Dealing With Moonlighters From Behind the Counter In response to the letter written by Michael Cole of JEM Heating and Air Conditioning Inc. ["Under The Moonlighting Sky And Other HVAC
Now that we're in the 13 SEER era, it's time for us to remember we are in the comfort business. The products we sell, furnaces, air conditioners, etc., are a means to an end, comfort for the customer, not an end in themselves.
Gene Kranz, lead flight director for Mission Control said these famous words to his staff during Apollo 13's ill-fated flight: "Failure is not an option." Do businesspeople consider themselves failures if they don't reach their planned goals and objectives? I think not.
UL Standard 2034 sets requirements that cover electrically operated, single and multiple station, CO detectors intended for protection in ordinary indoor dwelling unit locations. According to George Kerr, even though improvements are being made to the standard, there are flaws to it still.
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Whatever you do, treat your productive salespeople really nice. The good ones, as contractors should know, are hard to come by. And, whether we want to admit it or not, good ones are instrumental in keeping a contractor in business.
I recently read John R. Hall's opinion regarding minors attending the AHR Expo. I agree with him 100 percent about letting our sons and daughters attend the expo.
Why? Because the next generation of HVAC techs are right under our feet - quite literally.
I noticed a feature on an HVAC contractor's Website the other day titled, "Do It Yourself." I know that it is a nice public service to offer free advice on the Web - but at what cost?
Encouraging Youngsters to Join This Industry [Editor's note: The following letters are in response to John R. Hall's article "Young Service Tech Is Seasoned Pro," Feb. 6.] Immersed at an
One week ago, glitz and glamour reigned supreme as Hollywood rolled out the red carpet once again for the Academy Awards. The HVAC industry has its own glamorous event coming our way this summer - the Dealer Design Awards.
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