2012 AHR Expo: Part 1
Last year, at this same time I wrote that experts at the 2011 AHR Expo warned there might be severe refrigerant shortages and price increases due to the lack of a key ingredient, fluorspar from China....
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After walking miles and miles through Chicago’s McCormick Place at the 2012 AHR Expo and hitting virtually every HVACR-related booth over a continuous eight hours to the point where I could hardly...
View Article2012 AHR Expo: Part 3
Throughout the AHR Expo you’ll find many small companies with just one product that is a great idea but might never get noticed any other way.
View ArticleAre UV lamps worth the price?
The most important new product to enter the indoor air quality market since the invention of the electronic air cleaner more than 50 years ago is the ultraviolet lamp.
View ArticleThe neglected 'V' in residential HVAC
Our industry talks a lot about indoor air quality, and whenever engineers design a commercial, institutional or industrial building, great care is usually taken to ensure proper air movement and...
View ArticleExplosive hydrocarbon refrigerants
Has it come to this? Well, not yet, but possibly soon! I recently read an article telling of how some companies are marketing a hydrocarbon refrigerant to replace R-22 in air conditioners, and they are...
View ArticleHigh-efficiency furnace history
During most of my lifetime, furnaces were just furnaces. The main difference was whether they were gas or oil.
View ArticleThe cold shoulder
Everyone knows when natural gas is not available (in many Northeast buildings, much of Florida and rural areas), the least-expensive form of heating is the heat pump. However, among many people heat...
View ArticleRefrigerant bulletin
There are many things I’d like to tell you about the 2013 AHR Expo held in Dallas in late January, but the message about refrigerants is so urgent that it pre-empts my regular show coverage (which will...
View ArticleRecords Broken and Paths Forged
The recent 65th AHR Expo in Dallas established four new all-time records for Southwest shows.
View ArticleThe evolution of compressors
Through my many years traveling to shows such as the AHR Expo and the annual HARDI convention, I’ve gained many friends.
View ArticleOne-stop shop
One of the biggest mistakes any supply house management team can make is to force its customers to buy from a competing supply house or hardware store.
View Article2012 AHR Expo: Part 1
Last year, at this same time I wrote that experts at the 2011 AHR Expo warned there might be severe refrigerant shortages and price increases due to the lack of a key ingredient, fluorspar from China....
View Article2012 AHR Expo: Part 2
After walking miles and miles through Chicago’s McCormick Place at the 2012 AHR Expo and hitting virtually every HVACR-related booth over a continuous eight hours to the point where I could hardly...
View Article2012 AHR Expo: Part 3
Throughout the AHR Expo you’ll find many small companies with just one product that is a great idea but might never get noticed any other way.
View ArticleAre UV lamps worth the price?
The most important new product to enter the indoor air quality market since the invention of the electronic air cleaner more than 50 years ago is the ultraviolet lamp.
View ArticleThe neglected 'V' in residential HVAC
Our industry talks a lot about indoor air quality, and whenever engineers design a commercial, institutional or industrial building, great care is usually taken to ensure proper air movement and...
View ArticleExplosive hydrocarbon refrigerants
Has it come to this? Well, not yet, but possibly soon! I recently read an article telling of how some companies are marketing a hydrocarbon refrigerant to replace R-22 in air conditioners, and they are...
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