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Your Boiler’s Summer Vacation: Not All Fun and Games

Summer is the perfect time to inspect your boiler and ensure it works properly during the winter months. Here are some fireside and waterside inspection tips!

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NEC Section 210.11(C)(4) | Required Branch Circuits in a Dwelling Unit Garage

Here’s a look at how the 2020 NEC has changed when it comes to electric vehicle charging in residential garages, and what changes may lie ahead in 2023!

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The Value of the Security Assessment

These are three types of security risk assessments that you should be discussing with your customers to help them meet their goals and save money.

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2020 NEC Article 605 | Office Furnishings

Modular office furnishings present a special set of electrical hazards and requirements. To ensure a safe and functional installation, it’s vital for electrical professionals to familiarize themselves with these requirements.

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Cold Climate Heat Pumps

New air source heat pump technology has come a long way, but there’s still a lot of work to be done to increase efficiency in northern climates!

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The Successful HVAC Company

According to industry experts there are over 100,000 HVAC contractors currently doing business in the U.S. However, statistics show that 50% of small business startups fail within the first year and 95% fail within five years. Therefore, the 100,000 plus contractors successfully doing business have figured a thing or two out. Let’s look at some standard business practices of these HVAC companies that keep them profitable and out of the failure statistics.

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Who Needs A Load Calculation?

There is an old joke among HVAC contractors. When bidding on a replacement system for a customer, step back 100 feet from the house and hold up your hand. If three fingers will block the view of the house, install a three-ton unit. If it takes four fingers to block the view, then install a four-ton unit. That meager attempt at humor does highlight an issue that has been kicked around since the beginning of the industry. Are load calculations necessary? If so, how do you properly size a heating and air conditioning system for a house or commercial building?

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Online Continuing Education Classes Now Offered for HVACR License Renewal

JADE Learning, a nationally trusted electrical continuing education provider, now offers online CE courses for HVACR technicians in 12 new states across the U.S. with courses approved for New Jersey coming in the Fall of 2019. JADE works with each state’s board of contractors to design approved courses helping heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration technicians meet continuing education requirements for license renewal.

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The Air Conditioning System of the Future

Back in the rural south, around 1940, power companies would mail flyers to their customers at the beginning of summer. These flyers would give tips on how to stay cool during the hottest days ahead. Some of the tips were; grow ample shade around your residence, stay inside during the hottest part of the day, use open windows for increased air circulation, and keep wet towels available to cool your forehead and neck. Homes, in those days, were designed to facilitate air movement. Large porches and arched ceilings in hallways enhanced air currents that moved freely through the structure. These conditions were the norm for homeowners before the availability of affordable air conditioning.

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Your Boiler’s Summer Vacation: Not All Fun and Games

Most Recent

NEC Section 210.11(C)(4) | Required Branch Circuits in a Dwelling Unit Garage

The Value of the Security Assessment

2020 NEC Article 605 | Office Furnishings

Cold Climate Heat Pumps

Recently in

The Successful HVAC Company

Who Needs A Load Calculation?

Online Continuing Education Classes Now Offered for HVACR License Renewal

The Air Conditioning System of the Future

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