With new products being released almost every day, The ACHR NEWS asked a few contractors to share their current favorite or “must-have” tools.

The Testing & Monitoring Products category winners include a combustion analyzer, a wireless clamp meter, and a non-contact voltage clamp meter.

The Hand Tools category winners include a power tube expander, a vacuum pump, and a power flaring tool.

The Electronic Tools category winners include a new press tool, a press tool kit, and an infrared sensor leak detector.

Technicians should pull the necessary vacuum to ensure the system they are working on is properly evacuated.

In the latest episode of The NEWSMakers podcast, Kyle Gargaro, editorial director for The ACHR NEWS, talks to Michael Kane, president of UEi Test Instruments.

The physical demands of HVAC take a toll on technicians and often contribute to their decision to leave the trade. That’s why the major tool manufacturers work to make their offerings lighter and easier to use.

Is it time for our industry to consider using pascals for static pressure measurements? What would the transition from inches of water column to pascals look like and how hard would it be?

Any furnace with induced draft combustion may occasionally exhibit unburned gas odor near the furnace in the off cycle.

In addition to the launch of some new products at this year’s AHR Expo, Yellow Jacket is relaunching some products that did not have the opportunity to feature in person.