Daikin Industries Bought Goodman Global Written By: Betty Stephens of Quest Media Daikin Industries (Japan) has struck an agreement to buy Goodman Global for about $3.7 billion, completing the Japanese air-conditioner maker’s long quest to buy its American rival. Goodman is currently owned by the private equity firm Hellman & Friedman, which bought the company […]

How Trane and American Standard were bought by Ingersoll-Rand Written by Betty Stephens of Quest Media Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited (Ireland based company) acquired Trane Inc. formerly American Standard Companies Inc., in a transaction valued at approximately $10.1 billion, including transaction fees and the assumption of approximately $150 million of Trane net debt. Trane was a […]

  Last month we wrote about the growing epidemic of air conditioning units being stolen for their valuable copper.  We mentioned that there were new products coming to market to counter the thieves in their evil doings.  One such product the Copper Watcher is designed to alert owners if their units  copper lines have been cut loose […]

With summer over and winter just around the corner it is once again time to think about getting your furnace cleaned and tuned before old man winter arrives.  Many homeowners may already have some type of ongoing maintenance agreement that provides them with an air conditioning tune up in the spring and a heating tune […]

  A nationwide crime wave is taking place, and the target is our air conditioning units. It sounds crazy and it is! Criminals are stealing air conditioning units for their copper. The price of scrap metal is at an all time high while the economy is at an all time low.  Put those two together […]

To most the summer of 2011 heat wave was miserable, intolerable and seemingly never ending.  But to those of us in the air conditioning business it was heaven on earth. The phones never stopped ringing as the service trucks kept on rolling. But as they say all good things must come to an end. As […]

 BUY "GO GREEN" STAMPS TODAY! The US Postal Service is Going Green by proving eco-friendly mailing materials and stamps.   As a reminder of some of the things you can do to make a positive impact on the environment- just take a look at these “Go Green” stamps.  They show things we can all do every […]

For the past few years we have been using these fantastic universal multi-tap dual run capacitors from AmRad Engineering , Palm Coast Florida. Simply put,  just one Turbo 200 capacitor replaces more than 200 individual capacitors! Think of the inventory  you can eliminate, it's a no brainer. They also make a smaller verzion the Turbo 200 Mini and the […]

 So you just went to the big box home improvement store, bought a new programmable thermostat, installed it yourself.  Only had to call the help line once, used less swear words than the kids swing set project and you can’t wait to see your next electric bill.  Good Job!  Helping to save the environment.   […]

PLEASE READ VERY IMPORTANT AC Info: To Homeowners, Building Owners and Landlords: As many of you know R-22 Air Conditioners and heat pumps were no longer manufactured  as of January 1, 2010. Under terms of the Montreal protocol the U.S. agreed to meet certain  obligations by certain dates that will affect the Air Conditioning industry. January 1, […]

If you were to ask the typical HVAC technician to name the tool he could absolutely not live without. You’d hear a wide range of answers depending upon the particular end of the business they primarily work in.  But the answers would undoubtedly contain such things as gauges, wrenches, screw drivers and ladders along with an […]

Willis Haviland Carrier (November 26, 1876 – October 7, 1950) Willis H. Carrier is the true American success story and symbolizes everything that is great about this country. Good old American ingenuity at its best! Childhood: He was the only child born to Duane William Carrier (1836-1908) and Elizabeth R. Haviland (1845-1888). Willis Haviland Carrier […]