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Five Ways to Spot a Bad Duct Traverse
In the world of Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB) airflow in commercial rooftop units (RTU), fans, and so on, there is a wide debate on which testing method to use. There are, in fact, two methods -- Log Tchebycheff (Log-T) and Equal Area Method traverse ' and...
Building Success Through Fully Engaged Employees
The HVAC industry has struggled to keep up with a shortage of qualified employees for many years. With projected continued growth, the gap between supply and demand will only increase. So now is the time to be proactive and develop a strategy to retain good employees...
Service Callbacks Are Expensive: And Now for the Rest of the Story . . .
While doing work for around 1,000 HVAC contractors over the last 20+ years, there has been a remarkable consistency in service labor as a percentage of service revenue. It is common for a company to operate with a labor rate of 27% to 35% of revenue for the...
High-Performance HVAC Industry Influencers
Every industry has people who have had a great impact on it ' whether it is from the invention of technology or processes, or from sales and/or marketing techniques. These are people who, because of their experience, knowledge, position in that...
Improve System Performance Using the Two-Foot Rule
Sometimes our industry spends more time focused on equipment than on how to deliver comfort into living spaces efficiently. This article details a common rule-of-thumb based on the physics of air movement in a duct system that has all but been forgotten. "We Have...
Are You A Fast Food or Gourmet HVAC Contractor?
If everything your HVAC company promises is fast and cheap, you might be considered a fast food type of HVAC contractor. I eat my share of fast food. In fact, I recently picked up a fish sandwich from a fast food place. The fish was half on the bun, cheese was half on...