Casino Air Quality BY Betty Stephens Casinos are one of the few public places that allow indoor smoking. They are faced with a unique air quality challenge. In addition to cigarette smoke, gaming facilities must also control malodors related to customer density, food services and restroom facilities in order to encourage guests to stay and […]
Cold Air in Business Meetings By Betty Stephens Cold Air in business Meetings do they do that to keep people awake or kill germs? As summer-clad office workers, conference attendees and event guests stream into meeting rooms and reception halls nationwide, many are met with a blast of Arctic air. "Over-chilling" is one of the […]
McQuay First Air Conditioner Classroom Unit By Betty Stephens McQuay International is a global corporation that designs, manufactures and sells heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) products, systems, parts and services for commercial buildings. Since 2006, McQuay has been a subsidiary of Daikin Industries, Ltd. McQuay world headquarters are located in Minneapolis, MN, USA. […]
Portable A/C Units/Spot Cooling By Betty Stephens Portable Air Conditioner or Spot Cooler A spot cooler is a portable, self-contained air conditioner used to cool a space. The entire unit is portable and can be moved to another space, if needed. The spot coolers are completely self-contained and do not have condensing units that need […]
PTACs - Split Ductless Systems By Betty Stephens The System PTAC (packaged terminal systems) are also known as wall-split air conditioning systems or ductless systems. These PTAC systems which are frequently used in hotels have two separate units, the evaporative unit on the interior and the condensing unit on the exterior, with tubing passing through […]
Hacking Target By Betty Stephens The hackers who stole millions of customers' credit and debit card numbers from Target may have used a Pittsburgh-area heating and refrigeration business as the way to get in through a back door. Experts believe the thieves gained access during the busy holiday season to about 40 million credit and […]
LP Liquid Propane Shortage By Betty Stephens The price of the fuel that’s used to heat many north Iowa and southern homes has reached nearly $5 per gallon, and it’s leaving some people wondering how they’ll pay for their LP and many of them are now turning to local lawmakers. Some 14 million households use […]
Callahan-Roach Flat Rate Price Books and Software. This is a trend and the wave of the future. Read and link to article printed in Dallas Morning News on Thursday Jan. 9, 2014. http://www.dallasnews.com/business/small-business/20140108-arlington-niche-publisher-moves-toward-digital-transformation-to-ensure-future.ece
Drop-in Refrigerants Replace R22, that Mix w/ R22 By Betty Stephens R22 Drop In Replacement R22 is the most common refrigerant in residential and light commercial A/C applications. It has been phased out due to damage that it does to the ozone layer, so availability is limited to existing stockpiles and refrigerant recovered from decommissioned […]
Recycle Old Cooling Units By Betty Stephens How do you properly dispose of an old air conditioner? When replacing an air conditioner with a new model, what should you do with the old unit? Can an air conditioner be disposed of in the trash? What is the best way to dispose of an air conditioner? […]
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