The 13 SEER standard offers benefits for everyone from consumers to contractors, suppliers, and manufacturers. But installed efficiency is more than the rated efficiency. The wrong refrigerant charge, mismatched coils, poor sizing, and ductwork leaks can all drag system efficiency down.
What's the big news in the new construction market? Would you be surprised to learn it's the 13 SEER minimum efficiency standard for cooling systems, effective Jan. 26, 2006? Going from 10 SEER (the current efficiency minimum) to 13 SEER is a 30-percent increase in efficiency that will increase costs.
Think your customers would appreciate a hot shower with no waiting for the water to heat up? According to Grundfos, its hot water recirculation system circulates water back to the heater so it is hot from the moment someone turns the faucet knob.
Santa Energy is a company at work year-round, not just at Christmas. This contractor installs and services various types of equipment. However, fuel oil is its passion.
The National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers (NAOHSM) uses a variety of tools, including trade show events designed specifically for students and career days, to change perceptions about oil heating service and to recruit.
The opening session at the annual meeting of the Mechanical Service Contractors Association (MSCA) featured insights from Jamie Clarke, the ninth Canadian to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
The Palmer House Hilton hotel got an air conditioning upgrade this year thanks to Team Mechanical Inc., which installed a new cooling tower. The equipment had to be helicopter lifted onto the roof of the 24-floor hotel.
Service, consumer perception, and image add so much more to the value of a product. These intangibles lift it up from being a box (like a window A/C unit or outdoor condensing unit) to an environmental system under the care of an attentive company.
An alternative to standard disposable air filters are Cimatec's electronic air cleaners that fit into standard filter racks found on most residential-type air-handling systems.
School indoor air quality (IAQ) strategies can range from major system overhauls and new controls equipment to ultraviolet (UV) lighting systems and energy recovery products.