
As static pressure increases with a constant speed
fan, the amount of airflow the fan moves decreases. In
other words, as static pressure goes up, airflow goes
down.
The second relationship involves the amount of
current consumed by the fan in order to move airflow. As fan airflow decreases due to an increase in
static pressure, the amp draw of the motor will also
decrease. This is due to the fan performing less work.
So as airflow goes down, amp draw also goes down
with a constant speed fan.
Variable Speed Fan Responses
What would happen to the amount of current consumed by a variable speed fan as static pressure increases? Would it respond the same way as a constant
speed fan?
Variable speed fans have the same operating characteristics of the manufacturer’s fan performance data
but the way the fan reacts varies from a constant speed
fan. As static pressure increases, the amount of airflow a variable speed fan moves will remain constant
up to a certain static pressure limit. So as static pressure increases, airflow remains constant. Remember
though, this does have a limit.
The amount of energy consumed by the fan in
moving airflow also varies with a variable speed fan.
With an increase in static pressure, the amount of energy consumed by the variable speed motor also increases.
In order to move the programmed amount of airflow, the fan has to do more work to move the same
amount of airflow against an increase in static pressure. An increase in static pressure means the fan has
to work against more resistance to move the same
amount of airflow.
Often it is quoted that a variable speed fan only
uses as much energy as a 100-watt light bulb. This
may be true when the fan is used on a properly sized
duct system, but when a variable speed fan is used on
an undersized duct system; this rule tends to go out
the window. The needed amount of airflow will be
moved, but it comes at a price.
As you can see from these examples, both views
of many technicians are correct. The discussion has
to be kept in context with which type of fan is being
referred to though. This is where a lot of the confusion
comes from when determining what happens to amp
draw as static pressure increases.
David Richardson serves the HVAC industry as
a Curriculum Developer and Trainer at the National
Comfort Institute. NCI specializes in training focused
on improving, measuring, and verifying HVAC and
Building Performance.
If you’re an HVAC contractor or technician interested in learning more about static pressure contact
David at [email protected] or call him at 800-6337058. NCI’s website www.nationalcomfortinstitute.
com is full of free technical articles and downloads to
help you improve your professionalism and strengthen
your company.
JULY 2015
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JULY 2015
Johnstone Supply Summer Kick Off Open House
Ft Lauderdale - June 5th, 2015
The Johnstone Supply Summer Kick-Off
Open House event was really busy the entire day
Daniel Rizu of Chic-Fil-A with
Andy Taylor of ACT Agents
The 2015 Summer Kick Off Open House Finale was
held on Friday, June 5th at the Fort Lauderdale location.
The festivities began at 11:30am with a tasty BBQ lunch
prepared right at the Johnstone location by Bud’s Chicken & Seafood.
Numerous Manufacturers Representatives were on
hand to show off the industries newest products, tools,
and test equipment. Lots of door prizes were given away
over lunch from 11:30 to 1:30, and attendees were given
a ticket to enter the Grand Prize contest for a chance to
win one of three fabulous grand prizes including a Broil
King Gas Grill, a Masterbilt Electric Smoker, and GoPro Video Camera. Other lucky door prize winners had
the opportunity to enter the Day & Night Cash Machine
and walk away with a hand full of cash and Johnstone
Bucks.
Everything in the store was at least 10% off. All Tools
& Test Equipment were at least 15% off, plus there were
numerous product super specials including the lowest
prices of the year on R-22 refrigerant.
Darlene Bernd and Merry Kaye of Johnstone Supply
register the open house attendees
Brian Nichols announces numerous
prize winners during the lunch hours
Tony Skirianos Of Discount Cooling,
Steve Gederon of Florida Medical Center, and
Ryan Reynolds of EV Dunbar
Oral Goble of Johnstone Supply with
Dave Schopp of Leone Green
Brad Cox of Nu-Calgon with Anjelo Medina
and Thomas Hickling of Ductz
Vito Villagio of A Deluxe Air Conditioning with
Leon Essex Jr of Manufacturers’ Marketing
Bud’s Chicken and Seafood prepared a
really tasty lunch right at the Johnstone location
Bob Arena of Day & Night with
Harold Snyder of Johnstone Supply
Jon Green of Urgent AC just finished grabbing
some cash in the cash vault while Alan Negele of
Johnstone Supply prepares for the next winner
Johnstone Supply Ft Lauderdale Group owners
Oral and Linda Goble with son Chris
Scott Kuschel of Miami Tech with Trinity and
Dexter Peters of Tropical Breeze Air Conditioning
Dennis Johnson and Ricky Paulino
of Crane Air Conditioning
Everyone enjoyed the Chicken and Fish
lunch catered by Bud’s Chicken and Seafood
Wesley Hudgens of Daikin with
Paul Clapsadle of Sophisticated Air
JULY 2015
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Johnstone Supply Summer Kick Off Open House
Ft Lauderdale - June 5th, 2015
Great prizes were awarded like a Broil King
Gas Grill, a Masterbilt Electric Smoker,
and Go-Pro Video Camera
Cary Hagenbaumer of Johnstone Supply,
Stefan Trestyn of Ahh Cool, and
Ramon Delgado of Johnstone Supply
Junior Joseph of JJ’s Appliances
with Jay Ramos of Steve Lee & Associates,
Peter Michalik of Sandmar Services
with Kevin Beatty of The McAllister Group
Dave Bonficio of Air Right Away,
David Foster of Uniweld, and Gil Ledoux
of PED Associates
Johnstone Supply customers flooded
the counter to take advantage of all
the product specials
Dale Leonard of Dale’s Hunk of Junk You
Call We Haul LLC, Orville Lodato of Discount AC,
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AHRI Releases April
2015 U.S. Heating and
Cooling Equipment
Shipment Data
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and airsource heat pumps totaled 673,360 units in April 2015,
up 3.8 percent from 648,404 units shipped in April
2014. U.S. shipments of air conditioners increased
5.3 percent, to 456,072 units, up from 433,078 units
shipped in April 2014. U.S. shipments of air-source
heat pumps increased 0.9 percent, to 217,288 units, up
from 215,326 units shipped in April 2014.
Year-to-date combined shipments of central air
conditioners and air-source heat pumps increased
12.2 percent, to 2,304,780 units, up from 2,054,421
units shipped in April 2014. Year-to-date shipments
of central air conditioners increased 13.2 percent, to
1,477,251 units, up from 1,304,904 units shipped during the same period in 2014. The year-to-date total
for heat pump shipments increased 10.4 percent, to
827,529 units, up from 749,517 units shipped during
the same period in 2014.
JULY 2015
HVAC Industry Veteran Lou Laroche
Retires from RectorSeal®
Louis (Lou) J. Laroche, a 35-year industry vet- Laroche had already developed product management
eran of the HVAC industry retired from HVAC/R and promotional strategies as a national advertising
manager for consumer power equipproduct manufacturer RectorSeal®
ment companies such as Towson, Md.Corp., Houston, May 30. He served the
based Black & Decker Inc., the Wheel
77-year-old company as national acHorse-subsidiary of American Motors
counts and regional sales manager.
and prior work in finance and hard
Laroche was influential in advergoods marketing. He was renowned in
tising, marketing and sales as either a
1970’s consumer advertising industry
national sales manager or vice presicircles for making Black & Decker’s
dent of sales/marketing for more than
popular WorkMate portable workbench
six HVAC industry-related companies
device a household name by developing
throughout his career.
and spearheading innovative print and
“Lou has been a phenomenal and
electronic media campaigns.
talented asset to RectorSeal as he has litLouis (Lou) J. Laroche
Laroche brought his state-of-the
erally done it all in the HVAC industry,”
said Sean Holloway, national sales manager-HVACR, art marketing strategies to HVAC trade industry in
RectorSeal. “Lou’s tact for business relationships is the 1980’s and beyond for companies such as Hart
& Cooley Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich.; Rachels Induswhat we should all strive toward in our careers.”
Before entering the HVAC industry in the 1980’s, tries, Memphis, Tenn.; General Filters, Novi, Mich.;
the APi Group’s Elkhart,
Ind.-based Anco Products subsidiary of glass
fiber insulation/flex duct;
and Airtec Products, Fall
River, Mass., the latter
which was acquired by
RectorSeal in 2011. “Lou
brought with him an unparalleled level of sales,
marketing
know-how
and methodology together with easy access to the
HVAC industry’s movers
and shakers, and within
a few weeks of joining
us, he became my strong
right hand,” said Gerry
Spanger, RectorSeal’s
director of sales for engineered products, who
hired Laroche in 2007 to
promote his EZ Trap and
SlimDuct product lines
that later merged into
Airtec Products before
the RectorSeal acquisition. “From that time
on we enjoyed a steady
growth in both sales and
visibility culminating in
our acquisition by RectorSeal.”
Laroche was also an
Air-Conditioning Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) member
and a chairman in both
the trade association’s
humidification and filtration sections.
Laroche’s
retirement will include travel
with his wife Denise,
while reading and performing some parttime consulting services from his home in
Granger, Ind.
Dave
Isenbarger,
is assuming Laroche’s
national accounts and
regional sales manager
position in RectorSeal’s
Mid-America
region
that includes territory
encompassing Florida
to North Dakota and as
far east to Ohio.
For additional information, visit www.
rectorseal.com; email:
marketing@rectorseal.
com; or call 800-2313345.
JULY 2015
PAGE 21
Global Air Purifiers Market Forecast
and Opportunities, 2020
According to “Global Air Purifiers Market
Forecast & Opportunities, 2020”, the market for air
purifiers across the globe is projected to grow at a
CAGR of over 14% through 2020. Although commercial and industrial sectors are the major end
user segments generating significant demand for air
purifiers, residential sector is expected to witness
highest growth over the next five years. Global air
purifiers market is dominated by High Efficiency
Particulate Air (HEPA) based air purifiers, followed
by activated carbon, ion & ozone and electrostatic
precipitator based air purifiers. Some air purifier
manufacturing companies are also offering air purifiers incorporating both HEPA and activated carbon filter technologies. The major players in global
air purifiers market include IQAir, Honeywell, and
Philips, among others.
Increasing industrialization across the globe is
degrading the quality of air. Expanding vehicle fleet
and increasing number of active smokers have further contributed to the decline in air quality. Due to
depleting air quality, people are increasingly countering health risks such as asthma, lung cancer, and
respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Air purifiers, initially considered a luxury product, are now
emerging as a necessity to avoid contracting various air-borne infections. In view of these factors,
the demand for air purifiers has been increasing
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 12, 2015– Heating,
Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) released its monthly TRENDS
report, showing average sales for HARDI distributor members increased 4.9 percent in April 2015.
The annualized growth through April 2015 was
6.3 percent. This is the midpoint of narrow range of
the past 12 months.
“The continued growth in HARDI member
sales is consistent with gains in overall consumer
activity,” said HARDI’s Senior Economist Danielle
Marceau. “However, we are starting to see tentative
signs that are telling us the pace may begin to slow
as we head into the latter half of the year.”
“There was mid-single digit growth in five of
our reporting regions,” said HARDI Market Research and Benchmarking Analyst Brian Loftus.
“Growth is healthy in the Southeast and the West is
showing signs of improvement.”
The Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), a measure
of how quickly customers pay their bills, is now at
51.6. “DSO has peaked in April at 53.1 each of the
past three years,” said Loftus. “It’s possible the regional storms experienced so far this year have delayed the pace of activity.”
HARDI members do not receive financial compensation in exchange for their monthly sales data
and can discontinue their participation without prior notice or penalty. Participation is voluntary, and
the depth of market coverage varies from region to
region. An independent entity collects and compiles the data that can include products not directly
associated with the HVACR industry.
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Yurek Addresses
Milan Refrigerant
Conference
Last week, AHRI President & CEO addressed
the 16th European Conference on technological Innovations in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. In
his presentation, entitled, “The Global Refrigerant
Transition: Good Science, Good Judgment, Correct
Choices,” Yurek discussed ways we can work together, as a global community, to address the need to do
three things: Successfully phase down global use of
HFC refrigerants, do the research and testing necessary to find suitable alternatives for those refrigerants, and properly train those who will be installing
equipment using the new refrigerants. In addition to
AHRI, participants in the Milan conference included
the United Nations Environment Program, the International Institute of Refrigeration, the European
Commission, ASHRAE, and EPEE. Contact:Francis
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RACCA Hosts Speed Interviewing Career Fair For New Graduates
TAMPA, FL – It was a
buzz of activity when approximately 40 students
from local technical schools
participated in a speed interviewing event on Thursday, May 14 at the Crowne Plaza Westshore.
The main goal of the event was to introduce
RACCA members to potential employees that have
completed training and have an interest in the HVAC
industry. In addition, the local schools were invited to
the dinner program to help bridge a relationship with
RACCA to improve the industry.
“I thought it was a successful event,” remarked
Marc Morris, President of Marc Morris A/C & Refrigeration, Inc. “I followed up with five candidates and
ended up hiring two of the guys a week later.”
Schools participating in the event included Pinellas Technical College, Southern Technical College,
Marchman Tech, Fortis Institute, Traviss Career Center and Florida Career College.
Twelve contractor, distributor and supplier members participated, including Tropic Supply, air Doctor,
Colwill Engineering, Marc Morris A/C & Refrigeration, S&S Electric, NoVent Refrigerant Services, Air-
Flo Erwood Heating & A/C, CGM Services, Action
Air, Ferguson Heating & Cooling, Pinellas Comfort
Systems, Scott’s One Hour A/C and CareerSource
Tampa Bay.
RACCA, founded in 1949, serves the entire Tampa Bay Area. RACCA is the largest, oldest and most
active local HVACR Trade Association in the state of
Florida. RACCA takes an aggressive role in promoting industry standards and professionalism. RACCA
provides Continuing Education (C.E) courses for contractors and Apprenticeship Programs for HVACR
Technicians.
Southern Technical discusses their HVAC program
during the May Dinner Program
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members during the May Career Fair
ASAP, AHRI, and ACEEE Applaud
Successful Negotiated Rulemaking for
Commercial Air Conditioners
and Warm Air Furnaces
Arlington, Va. – June 18, 2015. The Appliance
Standards Awareness Project (ASAP), the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI),
and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient
Economy (ACEEE) today applauded the success of
the Commercial Package Air Conditioners and Commercial Warm Air Furnaces Working Group, established by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on
April 1, to negotiate conservation standards for these
products. After six meetings, the working group,
comprised of industry, energy efficiency and environmental advocates, contractors and agency representatives, including ACEEE, AHRI and ASAP, reached
consensus and provided recommendations for energy
conservation standards, test procedures, and metrics.
“Negotiated rulemaking are our preferred method
for establishing energy conservation standards for
covered products and equipment,” said AHRI President and CEO Stephen Yurek. “Bringing stakeholders
together to develop a rule that is both effective and
achievable is the best way to ensure that our members’
products and equipment provide consumers and businesses with comfort, safety, and productivity while
helping the nation achieve its energy reduction targets,” he said.
“This negotiated outcome will provide huge energy and economic benefits for the nation,” said ASAP
Executive Director Andrew deLaski. “DOE, industry,
and all the participants deserve credit for coming up
with an approach that delivers those important national benefits and works for industry.”
“By every measure, this is the biggest efficiency
standards rulemaking in DOE’s history,” said Steven
Nadel, Executive Director of the ACEEE. “Over 30
years of sales, businesses from big box stores to commercial building owners will net savings of nearly $50
billion, while the nation will see energy reductions
equal to all the coal burned in U.S. power plants in
one year.”
The committee was established under the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory
Committee (ASRAC) in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act and the Negotiated Rulemaking Act. Specifically, the group was tasked with
addressing rules for the energy efficiency of commercial package air conditioners and heat pumps (specifically, air-cooled with rated cooling capacities greater
than or equal to 65,000 Btu per hour and less than
760,000 Btu per hour split and package AC and HP)
and commercial warm air furnaces, as authorized by
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) of
1975, as amended. The scope excluded package terminal air conditioners and heat pumps (PTAC/PTHP),
single package vertical units (SPVU), computer room
air conditioners (CRAC), and variable refrigerant flow
(VRF) systems.
Todd Walls joins
Johnson Controls-York
as their Orlando UPG
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Todd Walls has accepted
the position as the UPG Orlando Territory Manager for Johnson Controls - York. He will
cover central Florida and is responsible to help dealers grow
their business with integrity
and pride. His goal is provide
exceptional customer service.
Todd Walls
Todd is a native Florida
resident who started in the business with his brother
28 years ago and has never looked back. Todd was employed with a HVAC contractor and began working in
the warehouse pulling orders and loading trucks. Todd
was also a delivery driver and worked at the counter,
selling, inputting orders, stocking the showroom, and
providing customer service. Todd quickly became
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yearly goals. He was promoted to regional manager
where he was responsible for five branches in Florida.
Under his leadership, business and customer service
levels increased.
Todd is looking forward to growing with a great
company and great people. Todd said “I fell in love
with this industry as soon as I started and never looked
back on my choices. I have made some great friends
and look forward to making more.
He can be reached at 407-212-9476 or you can email him at [email protected]
JULY 2015
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Ferguson Opens
‘Mega Hub’
in Northeast
SECAUCUS, N.J., - Ferguson recently celebrated
the opening of its first “Mega Hub” in New Jersey. The
460,000 square foot facility, which actually began operations last quarter, provides same-day and next-day
delivery of Ferguson products to customers within a
100-mile radius of the greater-New York City location.
Ferguson’s same-day delivery to the area follows the debut of Amazon Prime Now, a same-day
delivery service that launched in Manhattan and has
since expanded to a handful of other major U.S. cities. (Walmart has also announced plans to provide a
similar shipping service.)
Ferguson’s ability to provide same-day delivery
to the area maintains the value propositions of using
HVACR distribution and cuts off potential erosion of
market share to Amazon.
JULY 2015
Lennox International, Inc., Donates
$5,000 to one of Assured Comfort’s
Preferred Charities, Soldiers’ Angels
Atlanta, GA - June
20, 2015 - For years,
Lennox International,
Inc., has been a leading manufacturer of
top quality home comfort systems. Assured
Comfort has long been
a Lennox dealer, and
believes they make the
best heating and air
comfort systems on the
market today. This past April, Lennox went beyond
just manufacturing outstanding products by making
a $5,000 donation to Assured Comfort’s charity of
choice, Soldiers’ Angels.
Founded in 2003, Soldiers’ Angels is a national
non profit organization providing aid and comfort to
active service men and women, wounded warriors
and veterans of the United States Army, Marines,
Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard, and their families.
With over 1,000 volunteers around the country, Soldiers’ Angels provides support in a variety of ways,
from sending cards, letters and care packages to deployed service members, to providing laptops and
rehabilitation care to wounded service members.
The $5,000 grant from Lennox will go towards
Veterans’ Affairs (VA) programs in the state of
Georgia. “With this generous donation, we will be
able to provide hundreds of hygiene kits to hospitalized veterans while
they’re in VA hospitals, and sack lunches
for homeless veterans,”
says Dianne Moore,
service area director for
Soldiers’Angels Georgia.
Lennox’s donation
was facilitated by Jerry
Hall, owner of Assured
Comfort, who made the
request on behalf of Soldiers’ Angels. “I knew a
lot of the executive staff
at Lennox were veterans, and encouraged
them to support this
very worthy organization,” Hall relates. “Our
district manager, Mark
Butler, was also a big
help in facilitating this
donation.”
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the support of both Lennox and Assured Comfort. “These kind of
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of their support as well.
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and have provided a lot
of material support by
giving us items in kind
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JULY 2015
Berner Launches Air Curtain
Industry’s Most Intuitive, Cutting
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redesigned its website who launched the air curtain industry’s first website at 2007 to match the base year used in many ecointo the most state-of- in the 1990’s. “We wanted the new site to continue nomic indicators. The base year’s index value is set
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Tropic Supply Hosts CPS Vacuum Pump
Clinics and QwikProducts In-Store
Demo Days during the month of June
Adrian Cerrano-Medina of Coastal Comfort has his
vacuum pump checked by Tom Gibbons of CPS
Tropic Supply hosted several CPS Vacuum
Pump Clinics and QwikProducts In-Store Demo
Days all around the state during the month of June.
Tropic Supply customers were able to bring in
their vacuum pumps for a FREE performance test
performed by a CPS manufacturer’s representative. They also received a free oil change if it was
needed.
All of the latest CPS products and QwikProducts products were on display during each of the
Demo Days and customers could see the products
up close and get answers to any product questions
they had.
Tom Gibbons of CPS does an oil change for Diego
Rukoz and Manual Tobar of AC Engineers
Stephen Vera of Tropic Supply shows Manual Tobar
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Tom Gibbons of CPS does a vacuum test
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Megan Torman with QwikProducts
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Fenando Alonso of Master Cool looks at a CPS
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ASHRAE, U.S. Department of Energy Renew
Memorandum of Understanding
ATLANTA – Underscoring their commitment
to improving the efficiency use of energy, ASHRAE
and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have renewed a memorandum of understanding.
The agreement was signed by ASHRAE President Tom Phoenix and David Danielson, assistant
secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE. It represents an update of an agreement
last signed in 2011.
Together ASHRAE and the DOE agree to further their long-term relationship by working cooperatively to improve the efficient use of energy,
improve the visible and widespread use of renewable energy sources and to minimize the impact of
energy use on the environment.
“By renewing our memorandum of understanding, ASHRAE and DOE pledge to combine our collective energy conservation efforts,” Phoenix said.
“Our continued work with DOE will allow us to improve on our efforts in achieving substantial energy
savings without sacrificing comfort, air quality or
productivity.”
ASHRAE and the DOE are committed to working together toward the following goals:
• Encourage the continued development of standards related to energy efficiency.
• For each succeeding version of Standard 90.1,
Energy Standard for Buildings Except LowRise Residential Buildings, seek adoption of all
technologically feasible and economically justified energy efficiency measures.
• Promote and support the use of Standard 90.1
and other relevant standards through training
programs, including self-directed learning,
building interaction and ASHRAE chapter-oriented training.
• Encourage adoption of Standard 90.1 in building codes and in the International Standards
Organization (ISO) standards where positive
determinations have been issued.
• Encourage advanced energy design guidance
concepts, such as 50% Advanced Energy De-
sign Guides.
• Collaborate in the development and implementation of next-generation refrigerants that
achieve low global warming potential targets
and concurrently improve equipment energy
efficiency.
• Cooperate to provide and encourage the use of
clear and consistent information to the building industry about building energy rating and
labeling.
• Cooperate to support the Better Buildings Initiative through such activities as the Better
Buildings Alliance and the Better Buildings
Case Competition.
• Work within the building community and related professions to encourage the interoperability of building related software and integrated
solutions to increase energy efficiency, health,
and productivity in new and existing buildings.
More information can be found at www.ashrae.
org/news.
Arkema Inc. To Give Presentations At
ASHRAE’s Summer Technical Conference
With the growing need for low GWP, non-flammable refrigerants options, the face of the fluorinated
industry is constantly changing. Arkema, the maker
of Forane® refrigerants, is actively moving toward
the future and will give two presentations, the first
on new, lower GWP alternatives and second on retrofitting strategies for R-22 systems, at the upcoming
ASHRAE Summer Technical Conference in Atlanta,
GA.
Arkema Inc. Fluorochemicals Scientist Sarah
Kim will present Challenges in Retrofitting R-404A
with Lower GWP Refrigerants, which will discuss
lower GWP alternatives for R-404A in commercial
refrigeration. Although R-404A became the refrigerant of choice following a shift away from HCFCs,
there is now an industry-wide interest for R-404A replacements, due to its high GWP and recent proposed
changes in regulations, such as the EU F-Gas Regulations and EPA SNAP. Beyond suitable replacement
refrigerants, there is a need to understand how these
new refrigerants will behave in existing systems. This
seminar presents experimental results for new, lower
GWP refrigerant alternatives and discusses how characteristics, such as temperature glide, may be managed. This seminar (#37) will be held on Tuesday,
June 30, 8:00am – 9:30am in Grand Ballroom C, Atlanta Hilton.
Arkema Inc.’s Brett Van Horn, Ph.D., Market
Manager for HVAC, will present R-22 and R0404A
Servicing Options: Service, Retrofit, or Replace,
which will focus on the question of whether to retrofit
as it pertains to life-cycle strategies for systems with
R-22 and high GWP refrigerants. The approaching
deadline for discontinuing R-22 production creates
anxiety among end-users of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment about relevant actions they need
to take. This seminar will introduce the most recent
information on R-22 and other high-GWP alternatives and will clarify that as long as the refrigerant in
the system or unit doesn’t leak, it can be there for the
life of the equipment, and the decision on refrigerant
retrofit or a new system has to be based on further
analysis. This seminar (#63) will be held on Wednesday, July 1, 11:00am – 12:30pm in Grand Ballroom C,
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JULY 2015
York Attends NHL Draft
at BB&T Center
Sunrise FL - June 26-27, 2015
York Products, a division of Johnson Controls
is the official heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) partner of the NHL in North America.
York’s NHL promotion partner, Van Wagner organized the two day NHL Draft event at the BB&T
in Sunrise on Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June
27, 2015. York invited a small group of contractors
from Canada and South Florida to attend the event.
The first evening (Round 1 of the Draft) started
at 6pm with a behind-the-scenes tour and photo at
the podium. Shortly after the NHL tour, the Draft
started. Round 2 of the Draft began on Saturday
morning after a nice breakfast with the Stanley Cup
and a Meet-and-greet with former NHL players.
Fort Lauderdale welcomed the NHL Draft
back to Broward County, the proud home of the
Florida Panthers. The 2015 event was the second time the Panthers and Broward County hosted the NHL Draft. NHL club executives, scouts
and coaches were present on the NHL Draft floor
while more than fifteen thousand fans and numerous print, television and radio media attended.
Panthers general manager Dale Tallon was
very pleased to sign Lawson Crouse in the first
round (number 11) of the draft on Friday evening.
To find out more about York products,
stop by any Economic Electric Motors location in South Florida or if you are in the Tampa and Orlando area, visit one of the Source
1 HVAC Supply Center distributor locations.
Steven Hoffins of Johnson Controls-York,
Chrissy Suchy and Elise Kokonas of Van Wagner,
and Anthony Pascucci of Johnson Controls-York
(L&R) Chris Donofrio and Don Letendre of Phoenix
Air Conditioning Inc. and Gorman Rasmussen
of Economic Electric Motors (CTR)
The BB&T was packed for the first round
of the NHL Draft on Friday evening
The seats were terrific to view all the teams
player selections in the NHL Draft
The 2015 event was the second time the Panthers
and Broward County hosted the NHL Draft
Shon Lees, Dave Sansone of
Sansone Air Conditioning, and Doug Lindstrom
of Lindstrom Air Conditioning
Breakfast was excellent with the Stanley Cup
and also the Meet-and-greet with former NHL players
A group photo was taken on stage after
the Behind-the-scenes tour at the podium
on day one of the NHL Draft
Anthony Pascucci of Johnson Controls-York,
Ernesto Juarez of Innovative Cooling Technologies,
and Gorman Rasmussen of Economic Electric Motors
Anthony Pascucci of Johnson Controls-York
with Eric Bonde of Sansone Air Conditioning
York sponsored a really awesome NHL trophy display at the BB&T
After breakfast with the Stanley Cup, a group photo was taken on day two of the NHL Draft
Skip and Susan Farinhas of
GMC Air Conditioning Service
JULY 2015
RGF Granted Patents for their
Fin Saver™ Device
Riviera Beach, FL
- RGF Environmental
Group http://www.rgf.
com and http://rgfairpurification.com, an
environmental products
manufacturer,
announced that it has
been issued three (3)
RGF Fin Saver™
new patents (Patent
No. 8,999,138; Patent No. D668,739 S and Patent No.
D668,738 S) for their Fin Saver™ device by the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office. The Fin Saver™ patents
include an anodic device and method for reducing corrosion on objects subject to corrosion; methods associated with the use of such devices and unique ornamental design for the anodic device.
The Fin Saver was designed, engineered and is
manufactured by RGF in the USA to fight galvanic
and formicary corrosion in HVAC and refrigeration
compressor lines, coils and fins. The Fin Saver™
comes in six different sizes, has 3.5 times the surface
area and up to 2.5 times the weight of competitive
‘zincs’ for greater protection against corrosion. RGF’s
patented design is specifically engineered for ease of
installation in the HVAC and refrigeration market.
Specialty zinc alloy is used for enhanced protection
of both aluminum and copper components. The Fin
Saver™ alloy has shown greater corrosion protection
rates in salt spray testing (ASTM B-117) compared
with typical marine-grade for boat ‘zincs’.
The high surface area of the Fin Saver™ is designed specifically to enhance condensation when
mounted on cool lines. This enhanced condensation
creates more electrolytic fluid, which creates a larger
and more efficient path for the galvanic protection to
occur. The electrolytic fluid works by increasing conductivity to the anode allowing more corrosive current
to flow, which in turn promotes enhanced protection
of the coils, fins and copper lines. The
Fin Saver™ also reduces or dampens vibration
from equipment when attached to the line. Lab test
prove a 65% reduction over lightweight boat zinc
products.
According to Ron Fink, RGF’s President and
CEO, “The Fin Saver™ is not just a standard shaft
zinc for a boat that you buy at a boat store. Specifically designed for the HVAC/R industry, the Fin Saver
offers up to 3.5 times the overall surface area and up
to 2.5 times the weight versus competing boat zinc
products. The greater the surface area and greater the
weight, the more protection available.”
RGF manufactures over 500 environmental products and has a 30-year history of providing the world
with the safest air, water and food without the use of
chemicals. RGF holds numerous other patents and
patents-pending and previously invented the Guardian
Air PHI-Cell (Photohydroionization) and patent-pending REME-Halo both for the HVAC industry. RGF’s
Advanced Oxidation Systems are proven and tested to
be extremely effective in destroying mold, odors, bacteria and viruses while also being completely safe for
occupants, and the REME-Halo has the added benefit
of reducing particulates. For more information on the
RGF Fin Saver™, visit our website at www.rgfairpurification.com or email [email protected].
JB Industries Donates
$10,000 to Operation Homefront
to Support Military Families
Aurora, IL (June 8th, 2015) JB Industries, a lead- but deserve so much.”
“On behalf of the military families we assist,
ing US manufacturer of HVAC/R tools and equipment, today announced that it donated $10,000 to we’re grateful to JB Industries for its support,” said
Operation Homefront to support the families of our Kari McClellan, Regional Director for Operation
Homefront. “The Patriot manifold offer is a great opservice members and wounded warriors.
Operation Homefront assists military families portunity for JB Industries’ customers to show their
during difficult financial times by providing food as- appreciation for our men and women in uniform.”
JB Industries looks forward to continuing the
sistance, auto and home repair, vision care, travel and
transportation, moving assistance, essential home partnership with Operation Homefront for years to
come.
items, and financial assistance.
A national nonprofit,
In July 2014, JB InOperation
Homefront
dustries launched the Paleads more than 2,500
triot 2-Valve Brass Manivolunteers with nationfold manufactured at its
wide presence who proAurora, Il facility. For
vide emergency and other
each Patriot sold, JB will
financial assistance to the
donate $1 to Operation
families of service memHomefront. In the spirit of
bers and wounded wargiving, many wholesalers
riors. Operation Homehave also joined the effront has provided asfort to support and have
sistance to thousands of
matched the donation.
military families since its
This January, JB launched
inception in 2002. Recogtheir new Mini Split Kit
nized for superior perforwhich also includes the
Left to Right: Jack Chirrick, Executive Director,
Operation Homefront; Oscar Lopez, Vice President
mance by leading indePatriot manifold to conof Sales, JB Industries; Kari McClellan, Regional
pendent charity watchdog
tinue their support of miliDirector, Operation Homefront; Wife and soldier;
groups, nationally, 92 pertary families.
Jeff Cherif, President and Owner, JB Industries
cent of Operation Home“Since 1967, we have
front’s expenditures go dibeen committed to manufacturing American made products and what better rectly to programs that provide support to our military
way to give back than to those who make our freedom families. To learn more on Operation Homefront, visit
possible. We choose to partner with Operation Home- http://www.operationhomefront.net.
JB Industries is the premier manufacturer of
front because of its high rating with charity watchdog
groups, where they have proven time and again that American made HVAC/R products. For over 40
they ensure the money raised goes directly towards the years, JB has been committed to producing products
families.” said Jeff Cherif, President of JB Industries. of the highest quality while providing exceptional cus“Our industry rallying around this program shows our tomer service. JB products have proudly been made
customers and end users not only value high quality in America since its inception in 1967, with “Made in
American products but also support our troops. This is America” an essential part of the company’s philosothe first of many donations to come and we are proud phy. To learn more about JB’s dependable products
the money is going to individuals who ask for so little and company history, visit www.jbind.com.
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Lincoln College of
Technology Granted
Programmatic
Accreditation of their
HVACR Program by
HVAC Excellence
Lincoln College of Technology in West Palm
Beach, Florida has been granted programmatic accreditation of their HVACR program by HVAC Excellence.
Programmatic accreditation is an independent
third party review of an educational program. The
process validates that established standards of excellence for HVACR educational programs are met.
These standards are designed to assure that our future workforce receives the quality of training required to provide the skills necessary for success in
the HVACR industry.
Accreditation standards require a thorough examination of: mission of program, administrational
responsibilities, finances and funds, student services,
instruction design and program elements, physical
facilities, equipment and tools, cooperative training,
and instructor qualifications.
In order to pursue accreditation the staff at the
school has to submit a self-study filled with narratives and examples of how they complied with each
of the required standards. The self- study once completed was sent to the HVAC Excellence accreditation review board to thoroughly assess for compliance against each standard.
HVAC Excellence having approved the self study
sent an onsite team to conduct an intense onsite review of the program. The onsite team consist of two
members, one who has served years as an HVACR
instructor, the other as a school administrator. These
onsite team members are seasoned professionals that
possess the knowledge, training and experience to
successfully evaluate every aspect of an HVACR
program. The selection of these team members gives
integrity to the accreditation process and provides
students with confidence in the program.
Upon a thorough review of all of the documentation presented by the school and the onsite accreditation team, the HVAC Excellence accreditation review
board decided to grant accreditation of the program.
Now that the HVACR program has been granted
accreditation it can: provide students with quality
assurance of the program, provide employers assurance that graduates are properly trained, can assist
in establishing articulation agreements, is an eligibility determinant for funding, can increase enrollment, student placement and employer satisfaction is
enhanced, requires faculty participation in self-study
and annual reporting, can assist students in the acceptability of transfer credits, creates goals for selfimprovement, can lead to advanced placement opportunities.
Learn more about the nationally accredited program at Lincoln College of Technology in West Palm
Beach, Florida at www.lincolnedu.com/campus/
west-palm-beach-fl.
Lou Vendrell, Frank Sandrini, Denise Carsillo,
Dr. James Crisp, Lem Palmer
PAGE B8
JULY 2015
Mechanical Contractors hold
17th Fishing Tournament
Event draws record attendance
MIAMI, FLORIDA – June 26, 2015 Over 200
members of the Mechanical Contractors Association of South Florida (MCASF and Association)
gathered at beautiful Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Fla. on June 12 and 13 for the Association’s 17th
Fishing Tournament. Veteran Tournament Chairman Wayne Masur of MCASF member consulting
firm Kelico, Inc. noted that the tournament was by
far the Association’s biggest and best yet, adding
that the Association continually works to improve
the event since its inception in 1997. The event,
which draws both fierce fishermen and chilled out
cocktail connoisseurs alike, attracts MCASF members and their families who enjoy the club’s serene
and secluded setting.
Participants were each provided with a custom
engraved YETI ® tumbler, sponsored by longtime
MCASF Preferred Vendor Member Charles Del
Vecchio of Tropic Supply. Mr. Del Vecchio and
Chairman Masur had the somewhat slippery job of
overseeing the official tournament weigh in, which
was held dockside at the private club’s Orvis Outfitters charter office. The wind was gusty, the seas
were rough, and the monstrous mahi were elusive,
however, those who enjoy bouncing around on
choppy waters while getting splattered with chum
and guts had a grand time. Long time participant –
Shown left to right, (seated) Dylan Alonso; Carlos
Alonso, Mike Larrabee and Jamie Cumming, all of Edd
Helms AC and Electric; Hamish List of South Florida
Trane; Tom Martin (seated) of Edd Helms AC and
Electric brought home a gorgeous catch while fishing
on Trane’s team, Ms. Britt, captained by Ray Rosher.
Shown left to right, Andre Saez, Mario Chaluja, Jaime
Bernat, Tony Moralez and Jason Conception from team
SAEZ Distributors landed an impressive grouper
Shown left to right, Mark Parrott of Coastline Energy
Systems and Don Rist of Shoreline Air Systems had a
great time and landed some beauties
BLACKHAWK
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food-prep-type environment are
hardly easy to clean.
Blackhawk expanding foam
coil cleaner attacks grease and
grime like the pests they are. Specially formulated to deeply penetrate coils, Blackhawk’s expanding foam provides superior lifting
power - separating debris from
coils so it can easily be rinsed
away. For evaporator applications,
Blackhawk is non-rinse - the condensate does the rinsing for you.
Blackhawk produces no objectionable fumes, making it ideal
for use in food processing areas.
Spray-able from any angle,
Blackhawk is perfect for hard-to-reach coils in refrigerators, freezers, reach-in coolers, beverage coolers,
refrigerated prep tables, walk-in coolers and freezers,
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and first place winner – Charlie Aleshire of MCASF
member company DebonAir Mechanical said grace
at the Saturday evening awards banquet, making
sure to thank God for protecting those who were
foolish enough to fish in such blustery wind and
waves.
Those present participated in a variety of events,
such as the Association’s welcome reception, which
provided free “bait” for children (including some
great big “kids”) including chocolate sinkers, gummy lures and candy fish. Each participant was given
a custom designed tee shirt, created by Orlando art-
ist Jill Shargaa and printed using state of the art
digital sublimation printing by Guy Harvey partner
Robyn Nobel of NobleHaus of Fort Pierce, Fla.
Amongst the carefree weekend’s events, participants raised $1000 for a sober cause -- Guardians
of Rescue (guardiansofrescue.org) -- a non-profit
organization that rescues abused or abandoned animals, both stateside, as well as around the world,
as is the case in their “No Buddy Left Behind”
program, which helps soldiers deployed overseas
rescue neglected animals they’ve bonded with in
warzones.
Participants included the Association’s mechanical contractor member firms as well as many
generous sponsors, who made the event feasible.
Photos from the event may be viewed on the Association’s Facebook page, facebook.com/MCASFla.
For more information on MCASF, please visit the
Association’s website, mcasf.org, for contact information.
Johnson Controls Helps Stanford
University Drastically Reduce Water And
Energy Use In New Central Plant
MILWAUKEE – June 15, 2015 – Stanford University cut its water use by 15 percent and is projected to
save $420 million in operational costs thanks to a new
central energy facility (CEF) developed with help from
Johnson Controls. The new plant helps Stanford make
substantial progress to meet California’s statewide goal
to reduce water use by 25 percent.
The plant operates efficiently in any weather condition, thanks to ultra-efficient building technologies,
including heat recovery chillers, hot and cold water
thermal energy storage, and a patented smart technology system that uses weather and electricity pricing
forecasts to optimize operations. The central plant system is a key component of the Stanford Energy System
Innovations (SESI) – making the university one of the
most energy-efficient research facilities in the world.
“Nothing goes to waste inside this facility. We are
recycling heat that is typically released by cooling towers and putting it to good use to keep students and staff
comfortable,” said Trent Nevill, vice president and
general manager, Johnson Controls Building Efficiency. “All this is accomplished while helping Stanford
reduce its carbon emissions by 50 percent compared to
levels during the 1990s.”
Johnson Controls, a global multi industrial, together with Affiliated Engineers, Inc., helped Stanford
engineers deliver a custom-engineered heat-recovery
process that is 70 percent more efficient than the cogeneration process Stanford used since 1987. York
heat-recovery chillers will meet more than 90 percent
of campus heating demands by capturing almost twothirds of the waste heat generated by the campus cool-
ing system to produce hot water for the heating system.
Along with a Metasys building automation system, Johnson Controls developed the Enterprise Optimization System, a predictive control software system
to optimize cost and energy use based on the 10 day
weather forecast and future grid electricity prices. The
software is designed to predict hourly campus heating
and cooling needs, and then determine how to best
run the heat recovery, heating, and cooling equipment
inside. It also will determine how much hot and cold
water to store in the CEF’s water thermal storage tanks
for later use.
“There’s a great comparison to autopilot technology on an aircraft. The system continuously monitors
plant equipment, predicts campus energy loads and
grid electricity prices, and steers the system to optimal
efficiency,” added Nevill.
Johnson Controls is a global diversified technology and industrial leader serving customers in more
than 150 countries. Our 170,000 employees create
quality products, services and solutions to optimize
energy and operational efficiencies of buildings; leadacid automotive batteries and advanced batteries for
hybrid and electric vehicles; and interior systems for
automobiles. Our commitment to sustainability dates
back to our roots in 1885, with the invention of the first
electric room thermostat. Through our growth strategies and by increasing market share we are committed to delivering value to shareholders and making
our customers successful. For additional information,
please visit http://www.johnsoncontrols.com or follow
us @johnsoncontrols on Twitter.
JULY 2015
ASHRAE HighPerformance Building
Design Professional
Certification Earns
ANSI Accreditation
ATLANTA – ASHRAE’s High-Performance
Building Design Professional (HBDP) certification
has received accreditation from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), becoming the first
certification from the Society to earn the recognition.
The accreditation comes as ASHRAE kicks off
its 2015 Annual Conference taking place June 27-July
1, in Atlanta. An exam for the HBDP is being offered
as part of the Conference.
ASHRAE received word June 25 that the ANSI
Personnel Certification Accreditation Committee had
granted the accreditation under International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 17024:2012.
“Gaining third-party accreditation under a rigorous, international standard not only validates the quality of the ASHRAE program, but also helps guarantee
enhanced recognition in the global marketplace of individual consumers and governmental bodies,” Tom
Phoenix, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, ASHRAE-Certified
BEAP and BEMP, said. “Gaining ANSI accreditation
of the HBDP program aligns with the ASHRAE Strategic Plan and sets the stage for accreditation of other
ASHRAE certification programs, including those in
key, energy related jobs. As a holder of two ASHRAE
certifications, I can speak to the value they bring me
in the industry.”
Launched in 2008, the HBDP certification program provides the necessary training and tools for the
design of high-performance buildings that live up to
their performance capability. The program combines
the criteria of ASHRAE Standards 90.1 (energy efficiency), 62.1 (ventilation) and 55 (thermal comfort)
with the innovative approaches included in the Advanced Energy Design Guide series in an integrated
design approach that strives to achieve practical, costeffective high-performance building designs.
Some 171 individuals hold the certification. More
information about the program can be found at www.
ashrae.org/certification.
PAGE B9
Fresh-Aire UV Honors Victor
Distributing Co. for 10 Years of IAQ
Wholesaling, Loyalty & Success
Clearwater, Fla.--Fresh-Aire UV, Jupiter, Fla., the staff. “Fresh-Aire UV’s lifetime warranty on its power
largest manufacturer of carbon/PCO, and UVC indoor supply helped transform skeptical contractors into beair quality (IAQ) products in North America, celebrat- lievers.”
Thus, Victor began marketing Fresh-Aire UV’s
ed a 10-year partnership anniversary with Clearwater,
AHU Series in 2005. Victor has since embraced all
Fla.-based Victor Distributing Co. on June 8.
Kevin Barnum, CIE, vice president for the new Fresh-Aire UV introductions, such as the popular
50-year-old, privately-held HVAC distributor, received two-year lamp, the dual lamp, 24V Blue Tube UV and
the partnership plaque that honors Victor’s continuing now the APCO, an air purification product using carbusiness loyalty and sales successes selling Fresh-Aire bon/ photocatalytic oxidation and UVC that neutralUV’s BlueTube, AHU Series, APCO lifetime carbon izes volatile organic compounds (VOC) and disinfects
biological contaminants,
system and commercial
respectively.
products over the last deVictor and Freshcade. “A 10-year partnerAire UV have been
ship selling IAQ products
dedicated to making
is a great milestone, and
joint sales calls to connot typical in today’s
tractors to offer educaHVAC wholesaling envition and training at their
ronment,” said Ron Saunbusinesses.
Therefore
ders, vp of sales, Freshthe partnership’s next
Aire UV.
decade will include conVictor is one of
tractor training on marFresh-Aire UV’s top
keting and pricing the
HVAC wholesalers and
Kevin Barnum, CIE, vice president of Victor
product
for a strategic
a renowned IAQ outlet.
Distributing receives a 10-Year Anniversary Partner
deeper
IAQ
market pen“They are extremely well
Award from Ron Saunders, vice president (right),
and
Nick
Vosburgh,
sales
manager
(left)
etration
and
higher sales
educated on IAQ and
they are the go-to place for solving the air purifica- volume. “We’re convincing contractors they can do
tion challenges contractors meet on a daily basis,” said more IAQ business with sensible markups and changing the contractors’ culture to offer modern, affordable
Saunders.
Partnering with Fresh-Aire UV was an outgrowth UV technology to all consumers,” said Barnum, who
of Victor’s IAQ concentration after 2000. Barnum opens a new location in South Fort Myers, FL., in June
sought an easier installing UV product line with re- that adds to his current North Port, FL. and Clearwamote ballast technology, because the market’s self- ter branches. “Contractors can always get 10-percent
contained air cleaning products on the market, at that of their customer base to purchase IAQ products at
time, were too bulky and more conducive to northern higher markups, but more appropriate mark-ups can
location HVAC systems in roomy basements. “There raise their market saturation to 40 to 50-percent.”
“UV is now widely accepted as an affordable
are no basements in Florida, so we sought a more
compact air cleaning product where the lamp was product that works well for maintaining coils and disinstalled on the coil, but the ballast could be flexibly infecting air,” said Barnum. “Fresh-Aire UV and Vicinstalled anywhere outside the unit within a six-foot tor have positioned their companies for the inevitable
area,” said Barnum, who has three CIE employees on future sales surge in IAQ equipment.”
“EFFICIENCY”
Women in HVACR 12th Annual Conference
September 15th from 8am to 3pm
in conjunction with Comfortech
September 14th, 6 to 9 p.m.
Reception at Anheuser Busch Biergarten
*in conjuction with Service Roundtable’s Member Only Event
September 15th, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Conference at America’s Convention
Center Complex, St. Louis, Missouri
Join Today
Register at
www.womeninhvacr.org
• Dynamic, interactive sessions
• Educational and fun
• Network with other women
leaders in the industry
• Teambuilding exercises
The first international organization for women in the heating, ventilating, airconditioning and refrigeration industry!
PAGE B10
Tropic Supply selects a Winner for
the “Win your SELFIE a New RUUD
A/C System” Contest
JULY 2015
The New Testo 557
Digital Manifold
Comes Complete With
Remote Vacuum
The testo 557 now has a remote vacuum probe for
faster and more reliable evacuation measurements and
is suitable for all refrigerant systems or heat pumps.
This compact manifold has a 4-way valve block, large
backlit display and sight glass. Two NTC thermistor
clamp probes provide superior accuracy of simultaneous, real-time superheat and sub-cooling readings.
The Bluetooth output to Testo’s Refrigeration app
gives the capability for remote viewing, data analysis,
and sending reports. Everything you need in one great
package.
Congratulations to Smother’s Brothers Air
Conditioning Inc. in Port Charlotte for winning
Tropic Supply’s SELFIE contest in May. Contractors earned entries for posting SELFIES featuring
installations of Ruud’s new product line-up.
Additional entries were awarded for sharing and
liking SELFIES. Over 20 contractors participated
and 32 SELFIES were submitted.
The contest ran from May 1 to May 30, and
several licensed contractors earned multiple entries
into the drawing for a new 3-Ton 14-SEER A/C or
Heat Pump System. The more they participated, the
greater their chances of winning.
Winner of Tropic Supply’s SELFIE contest!
Some of the runner up contestants are pictured above... Left to Right: Wesley Wilson of Bonita Springs AC, Brian
Jennings of Rome AC, Peter Ruiz, Brian Elliott and Logan of All Volusia and Flagler Heating and Air, and Mark
Maner of Dr Cool AC. All participating companies received a fabulous runner-up prize .... A SELFIE-STICK!
Path to Net Zero Energy Homes
to be Discussed at 2015 ASHRAE
Annual Conference
ATLANTA – Use of natural gas can help reduce
the size and cost of a solar photovoltaic system used
to achieve net zero energy, according to a research
study modeling four homes in California that will
be shared at ASHRAE’s 2015 Annual Conference.
The research was conducted as part of efforts
to help identify strategies to increase the market acceptance of net zero energy residences. The need
for such strategies is driven by aggressive targets
for new home energy performance set by the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) and the state of California.
Researchers note that key strategy to achieve
these targets is use of on-site renewable energy to
offset purchased electricity and natural gas. They
will present their findings as part of the Technical
Program at the ASHRAE 2015 Annual Conference,
June 27-July 1, the Atlanta Hilton, Atlanta, Ga. To
register or for more information, visit www.ashrae.
org/atlanta.
The paper, “The Path to Achieving Net Zero
Energy Homes – Energy Choices, Consumer Costs
and the Environment,” is being presented as part of
a paper session, “Advanced Energy Design Guides
(AEDGs) and Beyond,” taking place Sunday, June
28. The session is one of several that include topics
related to residential applications.
The DOE’s Building America goal is to reduce
energy consumption in new homes by 50 percent
from the 2009 International Energy Conservation
Code. California’s goal is for all new residential
construction to be net zero energy by 2020.
Paper authors note there are several metrics,
methodologies and values that can be used to determine net zero energy, saying “the approach taken
can have a significant influence on energy choices,
consumer costs and environmental impacts.” Authors are Larry Brand and Neil Leslie, P.E., Gas
Technology Institute, Des Plaines, Ill., and Martha
Brook, P.E., California Energy Commission, Sacramento, Calif.
In their study, they modeled energy consumption and used photovoltaic (PV) arrays to achieve
net zero energy performance when using all-electric appliances vs. gas appliances for two types
of single family houses in four California climate
zones at two levels of building energy efficiency.
The evaluation was based on time-dependent valuation (TDV) and site energy metrics. Results of the
analysis showed that the direct use of natural gas
reduces the size and cost of the PV system required
to achieve net zero energy compared to an all-electric house using the TDV metric, while providing
similar carbon emission reduction benefits. The net
present value of the utility costs over 30 years is 6
percent less than the cost of the PV system for the
high efficiency house modeled.
“The long-term goal of the research community working in energy efficiency of buildings is
to achieve net zero energy buildings through good
building design and the appropriate use of renewables,” they conclude. “Applying solar PV systems to residential houses that use either all electric or mixed fuels to achieve net zero energy is a
straightforward process…..Policy issues need to be
addressed to facilitate mixed-fuel net zero energy
houses. Future work includes adding an analysis of
the growing renewable content of grid power, PV
costs over time and the cost of efficiency vs. the
cost of PV.”
The Guide to a
Healthy Home
(Kinston, NC)
- Field Controls has
released an update
to its Indoor Air
Quality reference
guide for contractors and distributors. With over 50
pages of helpful
information, it includes the fundamentals of indoor
air quality plus
complete product details, specifications, wiring diagrams, and installation options. It’s everything you
need to know about IAQ and the Healthy Home System™. New additions to the guide include details
on Field’s patented PRO-Cell™ technology that attacks odors, smoke, and VOCs. The PRO-Cell is included in the Healthy Home Duo, The Trio, and the
Trio Portable.
“Combined with our Healthy Home iAQ App,
the Guide offers contractors a comprehensive tool
kit for selling, installing, and maintaining a complete indoor air quality system,” commented Field
Controls President Patrick Holleran. Now available online at www.fieldcontrols.com/literature, the
guide is searchable and can be printed, converted to
a PDF, or emailed.
Field Controls leads the way in manufacturing
diverse and innovative products for air movement,
air control, and indoor air quality, including draft,
venting, and combustion air systems for residential
and commercial applications, and a broad array of
IAQ solutions.
For more information on Field Controls products
or to request a copy of the printed reference guide,
visit www.fieldcontrols.com or call 252.522.3031.
JULY 2015
PAGE B11
Comprehensive Energy Services, Inc.
Nest Refreshes
Entire Product Line Starts $4.8 million of HVAC work at Six
Nest Cam and Nest Protect Completely
New Orlando-Area Projects
Redesigned, Nest Learning Thermostat
Gets Software Update and New Features,
One Nest App for All Products
ORLANDO, Fla. (June 18, 2015) – Orlandobased Comprehensive Energy Services, Inc. is
starting $4.8 million of heating, ventilation, air
conditioning, plumbing and special effects work
at six new Orlando-area projects. Included are:
the Nemours Children’s Hospital Cardiac Operating Room #3 for Skanska USA Building, Orlando;
Florida Hospital Kissimmee Nuclear Medicine for
Sunrise Electric, Longwood; Mitsubishi Electric
Power Products Inc.’s Lake Mary office interior alteration for LT Contracting Services, Orlando; plus
three theme park related projects.
Winner of the Second Place Award (Large
Business Category) in Bright House Networks’
2015 Regional Business Awards, Comprehensive
Energy Services, Inc. was founded in 1992 by Todd
and Shelly Morgan. Also notably, the company
prominently ranks as the 4th largest Florida-based
mechanical and plumbing contractor according to
ENR’s 2014 Top 600 Specialty Contractors survey. Led by Todd Morgan, President, a 2014 CEO
of the Year honoree by Orlando Business Journal,
Comprehensive Energy Services, Inc. is a recognized leader recently named among Orlando Business Journal’s 2014 Golden 100 Top Privately-Held
Companies. Award-winning Comprehensive Energy Services, Inc. is a full-service Design-BuildMaintain Mechanical and Plumbing Contractor,
and also notably ranks as a 2014 Best Place to Work
by Orlando Business Journal. The company selfperforms a full range of advanced HVACR commercial and industrial services including mechanical engineering design and construction, plumbing,
building automation, indoor air quality (IAQ), preventive maintenance and systems repairs throughout Florida.
Palo Alto, California — June 17, 2015 — Nest
Labs, Inc. ( www.nest.com ), architect of the thoughtful home, today announced sweeping refreshes and
redesigns across the company’s entire product portfolio with the introduction of Nest Cam, the second
generation Nest Protect, new features for the Nest
Learning Thermostat, and a brand new app.
• Nest Cam - With full high-definition (1080p)
video quality, a versatile stand, and improved motion alerts and night vision, the new Nest Cam allows people to keep an eye on what they care about
from anywhere. And beginning next month, Nest
Cam will be available in Europe.
• Nest Protect - The second generation Nest
Protect smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarm is
the first residential alarm to offer a custom, SplitSpectrum Sensor that
uses two wavelengths of
light to look for different types of fires. Also,
Nest Protect alarms can
now be silenced from
your phone.
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• Nest app 5.0 - The
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PAGE B12
JULY 2015
Tecumseh Provides Updated Position
on Refrigerant Transition
In follow-up to the document that Tecumseh issued in October 2014 regarding recommended refrigerants, the company has continued to test various low
GWP refrigerants with the objective of determining
suitable replacements for R404A (globally) and R134a
(primarily for North America). The effect that HFO
refrigerants have on compressor reliability is of extreme importance to Tecumseh. As previously reported, some HFO blends have been ruled out due to the
higher discharge temperatures and negative impact on
compressor reliability and life.
Tecumseh Updated Recommendations
For self-contained commercial refrigeration
equipment with capacities less than ½ HP, Tecumseh continues to support HC refrigerant R290 (Propane) as the preferred choice. Based on our testing
and experience, R290 delivers anywhere from a 10%
to a 45% improvement in efficiency when compared
to R134a. However, because R290 is classified as
an “A3” (highly flammable) refrigerant, charge limitations and safety requirements must be taken into
consideration. Typical applications for R290 include
beverage coolers, reach-ins, vending equipment and,
commercial refrigerators and freezers.
With the exception of the United States, where
the U.S. EPA has issued a proposed rule for the early
phase-out of R134a, medium temperature applications with capacities up to 30 HP can utilize refrigerant R134a as a mid-term solution. In fact, Tecumseh
currently offers a wide range of compressors and con-
densing units that are optimized for R134a.
HFO refrigerant R1234yf is also a viable alternative for R134a. However, the trade-off comes in the
form of reduced capacity (approx. -5%) and lower efficiencies (approx. -10%) in comparison to R134a. With
lower condensing temperatures, R1234yf does exhibit
better performance than R134a. It is also important
to note that R1234yf is classified as an “A2L” refrigerant meaning that it is mildly flammable and therefore
subject to charge limitations.
For medium and low temperature applications
ranging in capacity from ½ HP and up to 30 HP, HFO
refrigerant R452A (GWP 2140) is an interim solution
for R404A. R452A offers a 45% reduction in GWP
vs. R404A (GWP 3922), is classified as an “A1” refrigerant (not flammable and no charge limitations)
and, uses the same lubricating oil (I.e., POE oil) as
R404A. Testing has confirmed that refrigerant R452A
provides nearly the same capacity and efficiency as
R404A across an evaporating temperature range of
-25C to -10C (-13F to +14F). However, for evaporating temperatures below -25C (-13F), R452A exhibits a
slight reduction in capacity (up to 9% capacity drop at
-35C / -31F). At a high evaporating temperature (-10C
/ +14F), R452A shows an efficiency increase of up to
+5% in comparison to R404A.
With reference to the above mentioned performance test data and in conjunction with the low discharge temperatures, Tecumseh recommends the use
of refrigerant R452A as a mid-term solution in me-
2015 ASHRAE Handbook
Focuses on Applications
ATLANTA
– New chapters
on smart building systems and
moisture
management in buildings are included in the 2015
ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC
Applications.
The newly published HVAC Applications volume comprises more than 60 chapters with 1,200
pages covering a broad range of facilities and topics, written to help engineers design and use equipment and systems described in other Handbook
volumes. Main sections cover comfort, industrial,
energy-related and general applications, as well as
building operations and management.
The 2015 edition includes two new chapters:
Chapter 61, Smart Building Systems, covers
smart systems and technologies for automated fault
detection and diagnostics, sensors and actuators,
as well as the emerging modernized electric power
grid and its relationship to buildings and facilities.
Chapter 62, Moisture Management in Buildings, addresses avoiding or reducing risks associated with damp buildings, with suggestions for
architectural and HVAC system design, operation,
and occupancy.
Other updates include:
Chapter 1, Residences, has updated guidance
on duct system design and communicating control
systems.
Chapter 4, Tall Buildings, has new content on
supertall and megatall buildings; improved stack
effect discussion and calculations; and new information on chilled beams, code references, split central plants, and elevator shaft pressurization.
Chapter 8, Health Care Facilities, has been extensively revised to ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170-2013, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities, with new content on regulatory resources, hospital-acquired infections, sustainability and operations, as well as expanded text on control measures,
outpatient care, isolation and bronchoscopy rooms,
plus research results from ASHRAE Research Project-1343 on heat gain from imaging systems.
Chapter 18, Clean Spaces, has extensive new
content on demand control, computational fluid dynamics analysis, pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, safety, environmental systems, installation
and testing, and sustainability and energy conservation.
Chapter 19, Data Centers and Telecommunication Facilities, has been completely rewritten for
current best practices as covered in the books of the
ASHRAE Datacom Series.
Chapter 34, Geothermal Energy, has significant
new content and examples on ground-coupled heat
pump systems design, hybrid ground-source heat
pumps, piping, pressure considerations, purging,
deep boreholes, central plants, open-loop/surfacewater direct cooling, and simulation.
Chapter 49, Water Treatment, has major revisions on corrosion, deposition, microbiological
growth and control, filtration and closed-loop systems, alternative water sources, Legionnaires’ disease, thermal storage, and steam boiler systems.
Chapter 53, Fire and Smoke Control, has been
revised to align with ASHRAE’s Handbook of
Smoke Control Engineering, and includes many
new figures and examples.
This volume is being published in a bound print
volume and in electronic format on a CD-ROM and
online, in two editions: one using inch-pound (I-P)
units of measurement, the other using the International System of Units (SI).
The new 2015 volume also is available as one of
the four current volumes included in the ASHRAE
Handbook Online. Members can subscribe for $33
(list, $289) and get immediate, searchable access to
all four volumes in both I-P and SI units.
The cost of the 2015 ASHRAE Handbook—
HVAC Applications print bound volume, which
also includes the CD is $209, in I-P or SI. The 2015
ASHRAE Handbook CD, which contains both the
I-P and SI editions, costs $189.
To order, contact ASHRAE Customer Contact
Center at 1-800-527-4723 (United States and Canada) or 404-636-8400 (worldwide), fax 678-5392129, or visit www.ashrae.org/bookstore.
dium and low temperature commercial refrigeration
applications. The low discharge temperatures exhibited by refrigerant R452A are extremely important to
Tecumseh mainly due to our experience with hermetic
compressor reliability.
OEM customers interested in obtaining R452A
compatible compressors for performance and/or field
test samples should contact their Tecumseh sales
representative. In parallel, Tecumseh is evaluating
the availability of R452A compatible compressors
and condensing units via our network of authorized
wholesaler distributors with a tentative launch date of
early 2016.
Tecumseh is continuing to devote resources in
evaluating its products for use with low GWP refrigerants including, the determination of a sustainable
long-term solution. We are also continuing to evaluate
other interim solutions for R404A where there are opportunities to deliver higher compressor efficiencies
without sacrificing product reliability.
Tecumseh’s new AE² and AJ² series commercial
refrigeration compressors are optimized for use with
eco-friendly R290 (Propane) refrigerant. Some AE²
models and the new AJ² range are optimized for use
with HFO refrigerant R1234yf. The entire range of
Tecumseh fractional HP compressors is compatible
R134a. All “Next Generation” Tecumseh commercial
refrigeration compressors, including the AEX, TC and
AK2 series are being designed for use with the best
available eco-friendly refrigerants.
Leak Detection Kit
Perfect for Use in
Small to Medium Size
AC&R Systems
Westbury, New York — Spectronics Corporation’s
OLK-400EZ/E Complete EZ-Ject™ Leak Detection
Kit contains everything needed to pinpoint refrigerant
leaks in small to medium size AC&R systems, including high-pressure R-410A systems. The exact location
of every leak will be revealed by its bright fluorescent
glow.
Featured in the EZ-Ject™ kit is the OPTI-LUX™
400, a powerful, rechargeable violet light LED leak
detection flashlight. It emits less visible light compared to standard blue light inspection lamps, so all
AC&R leaks are easier to spot. The flashlight has
power comparable to high-intensity 150-watt lamps.
It has an inspection range of 25 feet (7.6 m) or more.
Also included in the kit are the EZ-Ject™ dye injector, two multi-dose 0.5 oz (14.8 ml) universal/POE
dye cartridges, a hose assembly with check valve and
low-loss fitting, a purge fitting, an 8 oz (237 ml) spray
bottle of GLO-AWAY™ dye cleaner, three drip plugs,
an AC/DC charger and fluorescence-enhancing glasses. All components are packed in a rugged carrying
case. Each dye cartridge treats up to 2 gallons (7.6 L)
of lubricant, 25 lbs (11.3 kg) of refrigerant or 12 tons
of cooling.
For more information, call toll-free 1-800-2748888. Outside the U.S. and Canada, call 516-333-4840.
Website at www.spectroline.com.
JULY 2015
PAGE B13
Friedrich Air Conditioning
Donation Benefits
Chicago and Piedras
Negras, Mexico
San Antonio, Texas (June 10, 2015) – Friedrich Air Conditioning, the San
Antonio manufacturer of room air conditioners, announces donations of AC
units to a historic Chicago theater and a San Antonio ministry that helps impoverished families in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. These donations
come just in time for the summer heat and humidity.
In Piedras Negras, the Templo Aleluya Church previously could not afford
the electric bills for air conditioning. However, a number of churches along
with the San Antonio non-profit Aleluya Ministries of Hope donated money for
a solar panel system that can now produce the electricity to run the donated air
conditioning. “Friedrich proudly supports this ministry which is willing to give
courageously despite the risks faced in this dangerous area of Mexico to help
poor children and
their mothers enjoy a higher quality of life,” stated
Wink Chapman,
Vice President of
Sales and Marketing for Friedrich Air Conditioning.
“At
Templo Aleluya, we
had tried swamp
coolers in the
dining
room
where the children meet, but
they could not handle the 120 degree heat and the large number of kids. Also,
the kitchen is part of the same room so the heat from cooking contributed to the
problem,” said Ted Bailey, president of the non-profit group. Friedrich donated
-three 2.5 ton ductless mini split systems and two 8000 BTU window air conditioners to the ministry. The new mini splits at Aleluya Church will cool the
sanctuary and the dining/kitchen area.
Rey de Reyes, another church in Piedras Negras, also received the donation. “This church had an air conditioning unit before, but it was no longer
working and was only cooling one area,” said Bailey. At Rey de Reyes the
window units cool the sanctuary, kitchen, and nursery.
Aleluya Ministries feeds over 80 children plus their mothers each day at
Templo Aleluya. Rey de Reyes has about 150 youth in its mission churches.
Many of the houses in the area are made of scrap wood and metal. In order to
help mothers earn more money, the ministry teaches beautician classes and
has a sewing room where mothers make crafts to sell and help support their
families.
“Friedrich takes great pride in extending a helping hand to our neighbors
in Mexico, especially children and mothers who struggle daily to survive in
an area plagued
by peril,” concluded Chapman.
A Chicago theater in the building now known
as Broadway Armory Park also
benefitted from a
Friedrich donation consisting of
two Ductless Split
Systems. Built in
1916, the Chicago structure was
originally Winter
Garden Ice Skating Rink and by the end of World War I, it was modified as an armory operated
by the National Guard for drilling and training. In 1998, it was purchased by
the Chicago Park District, making it the park
district’s largest indoor recreational facility. Jackalope Theatre Company
turned the unused military garage within the Park into a 60-seat theater.
Thanks to the Friedrich donation, for the first time in history, the Chicago theater is now air conditioned. “People loved our shows, but did not enjoy
sitting through two hours in a non-air conditioned theater. This new system
will allow our patrons and actors to experience our theater comfortably yearround,” said Nate Silver, managing director of the Jackalope Theatre Company.
“For decades, the people of Chicago have supported our company by
choosing our products to cool their homes and businesses efficiently. We are
pleased to make this donation to add to the comfort level of such a worthwhile
organization that is focused on making its community a better place for both
youth and adults as well as offering them an avenue to express creativity and
engage in performances,” said Chapman.
IAQA University offers 50 one-hour online courses
on wide variety of IAQ issues. IAQA’s online courses
are perfect for individuals seeking to expand their
knowledge of a particular topic, earn credits toward
certification renewal, or to train employees.
Online courses are organized by subject matter into
seven categories, with each category including between
4 to 9 courses. Courses are available to members
of IAQA for $45 each ($75 nonmembers). Bundles of
courses are available at an even greater discount.
Why wait? Enroll in an IAQA University online course
today! For course descriptions and online registration,
visit www.iaqa.org/iaqa-university.
PAGE B14
Special Events
PSL Inside Sales HVAC Position
Port St. Lucie Noland, Florida is seeking an inside sales associate catering to the HVAC industry.
Responsibilities include developing and maintaining walk in customer traffic and to ensure maximum account
penetration with skills to introduce new products as well customer support. Good customer communication skills
both off and on the phone. Be able to process Purchase and Sales orders in a timely manner. Organize product
inventory both in the show room and warehouse. Process customer warranty forms and submit timely paperwork.
Minimum of 3 year counter sales with product knowledge of the HVAC industry required. Be able to operate a forklift safely in the warehouse as well deliveries with box truck. Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work independently
& multi task, willing to learn. Knowledge of WISE program or similar distribution program, Microsoft Word, Excel
and have computer skills and HS diploma/GED required. Successful Applicant will have the opportunity to expand
their career and grow with the company.
Please send resumes and any inquiries to Mario at [email protected]
Trane Supply Jobs
Apply online at careers.ingersollrand.com
and search by the job number in parenthesis.
Parts Account Manager – Doral (Miami area) (849793):
Trane Supply is in need of an Account Manager – Parts to join
its Miami, Florida, Parts Center. The Account Manager – Parts is responsible for all functions relating to developing and maintaining Parts
Customer relationships and strengthening existing customer base to
ensure maximum account penetration and customer retention. This
includes finding, generating and developing new channel partners
and retaining current customers in order to sell the company’s products to end-users.
Parts Account Manager – Miramar (Ft.Lauderdale area) (845392):
Trane Supply is in need of an Account Manager – Parts to join its
Miramar, Florida, Parts Center. The Account Manager – Parts is responsible for all functions relating to developing and maintaining Parts
Customer relationships and strengthening existing customer base to
ensure maximum account penetration and customer retention. This
includes finding, generating and developing new channel partners
and retaining current customers in order to sell the company’s products to end-users.
Parts Store Leader - Orlando (789007):
Trane Supply is in need of a Parts Store Manager to manage its
Orlando, Florida, heating, ventilation and air conditioning Parts Center. The Parts Store Manager is responsible for the successful management and leadership of a Trane Commercial Parts Store/Center
including the management of Parts operations and developing personnel, markets, and product representation.
Customer Sales Associate - Port St. Lucie (1403225):
Trane Supply is in need of a Customer Sales Associate in its Port
St. Lucie, Florida, store. The associate is responsible for processing
customer orders and responding to customer’s inquiries, questions
or opportunities regarding the Parts Department services and seeks
remedies to ensure customer satisfaction and retention. Duties include selling and warranty administration.
AC Qualifier
Available
Contact Steve at
813-365-8116
(RETIRED)
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JULY 2015
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JULY 2015
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