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What is the best way to deal with all of the issues and concerns of the HVACR industry? I want to take this opportunity to make a pitch for the importance of getting involved with other contractors.

This simple pricing exercise exposes some fundamental problems that contractors often face.

Moonlighting on Side Jobs Can Be a Felony in Some States; Contractors and Inspectors Working Together.

Even if you do not believe in global warming, isn’t it a good idea to preach energy conservation anyway? Do we really think fossil fuels will be around forever?

The primary attention is given to heating equipment, but there are many other sources of deadly carbon monoxide (CO) that kill people year-round. With that in mind, I thought it would be a good idea to see how our trade is equipped to combat CO ignorance.

Do you realize there aren’t many businesses out there that provide as much of a positive benefit to the public as we do? For that reason you need to be very proud of what you do throughout your community.

How do two entities - contractors and inspectors - find common ground for the one thing that they do have in common: a proper HVAC system installation? Here are a couple of ideas.

Don’t leave combustion analyzers in the truck; we should be on the same page; the defective heat exchanger detective.

A fire inspection expert travels nationally for an HVAC manufacturer to determine the cause of building fires when an appliance is suspected to be the culprit. Very few fires that she inspects are the result of faulty appliances. Most are due to faulty installations.

No wonder there’s a shortage of new techs; kudos on greening of commercial sector.