Industry Irony: Duct Tape No Good for Ducts

Duct Tape Disappoints in Tests   Ah, duct tape. You were the last thing I could count on and now I find out you’re not up to the job? Your magic has been immortalized in tales about curing warts and making guitar straps and repairing NASA equipment. Remember the time I made a wallet out of you? All these years, I ran to you when I was in a jam, only to find out from some government lab test that my mailing tape is better?    But...

Abundant Professional Certification Choices in HVAC

Have You Thought about These Professional Certification Options? From Hydronic to Green Awareness Certification, HVACR technicians with two years of verified field experience and a passing score on...

Repairing the ECM

ECM – Here to Stay   Electronically Commutated Motors (ECM) are becoming commonplace in the HVAC Industry. The ECM offers: higher efficiency over a broad speed range motor, a lower noise...

HVAC & the Geothermal Market

Geothermal Training   Rising energy costs and a focus on environmentally-friendly technology means a rise in HVAC jobs and a rise in pay.   US consumers are eager to install steady,...

HVAC Industry is on Brink of Work Overload

HVAC is Hot   Over the next decade, 300,000 technician jobs will be created in the HVAC industry (www.hvacexcellence.org). Forty percent of the HVAC workforce is approaching retirement. Now...