ACCA is dedicated to creating a high-quality technician training program on flammable refrigerants. As the HVACR industry works to phase down refrigerants with high-global warming potential (GWP), ACCA members have been concerned that contractors and technicians need more time to be prepared to safely handle the next generation of refrigerants, which includes flammable products.
The two-day seminar, which took place July 24-25, gave attendees a comprehensive training course on everything from developing company culture to maximizing their profit through pricing structures.
For the 2018-2019 academic year, 17 scholarships of $5,000 each were awarded to students who are employees or children of employees of Johnstone Supply, studying in a variety of fields. For over 14 years, the scholarship fund, through donations by the Johnstone Supply membership, has supported students in easing the financial burden of higher education.
For the last decade Aquatherm helped educate North American engineers, installers, and facility managers on heat fusion techniques, and the company continues to offer extensive heat fusion courses, including socket fusion, butt fusion, electrofusion, and others, to customers free of charge. These courses help ensure safe, consistent and profitable installations.
Bryant welcomed approximately 170 women from across North America for leadership and business development training, heating and cooling best practice sharing, and fellowship.
Developments in zoning capabilites have brought mini splits into the multiroom realm. And it goes without mention that the march of engineering progress has taken ductless systems on the road, into parts of the country where no mini split has ever gone before.
Here is the potential problem: A contractor quotes a customer on the compressor replacement, and he agrees to repair the cooler at the quoted price. Then, as the technician is completing the job — or even after he has finished replacing the compressor — he finds out there is another system problem.
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When customers call your service company, it’s for one thing — your expertise. They don’t want a price, the problem fixed, the fast and cheap solution, etc. like many technicians think. They want good information and possibly a little guidance to make a good decision.