The higher the inlet water temperature, the more sensible heat must be removed from the water and the longer the freeze cycle. The latent heat removed causes the water to change state, thus producing ice.

Alex Tappé, vice president of sales and marketing at Ice-O-Matic, announced organizational changes to its sales team.

Like other companies working in the sector, Heatcraft Refrigeration Products faced a new set of DOE Annual Walk-In Energy Factor (AWEF) standards taking effect on Jan. 1 of this year.

In this puzzle, a restaurant manager complains that one of the ice machines in his high-volume establishment isn’t producing enough ice.

The Gold award in the Refrigeration and Ice Machines category goes to the Copeland Digital Outdoor Refrigeration Unit, X-Line Series by Emerson.

The Refrigeration School Inc. (RSI) in Phoenix, Arizona, in partnership with Clear Channel Outdoor, recently donated and installed an ice machine at Aimee's Animal Sanctuary in Queen Creek, Arizona, to help protect more than 100 special needs animals from severe heat.

The Refrigeration & Ice Machines category winners include a refrigerant charging scale, evaporative control technology, and a condensing unit.

The Gold award in the Refrigeration and Ice Machines category goes to a self-contained refrigeration system for walk-in coolers and freezers that eliminates several of the steps required for a traditional system.

If an ice machine evaporator has a grid design, it can separate from the evaporator plate over time, causing ice to form between the two parts, causing problems.

The winner is a kit that is a universal, field-mount refrigeration controller with temperature sensors and pressure transducer kit that can be installed up to 40 feet from an air or electric defrost unit cooler.

Residential air movement and ventilation can be a challenge that requires multiple callbacks. There is a way to fix that, though.

The new $48 million Aquatic Center at Mylan Park is unquestionably the most state-of-the-art indoor pool complex in West Virginia.

This time, the conversation turns to duct sealing and what it means in terms of system efficiency and energy savings.

Poorly installed HVAC systems work twice as hard as they should and suffer from a wide variety of invisible health problems.

Even if a system is replaced, if ductwork is undersized, the homeowner won’t be getting the best bang for their buck.

By employing a ventilation strategy such as a DOAS, conditioned fresh air can be brought into the building, thus improving IAQ and ensuring a safer environment.

Diverse examples show the importance of air movement and the creative ways in which contractors and manufacturers have dealt with it successfully.

In the end, it's about airflow control. Unless your solution involves airflow and pressure measurement, you're guessing whether the repair worked.

Many homeowners may underestimate the importance of proper ventilation, which a lack of could cause discomfort and higher energy bills.

Many in our industry believe the duct material used in an installation determines how well the HVAC system moves air. The issue isn’t the material type, it’s how we install the product.

When the efficiency of an HVAC system is discussed, proper ductwork is often overlooked. But at the AHR Expo in Las Vegas, it was discussed plenty at the Johns Manville booth.

Poughkeepsie, New York - Dandelion, a geothermal company that started at “X” at Google’s parent company Alphabet, announced its newest installation partner: American Heating and Cooling.

The National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA) offers two certifications; the Air Systems Cleaning Specialist (ASCS) certification and the Certified Ventilation Inspector (CVI) certification — credentials that are internationally recognized and known for showcasing an individual's enhanced knowledge and skills related to HVAC system hygiene.

The new comfort solution reduces energy use by 50 percent by using water more efficiently than the legacy system.

Wendy Abbagliato of Chester, New York, was promoted to office manager at Nebrasky Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, an award-winning Hudson Valley business. Abbagliato will be responsible for planning, directing, and overseeing the office operations for the company.

This is the first funding distributed from the players’ pledge through the social justice fund and continues the Ravens’ commitment to making a difference throughout Baltimore.

Seven of the awards include funding specifically for HVAC-related projects.

Sales of air conditioners and heat pumps were brisk this summer, as record heat blanketed much of the U.S.

Women entering the trades as technicians must overcome the perception that they aren’t strong enough or mechanically inclined enough to be a service tech. Even though women have worked in the skilled trades industry for decades, there is still a stigma about women working as HVAC technicians, plumbers, or electricians.

Make sure you have some thick skin and don’t take offense to social biases that you’ll eventually run in to. Women can do anything they set their minds to — just set your mind to it and do it.

AI promises to revolutionize IAQ, but first, it needs to overcome several challenges, like unreliable data, incomplete automation, and gimmicky solutions that fail to deliver real value.

Here are 10 ways to get started by incorporating AI for free in some of your workflows right away.

HVACR distributors today are introducing software to meet contractors where they’re at and to fit the way they place electronic orders. At the same time, they’re working to maintain the personal relationships they’ve built with those customers.

In their new roles, enterprise account executive Austin Piazza and account executive Lindsey Fisher are responsible for developing and enhancing relationships and educating the industry about XOi’s capacity to help contractors solve the skilled-trades gap and grow their businesses.

AI tools, such as Bluon’s MasterMechanic, could make a big dent in another aspect of the labor issue: the wisdom lost as older, highly skilled workers leave the industry.

Not only are the right data-driven leaders required, HVAC contractors also need to go through the necessary process to build a data culture within their company.

Struggling to grow revenue past $500K, Lavender transformed their operations with Sera, the all-in-one FSM solution.

Evolving AI technology is becoming an important business tool for personalizing customer experience, analyzing data, and much more.

While new technology can certainly help streamline certain aspects of HVAC business operations, like accounting and inventory management, it still needs to be viewed as a tool to augment the capabilities of employees, not replace them entirely.

Each service vehicle is a technician's roaming office. It can be a source of added expense and risk, or it can be managed with resourse like GPS and data-based solutions for the safest and most profitable use. Here's a bird's-eye view of what one fleet management software company sees in its customers.

This article lists four ways contractors can stock their trucks to guarantee they keep rollin’ in the dough (pun intended).

As cold weather approaches, van drivers and fleet owners become increasingly aware of the caution needed to drive safely.

The latest version of the ProMaster work van from Ram, the truck division of Stellantis, offers many features previously only available on consumer vehicles.

HVAC contractors can incorporate a variety of best practices to ensure fleet vehicles are kept running as much as possible.

It goes without saying that HVAC work shifts with the seasons. But did you know that the same mentality can apply to your company vehicles?

Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck nearly three years ago, automobile manufacturers have had trouble getting many of the parts — computer chips especially — required to assemble the vans and trucks that field-service businesses use daily.

HVAC software companies Bluon Inc. and Sera Systems Inc. intend to join forces, bringing a new level of modern productivity to the HVAC industry from OEM to distributor to contractor to technician and all the way to the consumer.

The biggest competitor for Green Link Eco-Engineering’s KnuckleHead line of rooftop supports is wooden blocks.

Commercial rooftop units feature a host of intelligent solutions to improve efficiency and ease of service/installation.

The ACHR NEWS caught up with Johnson Controls’ “Game On” Roadshow at its final stop in Rochester Hills, Michigan.