It is time for someone or some group to step up and take the carbon monoxide (CO) ball and run with it. Meaning? The HVAC trade needs to educate its own people on the importance of combustion testing the equipment it sells and services.
My Sept. 25 missive ("Losing the Thermostat Wars") was met with a barrage of comments. What was notable about these comments? For one, nobody was mad at me. However, during the process I learned some serious things about exceptions for programmable thermostats from these people.
Mark Skaer's recent column concerning "Joe" and his dilemma of one of his manufacturers hiring his people ["A Question of Ethics," Aug. 14] brought up the very interesting topic of ethics in the workplace.
I believe that the majority of contractors and "alleged" contractors who need low-cost coupon specials to get their foot in the door really don't grasp the costs of reaching the customer's door in the first place.
Contractors and techs who deal with the components on an HVACR system may not wonder what was involved in bringing that item to market, nor think about the possibility of a better mousetrap. But such matters are on the minds of manufacturers on a daily basis.
If the readership of The NEWS can be used as an indicator for the industry, then the average age of people in HVAC is going up, which means fewer young people are joining the industry.
I finally get it. I finally know why the collective heating, cooling, and refrigeration industry lacks exposure and prominence in the public eye. It's all in the facts and figures. Then again, what are those facts and figures? In my experience, they are elusive.
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