"But, they were cheaper!" -- Ryan Smith, Benchmark Air Conditioning, Bakersfield, CA Ryan is the July winner of our Photo-of-the-Month contest, as voted on by the subscribers to this newsletter and visitors to HVACToday. He won a $50 gift card, you can too -...
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Pocket Thermometer Diagnostics
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
Pocket thermometers can be very effective in demonstrating that an appliance is not venting properly, and spillage is occurring. When an appliance is operating correctly, the burner area of the heater should be drawing in room air or combustion air for proper burning....
PK Wadsworth, Solon, OH
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
Paul Wadsworth calls himself the Business Leader of the PK Wadsworth Heating and Cooling Company of Solon, Ohio. The title Business Leader in place of President or CEO was chosen to typify his planned approach to business, as compared to the reactive approach found in...
Pippin Brothers, Inc. Lawton, OK
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
In Lawton, Oklahoma, Mark and Jerry Pippin, owners of Pippin Brothers Inc. are on a mission. Bottom line: "Let's make people happy." Jerry oversees the new construction division of the company and Mark manages service and residential changeouts as well as the office....
Photo of the Month May 2014
"The supplier was out of stock on vent fittings, but there was plenty of silver tape." Photo submitted by: Tom Hull, Rosenburg Indoor Comfort Submit your worst HVAC system photos to stevev [@] ncihvac.com for the Photo of the Month contest.
Photo of the Month March 2017
You Used Your Last Boot on the Next-to-Last Register. Now What? Photo submitted by: Justin Bright, National Comfort Institute, Los Alamitos, CA. Submit either your best or worst HVAC system photos to stevev @ ncihvac.com for consideration in the Photo of the Month.
Photo of the Month March 2014
"Heat transfer on these condensing units may be questionable." Photo submitted by: Bill Campbell, Campbell Comfort Systems Submit your worst HVAC system photos to stevev @ ncihvac.com for the Photo of the Month contest.
Photo of the Month July 2014
"The contractor had already signed off the installation for utility company incentives. Fortunately, Quality Control for the program happened to spot check this home." Photo submitted by: Scott Johnson, NCI Submit your worst HVAC system photos to stevev @ ncihvac.com...
Photo of the Month August 2014
"Two outdoor condensing units situated underneath a low deck structure, too close to the block-wall, too close to each other, one having a "deflection hood", and both surrounded by intruding plants! The customer was complaining that the indoor air just didn’t get cold...
Photo of the Month April/May 2016
"So, you HAVE been changing the filter once a month, right?" Photo submitted by: Scott Johnson, NCI Southern California Submit either your best or worst HVAC system photos to stevev@ncihvac.com for consideration in the Photo of the Month.