Lebanon HVAC News & Trends

Dexwet Holdings (Dexwet), an innovative air filtration and technology company, is excited to announce a new partnership with DaBx Demand Side Solutions (DaBx), an energy consulting and manufacturing representative firm. As Dexwet’s first independent sales partner in the U.S.A, DaBx will introduce Dexwet Pure Air Filters to HVAC companies, territory managers, and distributors who want to expand their product line and offer customers an exclusive new air filtration technology. Dexwet Pure A...

Traditionally, drives have been considered power processors for controlling only the speed of a motor. But today, drives are also part of the information chain, using the advantage of built-in processing power, storage capacity, and communication interface, within the drive. New features expand the drive’s capabilities and can be ordered in one package as licensed software with these drives from Danfoss: VLT® AutomationDrive FC 302 VLT® AQUA...

Professional Tool & Equipment News (PTEN), a publication dedicated to automotive service professionals who service America’s vehicles and help keep them moving, has formally announced its 2021 Innovation Award Winners. With over 130 product nominations from more than 65 companies for 23 different categories, Plymovent is happy to say that our FumeCaddie® has won the Safety Equipment & Personal Gear category! Plymovent’s FumeCaddie® along with other category winners w...

Danfoss has officially finalized its US$3.3 billion (approximately €3 billion) acquisition of Eaton’s hydraulics business following confirmation of all necessary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. The move will see the Danfoss Group grow in size by a third and establish itself as a global pioneer in mobile and industrial hydraulics. Increasing innovation capacity Mobile hydraulics has been one of Danfoss’ core and most successful businesses for over 50 years. The ac...

Rinnai America Corporation, the manufacturer of the number-one selling brand of tankless gas water heaters in North America, announced Shelley Kiley has joined the organization as its Vice President of Operations. Role and responsibilities Kiley’s extensive knowledge will help Rinnai continue to grow and expand manufacturing capabilities in North America, including overseeing the completion of its new manufacturing plant in Griffin, Georgia. In addition, Kiley has assumed responsibility...

Whether the user is taking a shower, cooking food, washing hands, or taking a hot bath, the water heater ensures the user has the necessary hot water. Having to spend so much on energy bills due to a tank-style water heater might not make much sense during the hot summer months. What if the company said that there is a way to significantly save on energy bills without having to turn off the home’s hot water supply? That is one of the several benefits of switching to tankless water heaters...

HPT introduces the ultimate cross-contamination-free system with huge capabilities; it can handle up to 100,000 CFM; it enables hot/cold recovery from one end of a building to the other. With comparable performance to a heat pipe and a complete system selection, it broadens our capability to support your energy recovery needs by spanning much greater vertical and horizontal distances between supply and exhaust. Product Features One-stop system design and supply Greater than 50% effectivene...

Ziker Cleaners on Byrkit Street in Mishawaka, Indiana is the central hub for ten store locations and four home pickup routes from which they serve the greater South Bend, Mishawaka, and Elkhart, Indiana areas. In 2017, not only was Ziker awarded the American Drycleaner’s (national) Plant Design Award, but they celebrated their 100th anniversary as a continuously owned and operated, fourth-generation family business—something that only 3% of all businesses succeeds in doing. In ackn...

Living far enough north to experience temperatures of -30 °F during the winter months, the people of Alexandria, MN know a thing or two about the importance of installing high-performance heating systems. That’s why, in June of 2009, when their school district decided to build Woodland Elementary School, it chose to install some of the most energy-efficient, environmentally clean, and cost-effective heating systems available: Condensing boilers; and Geothermal heat pumps Why Fu...

Imperial Capital Group Ltd. is pleased to announce the launch of Frontier Service Partners (Frontier), the nation’s newest residential services company, founded on the philosophy of putting people first, delivering on promises and creating lifetime clients. “We see tremendous opportunity to deploy our Back/Buy/Build investment strategy, within the residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services industry, and we are excited to build a world-class, multi-regional company,” s...

American Wheatley HVAC BDT Multi-Purpose Bladder Expansion tanks are ASME-constructed, pre-charged bladder expansion tanks. They are designed for the storage of potable water for pressure boost systems, as well as typical cooling/heating applications. The system’s expanded water is constrained in a heavy-duty bladder preventing tank corrosion and waterlogging problems. The factory set pre-charge for these tanks is 12 PSIG. The BDT Multi-Purpose Bladder tank is suitable for potable wa...

Nothing feels as good as coming in from the heat outside into a well-conditioned and refreshed house. Good air conditioning is part of what makes the home comfortable in the summer months. However, as time goes by, home owners might notice that the excellent air conditioning that they experienced, shortly after installing the air conditioning system, is no more. This could be due to various causes, such as failed components in the unit or simply a lack of cleaning. Cleaning the AC unit is crit...

US$ 4.6 million in projected energy and operating cost savings empowered the Charleroi Area School District, a western Pennsylvania public school district to renew assets and improve indoor air quality for shared learning spaces. After their immediate responses to COVID-19, many schools reassessed ventilation assets and started vetting plans to ensure healthy indoor air going forward. To green light a fiscally responsible solution, Charleroi Area School District (CASD) needed a way to overcome...

When COVID-19 hit, North Arkansas College had to close its school, and students had to transition from in-person to online learning, which is especially difficult when teaching a trade that is heavily dependent on hands-on training. The HVAC/R program at North Arkansas College, which has existed for over 50 years, typically has an average of 14 to 16 students enrolled each year. HVAC/R program “With the quick transition we had to think outside the box, and so we found a company that had...

RectorSeal®, Houston, a manufacturer of quality HVAC/R and plumbing tools and accessories, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSW Industrials, Inc. is also a master distributor of Drain Guard™ HVAC condensate drain guard products. A significant nuisance and the source of many callbacks to HVAC installations, white slime, algae, fungus, and bacteria co-mingle and can cause failures in condensate drain lines. drain protection The unit's transparent design allows for a quick view to ensu...

Heat Transfer Solutions (HTS) is fully devoted to the safety of the employees, customers, and partners. It will continue to monitor COVID-19 and follow all guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Federal, state, and local health authorities, and our Management team. With the spread of COVID-19, it is taking all measures to contain the spread of the virus. The HTS Parts Supply showrooms will remain open. However, it has...

HTS Ontario is happy to have 25 Engineering Co-Op students joining for the winter term. It has been engaged in a Co-Op Program since 1992 and it continues to play an integral role in our growth and success strategy. HTS looks to the students to be the future of the business. Three members of the ownership group and several branch managers and team leaders came through the student program. The students have been positioned across the 7 Ontario offices where their Co-Op terms range from 4-months...

HTS is proud to have re-qualified as Platinum members of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the third consecutive year! The Best Managed designation demonstrates the efforts to continually strive to provide the best customer service to our clients. It is committed to the individual success of all those involved in a project’s HVAC system selection, design, purchase, installation, and maintenance. The extremely dedicated staff members turn this promise into a reality. It would like...

In April 2017, Pabst Brewing Company opened a brewery, taproom, and restaurant on the site of its former home in downtown Milwaukee: the First German Methodist Church, built in 1874. In doing so, they reignited a tradition of excellence that began for the company 173 years ago, one that required great attention to detail every step of the way. At the outset, this included the careful selection of the equipment needed to heat water used to steep the grains. It required the purchase of a good bo...

Throughout its more than 100-year history, Rush Health Systems has expanded its services to address the growth in its community and the needs of the families that they serve, to become one of the largest healthcare providers and employers in the East Mississippi and West Alabama regions of the United States of America. Rush Health Systems Rush Health Systems is comprised of seven hospitals and over 30 clinics, historically noteworthy among them, the Rush Foundation Hospital, a 215-bed, acute-c...

Heat Pipe Technology, Inc. (HPT) is proud to add another product to their split passive HRM-V product line. This new product is intended to optimize the performance of systems, where supply and exhaust air streams are separated by a certain distance and on the same level. HRM-V DSO The remarkable design of the new HRM-V DSO helps improve energy recovery performance, by up to 20% to 35%, over older side-by-side (no offset) designs, and attain equal amounts of recovery, for both heating and cool...

If the user lives in an area where power outages are common, then they may want to invest in a generator. The two options are a standby generator or a portable model. Both types of generators have their pros and cons. Generators also require care and maintenance in order to operate smoothly. In case the unit shuts down, the user should have a reliable source for generator repair in Annapolis, Maryland on the speed dial. This will ensure that the system is fixed quickly so that the user can get...

There are many paths to reducing risks associated with the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Infection control is about the reduction of risk, not the elimination of possibility. A broad systems approach, with purposeful redundancy, is required. Dynamic filters HTS is proud to offer innovative ‘clean air’ solutions, Dynamic, which includes three IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) solutions that address all three types of airborne contaminants, namely: Airborne Particles Odors and VOCs...

Independence Day may mark the celebration of America’s birthday, but it’s also a time to celebrate and support businesses who are helping the domestic economy thrive by investing in U.S. based operations, manufacturing, and increasing job opportunities. Rinnai America Corporation, a subsidiary of Rinnai Corporation based in Japan, is among those businesses, becoming the first major tankless water heater brand to have a U.S. manufacturing facility with advanced automation and precisi...

Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings and the architect of OpenBlue, has, through its TempMaster brand, expanded its line of premium commercial rooftop units, which is now available in 25-80 tons. Omni Premier platform The TempMaster Omni Premier platform is designed to provide building owners best-in-class efficiency levels that significantly reduce operational costs over the life of the unit. The units offer the highest standard efficien...

EDF, through EDF Group subsidiary DREEV, has launched a new commercial charging service using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology in the UK, in partnership with Nissan. This means businesses can support the grid by consuming low-carbon energy, and progress towards their net zero and decarbonization targets, whilst reducing their costs. V2G technology The V2G technology developed by DREEV, which is a joint venture between EDF and Nuvve, the global pioneer in V2G technology, allows for two-way ene...

Powerblanket is pleased to accept 2021 Best of State Award for the best electric/power product in the manufacturing category. Best of State Award The Best of State Award was issued after an exhaustive nomination process. According to the award website, more than 100 judges reviewed the nominations. There are ten main categories, with dozens of subcategories businesses across Utah applied to be nominated for. Each nomination is scored for points, followed by an audit of that score by an indepe...

Following last week’s Met Office amber extreme heat warning, a polymer specialist has warned current sustainable design must mitigate overheating in buildings as heat waves become more prevalent. Recent research of 520 M&E contractors and architects, 130 of which worked specifically on apartment buildings, in REHAU’s report ‘Designing Healthy Apartments,’ also raised similar concern. Efficient cooling methods The majority of these respondents felt that sustainabili...

Airthings, the pioneer in indoor air quality solutions and energy-saving technology, announces a strategic agreement with Edwards, a provider of fire detection and alarm solutions since 1872, and a part of Carrier Global Corporation, the global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building solutions. The agreement commercializes Airthings’ business solution through more than 500 Edwards channel partners in the fire and security segment. Extending the distribution of Air...

Tempco was approached by one of the world's leading mechanical and plant engineering firms. They were seeking an oven system to aid in the research and development of biaxially oriented films on a tenter frame line. Tempco designed a series of duct heaters for the production of plastic films by the tendering process. The tentering process is used to stretch the width and length of materials under tension with a tenter frame. During the process, a thick extruded sheet is heated and mechanically...