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by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
Whenever you're servicing or starting up heating equipment, it's important to know what discharge temperatures should be in the outlet or flue. Our industry often teaches that the lower the flue temperature, the more efficient the equipment will be. Most combustion...
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
Kris Knockelmann of Knockelmann Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, Covington, Kentucky has earned the NCI contractor of the month for August 2006 due to the company's excellence in Carbon Monoxide testing and diagnostics. One thing we search for when we write...
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
According to most statistics, the majority of businesses fail during their first five years in existence. So a business that is thriving after 104 years is a rare phenomenon indeed. And under the guidance of owners Milton Baum and Barbara Keil, Keil Heating & Air...
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
Do you have a program in place to make sure your techs and installers protect themselves from heat exhaustion or worse in the steadily climbing summer temperatures? Here are a few tips to keep your crews healthy and productive this summer: Provide temporary cooling in...
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
Advertising for new business can often be compared to fishing. We all know there are thousands of fish down there but the challenge is getting them on the hook. My buddy Mike, an avid fisherman on Lake Erie has this large tackle box where he keeps a wide variety of...
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
Gift Certificates have become a multi-billion dollar business and HVAC contractors can benefit from this boom. So many consumers are looking for effort-free ways to give gifts. Many of them are looking to the internet to purchase gift cards and certificates. Shopping...
by Michael Weil
John's Refrigeration December 2015 Member Spotlight Mike Weil, NCI VP Communications & Publications Food for thought: Back in 1970, the U.S. was still embroiled in the Vietnam War, four college students lost their lives on the campus of Kent State University in...
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
John's Refrigeration has served the cooling needs of the community of Mesa, Arizona since 1970. Andrew John, the company's vice president, is the Chief Airhead of the group. Andrew owns the company with his brother Steven and his Dad, Chris who is in the process of...
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
John Cole, Managing Partner of Cole's Air Diagnostics is September's NCI contractor of the month. The company serves the lower western coast of Florida from Port Charlotte to Naples. When I asked John what part of the industry he specializes in, I heard a grin in his...
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
Jason Nikkel, owner of JN Electrical Temperature Control is April's NCI Member of the Month. We informally dubbed Jason as Mr. Congeniality in his own quiet way at last month's NCT Summit in Clearwater, Florida. He seemed to have the ability to develop meaningful...
