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Contractors who work more in refrigeration than HVAC may feel like second cousins twice removed. But refrigeration folks can take some comfort that there are many engineers, researchers, and manufacturers working hard to make the life of refrigeration contractors a bit easier.

The fact that Carrier Corp. announced earlier this month that it will close its container refrigeration and compressor manufacturing operations in DeWitt, N.Y., prompted me to return to a recent study by an economic consulting firm.

Every year after The News and the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) choose the Instructor of the Year, I pay a visit to the winner. What I notice each year is the enthusiasm that welcomes me when I get to the school of the winner.

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Out In The Open [Editor's note: This letter is in response to Mark Skaer's column "It's Time For Open Dialogue," Sept. 29.] I flinched a little when you described the

While watching the TV show "Fear Factor," I thought to myself these contestants should go through painstaking tasks that HVACR technicians do on a regular basis. Now, that would be reality TV.

The descriptive text was pretty convincing: "Up for bid is a new sealed 30 lb. cylinder of R-22 refrigerant."

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Do you really want your techs to make more sales? Most contractors say they do, but their actions often tell an entirely different story.