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Homer Nine and Sons of Beaver, Pennsylvania

May, 2010 NCI Member of the Month

Home Performance Belongs to the HVAC Industry

There’s more hype and misleading information than ever out there with regards to what constitutes “home performance.” Today, you are faced with several important issues, including what role you should play with regard to home performance. Outside of some basic...

Holiday Marketing Idea

by National Comfort Institute, Inc.

One of the hottest gift ideas this Christmas is a simple gift card or gift certificate. It presents a way to give, and is often one of the most well received items under the tree. Friends and family are giving gift certificates or cards for meals, travel, services and...

Henry Sterling of Sterling’s Heating and Air Avon, OH

by National Comfort Institute, Inc.

July 2003 Contractor of the Month

Heat Strip BTU and Performance

by National Comfort Institute, Inc.

Since the cold has set in we have received many calls and e-mails on PerformanceTalk from contractors and technicians wresting with electric heat systems. The two main topics discussed are: How to determine and rate electric heater performance and how to figure the...

Heat Pumps Can Handle More Filter Pressure Drop?

by Rob "Doc" Falke

It's true: heat pump air handlers can normally afford more filter pressure drop than furnaces with the same fan capacity. As filters continue to increase in efficiency, one parallel fact is that usually the pressure drop over the filter also increases as well....

Member of the Month – Having Passion for the Industry

by National Comfort Institute, Inc.

August 2013 Member Spotlight

Harvesting Summer Leads – Now Is The Time To Reap

by Rob "Doc" Falke

That quiet time is just around the corner. Those days when the heat subsides, but it's not cold yet. The panic shifts from "How am I going to get all this work done?" to "We gotta sell something!" This is a great time to get caught up on the air diagnostic leads that...

Hard to Pinpoint CO Problem? Narrow It Down

by Jim Davis

Have you ever noticed a distinct change in CO readings when the blower comes on? Most technicians believe this indicates a cracked heat exchanger. But could it be something else? There are at least three scenarios that could cause this situation on Natural Draft and...