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It is with great pride that The ACHR NEWS honors the winning products and manufacturers of the 2020 Dealer Design Awards, which honors exemplary manufacturing and design. Ninety-three products competed for a spot, and the quick-reference chart below identifies the winners at a glance.

“These awards give us a unique opportunity to recognize the outstanding research and development efforts that go into many of the products serving the HVACR industry, and the awards issue gives our readers an opportunity to read about innovative installation and service solutions,” said Mike Murphy, publisher of The ACHR NEWS.

Manufacturers from across the globe submitted detailed information, photos, and videos to share full story about their products, which were then anonymously scored by a panel of contractor judges from ACCA, along with other industry members. In order to be eligible, the products must have been introduced to the market after Jan. 1, 2019, and be available to the market as of the printing of this issue.

Special coverage of all the Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners fills the pages of this issue. Congratulations to the winning manufacturers as well as the contractors and technicians who use these products. Those in the field are the true winners as HVAC manufacturers strive for design excellence.

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COMMERCIAL CONTROLS
S3C Case Controller
GOLD
Sporlan
S3C Case Controller
Building Connect+
SILVER
Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US
Building Connect+
Color TEC3000 Series Smart Thermostat
BRONZE
Johnson Controls
Color TEC3000 Series Smart Thermostat
COMPONENTS & ACCESSORIES
Copeland™ 6-40 Ton ZPKZ Fixed Speed Scroll Compressor
GOLD
Emerson
Copeland™ 6-40 Ton ZPKZ Fixed Speed Scroll Compressor
RSH-50 Surge Protective Device
SILVER
RectorSeal
RSH-50 Surge Protective Device
Two-Stage Modulating Scroll Compressor
BRONZE
LG Electronics U.S. A Inc. Component Solutions
Two-Stage Modulating Scroll Compressor
CONTRACTOR SERVICES & SOFTWARE
Manifold measureQuick App.
GOLD
Manifold Cloud Services Ltd.
measureQuick
Reftekk Bend Designer App.
SILVER
Reftekk Inc.
Reftekk Bend Designer
Get My Parts App.
BRONZE
Get My Parts
Get My Parts
ELECTRONIC TOOLS
NRDC4M Four-Cylinder Refrigerant Recovery Machine.
GOLD
NAVAC Inc.
NRDC4M Four-Cylinder Refrigerant Recovery Machine
YJACK™ Series Temperature and Humidity Wireless Sensors w/ YJACK VIEW™ app.
SILVER
Ritchie Engineering Co. / YELLOW JACKET
YJACK™ Series Temperature and Humidity Wireless Sensors w/ YJACK VIEW™ app
NRC62D Smart Refrigerant Charging Station.
BRONZE
NAVAC Inc.
NRC62D Smart Refrigerant Charging Station
HAND TOOLS
Malco Products SBC.
GOLD
Malco Products SBC
5/16-inch and 3/8-inch C-RHEX Drivers
Valve Core Removal Tool with Slide Valve Port.
SILVER
JB Industries Inc
Valve Core Removal Tool with Slide Valve Port
JB Platinum Flex Vacuum Pump.
BRONZE
JB Industries
JB Platinum Flex Vacuum Pump
HVAC HIGH EFFICENCY RESIDENTIAL EQUIPMENT
Infinity 26 Air Conditioner and Infinity 24 Heat Pump with Greenspeed Intelligence.
GOLD
Carrier®
Infinity® 26 Air Conditioner and Infinity® 24 Heat Pump with Greenspeed® Intelligence
EL16XP1 High Efficiency Heat Pump featuring Quantum Coil.
SILVER
Lennox Industries
EL16XP1 High Efficiency Heat Pump featuring Quantum Coil
EODA18H-2436 and EODA18H-48-60.
BRONZE
Ecoer Inc
EODA18H-2436 and EODA18H-48-60
HVAC COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT
XVers L Commercial Boiler
GOLD
Raypak
XVers L Commercial Boiler
Rebel Applied™ Packaged Rooftop Systems.
SILVER
Daikin Applied
Rebel Applied™ Packaged Rooftop Systems
XFIIRE Boiler and Domestic Water Heater.
BRONZE
Raypak
XFIIRE Boiler and Domestic Water Heater
HVAC RESIDENTIAL EQUIPMENT
Trane S9X2 Gas Furnace
GOLD
Trane Technologies
S9X2 Gas Furnace
SUZ Universal Outdoor Unit with Hyper-Heating INVERTER (H2i) Technology.
SILVER
Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US
SUZ Universal Outdoor Unit with Hyper-Heating INVERTER® (H2i®) Technology
Armstrong Air 4SCU16LE Single Stage Air Conditioner.
BRONZE
Allied Air Enterprises LLC
Armstrong Air® 4SCU16LE Single Stage Air Conditioner
HVAC LIGHT COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT
Lennox LF25 Unit Heater
GOLD
Lennox Commercial
LF25 Unit Heater
Carrier Weather Series Packaged Rooftops with EcoBlue Technology™.
SILVER
Carrier Commercial HVAC
Carrier Weather Series Packaged Rooftops with EcoBlue Technology™
Lennox VRB Heat Recovery Outdoor Units.
BRONZE
Lennox Commercial
VRB Heat Recovery Outdoor Units
INDOOR AIR QUALITY
HALO-LED
GOLD
RGF Environmental Group Inc.
HALO-LED™
Aprilaire Filter Grille Air Cleaners.
SILVER
Aprilaire
Filter Grille Air Cleaners
EnduraDuct.
BRONZE
EnduraDuct
EnduraDuct
REFRIGERATION AND ICE MACHINES
Heatcraft Condensing Unit.
GOLD
Heatcraft Refrigeration Products
½-6 HP Air-Cooled Condensing Unit (2020 Model)
Center Mount EcoNet Enabled Unit Cooler.
SILVER
Heat Transfer Products Group LLC
Center Mount EcoNet® Enabled Unit Cooler
Carel iJ Controller.
BRONZE
Carel Industries S.p.A
iJ Controller
TESTING & MONITORING PRODUCTS
Dynasonics TFX-5000 Ultrasonic Clamp-On Meter.
GOLD
Badger Meter
Dynasonics® TFX-5000 Ultrasonic Clamp-On Meter
Sprint Pro Combustion Analyzer.
SILVER
Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd.
Sprint Pro Combustion Analyzer
REFMATE
BRONZE
REFCO Manufacturing US Inc.
REFMATE
RESIDENTIAL CONTROLS
iComfort M30 Smart Thermostat.
GOLD
Lennox Industries
iComfort M30 Smart Thermostat
Smart Self-Balancing Bypass Damper.
SILVER
EWC Controls
Smart Self-Balancing Bypass Damper
kumo touch
BRONZE
Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US
kumo touch™
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