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Nexus' business and products should be simple and efficient. From the beginning a little more than 25 years ago, simplicity and efficiency have been at the center of how it approaches the market both in terms of products and operations. With both simplicity and efficiency in mind, Nexus is pleased to introduce to the market the Tribus 6-Way valve. The Tribus The Tribus by Nexus is a simple product to interact with. With just a few options, the product is easy to manage. Using the Tribus...
It’s always good when a product is capable of doing two jobs instead of one. Not only do multi-function products save costs in material, but they often can save installation time and more. Pressure Independent Control Valves (PICV) provide multiple functions to a Hydronic System in two different ways; by controlling flow in proportion to the load as well as limiting the maximum flow allowed in a circuit. Hydronic systems Hydronic systems must be balanced to maintain system efficiency an...
With people stockpiling toilet paper in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and a subsequent shortage on supermarket shelves, there will inevitably be those who are left without something that everyone’s come to assume will be there, whenever it is required. As a consequence, it will be tempting to reach for the wet wipes, paper kitchen towel, or cotton wool in desperation, but it is important to be aware that these items should never be flushed down the toilet. Avoiding plum...
The Board of Directors of the Clifford H. ‘Ted’ Rees, Jr., Scholarship Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), announces a partnership with SkillsUSA, expanding the long-standing scholarship program designed for students pursuing a career in the HVACR and water heating industry. With more than 365,000 members nationwide, SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensur...
Bradford White Corporation, a manufacturer of commercial, residential and industrial water heating and storage applications, publicly affirmed its ongoing commitment to America’s skilled blue-collar workers in a White House ceremony in January. Carl Pinto Jr., Senior Director of marketing communications, Bradford White Corporation, joined representatives from the Plumbing-Heating-Contractors—National Association at the White House on January 14 to sign the Pledge to America’s...
The market for surface heating/cooling developed positively in 2019 as well. The record high in 2018 of approx. 213 million pipe meters sold was again exceeded in 2019 with sales of 223.5 million running meters of pipe. “Thanks to the optimal interaction with renewable energies, surface heating/cooling is the standard for new buildings, but also increasingly for renovations. This technology is, therefore, the first choice for economical and sustainable construction and also serves to prot...
Baxi Heating is calling on the Government to mandate hydrogen-ready boilers for all new gas boiler installations by 2025. Responding to the report from the Hydrogen Taskforce, the company is also calling for £1bn of investment to prepare the UK for hydrogen production, distribution and storage at scale, which will be necessary if the UK is to develop a hydrogen future and meet Net Zero. Delivering clean heating Jeff House, Head of External Affairs for Baxi Heating, comments: “Baxi...
Aggreko, the provider of mobile, modular power, temperature control, and energy services, has achieved a milestone of 3000 LTI-free days at its depot in Chennai, India in February 2020. ISO accredited depot The 100,000 sq. ft, ISO 9001:2015 accredited depot serves industrialized Chennai and southern states of India. Equipment available from the depot includes mobile and modular power solutions such as generators and load banks, as well as cooling equipment including b...
LAARS Heating Systems, the foremost boiler and water heater manufacturer for both residential and commercial heating applications, has announced the release of the LAARS MagnaTherm® FT, a new commercial firetube boiler that deploys solution-based design innovation and advanced control technology to perform optimally under variable conditions and offers exceptional efficiency and reliability. Exceeds Expectations & Demands “The LAARS MagnaTherm® FT meets or exceeds all the exp...
Here’s a fun fact about Texas that probably noone knows. The state ranks as one of the highest for water hardness in the country. Hard water means that there are high levels of certain minerals, such as calcium and magnesium. Hard water isn’t bad for health but it can damage plumbing fixtures, and home appliances over time. For that reason, many of Pratt Plumbing's customers choose to install a water softener system in their homes. A water softener system offers many benefits, rangi...
Thermo King has launched a new service agreement program. Performance Advantage™ provides customers with a set of maintenance programs designed to extend the efficient operational life of their transport refrigeration equipment, increase uptime, and reduce costs. “Proactive maintenance from trained and qualified refrigeration experts can minimize downtime and save money,” said Travis Lumpkin, services product manager for Thermo King North America. “A Thermo King Service...
Trane®, a foremost global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services, collaborated with ASHRAE® (the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) and the Coulee Subsection of IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) to encourage La Crosse, Wis., students to consider careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Nearly 250 eighth-grade students from 11 local middle schools visited Trane’s La Crosse facil...
Energy savings are usually a year-round concern for homeowners. The user wants to keep costs down, but still maximize the comfort. That’s where efficiency comes into play. Whether the HVAC system is heating or cooling the home, it always helps to keep on top of the maintenance plans. When the user runs the numbers with a truly efficient system, it’s easy to see how the user can keep those energy costs low. In the state of Indiana, the average residential electricity rate is around 1...
EUCOLD is a system made up of evaporative coolers and represents the best solution for cooling industrial buildings, warehouses, and production laboratories in a healthy and natural way. simple ventilating device EUCOLD evaporative cooler refreshes the air in a natural way. EUCOLD uses a natural principle of “adiabatic transformation” that allows refreshing the air through a natural process: at the base of the operation of this system, in fact, t...
The Bundesliga football team, Borussia Dortmund and the technology specialist, Wilo have extended their partnership, which has existed since 2011, by a further four years with effect from the upcoming season. “As partners who have been working together for a while now and have some joint plans for the future, we are united by our love for Dortmund. And as ambitious companies, we’re united by our passion and our resolve to always become a little bit better in every area,” state...
It’s never a good sign when water is seen on the floor around the water heater. But before panicing, it’s important to figure out where it’s coming from. Upon further investigation, if water is found to be discharged from a small tube that comes out of the top or side of the unit, runs down the side of the tank, and ends near the ground, then the source is likely the temperature pressure relief valve, or relief valve, for short. What does the relief valve do? The relief valv...
Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Ltd. (Adcock) are pleased to announce that their current maintenance agreement with a long standing and prestigious client, Cambridge Consultants has been extended to cover air conditioning and chiller equipment, located in The Richardson Building, in the Cambridge Science Park, in Cambridge, United Kingdom. As a maintenance customer, Cambridge Consultants has access to Adcock’s swift-response 24-hour call-out service, in case they should ever nee...
Airxchange warrants its products to Original Equipment Manufacturing customers for a period of 5 years ‘parts only’. This warranty is for all components except the drive motor which carries the motor manufacturer’s warranty. Most OEM’s pass this warranty along to the end user. The Airxchange warranty is longer than most OEM product warranties. Therefore there is a multiple-year period from the time the OEM warranty expires and the Airxchange warranty expires. Airxchange...
‘A review of Building Regulations is well overdue’, says the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council, HHIC as they respond to The Future Homes Standard 2019 Consultation on changes to Part L (conservation of fuel and power) and Part F (ventilation) of the Building Regulations for new dwellings. Stewart Clements, Director, HHIC said, “Part L of the Building Regulations was last reviewed in 2012. Since then there have been many technological and industry advancements, so a review...
SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc., a full-line, full-service industry front-runner in the design and manufacture of evaporative cooling towers and air-cooled heat exchangers, will feature new products and present educational sessions in Booth #3101 at the International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration Exposition (AHR Expo). AHR Expo takes place from Feb. 3 to Feb 5, 2020, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA. Products on Display details Booth highlights include...
Bradford White Corporation, a manufacturer of commercial, residential and industrial heating solutions and storage applications, will showcase a range of new, upgraded and established products from its subsidiary companies at the AHR Expo in Orlando, Florida, in February. Representatives from Bradford White Water Heaters, Laars Heating Systems and Niles Steel Tank will be available at Booth #1343 during the event, which will be held February 3-5. Full range of solutions “We’re hig...
DENSO Corporation expresses its deepest sympathy to all those who have been affected by the outbreak of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. DENSO Group companies, including DENSO (CHINA) INVESTMENT, are donating a one million CNY (approximately US$145,000) through the Red Cross Society of China to support the recovery.
NevadaNano has announced the release of the Molecular Property Spectrometer - MPS A2L refrigerant gas sensors, available in two packaging options. The A2L IS sensor is safety certified and hardened for industrial applications, while the A2L Mini sensor has the same performance specifications of its bigger brother, but is specifically engineered for residential applications. Due to emerging state regulations, which require a phase-down of HFCs (Hydrofluorocarbons), more states are requiring cons...
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) express its continued strong support for a Department of Energy (DOE) rule submitted to the Federal Register that would set forth updated procedures for the Department to follow in its rulemaking activities. The procedures for use in new or revised energy conservation standards and test procedures for consumer products and commercial/industrial equipment rule, more commonly known as the process rule, outlines binding rules that D...
NSITEXE, Inc., a group company of DENSO Corporation that develops and sells high-performance semiconductor IPs, has completed the development of the DR1000C, the first data flow processor (DFP) product, and started selling the product today. NSITEXE will exhibit the DR1000C at the 12th Automotive World - International Automotive Electronics Technology Expo to be held at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center (Tokyo Big Sight) from Wednesday, January 15 to Friday, January 17, 2020 (booth No....
The requirement to save energy often leads to the installation of larger air handling units, which in turn results in lower airflow velocities. It is, therefore, necessary to change the measurement principle in order to measure even very small volume flows. Another issue often encountered at the installation site is space or the lack of it. This is why development efforts have to aim at products that are fairly easy and safe to install and provide good measurement results. With these goals in...
To help consumers understand the benefits of installing Thermostatic Radiator Valves, TRVs, and the technology they use to achieve energy efficiency, the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council, HHIC, have created a ‘Consumer Guide to Thermostatic Radiator Valves’. Temperature control Stewart Clements, Director, HHIC said; “TRVs are a simple and affordable way of controlling the heat output of a radiator and the temperature of a room. Effectively selected and installed, TRVs ar...
DENSO Corporation and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated announced the companies’ joint efforts in developing next-generation cockpit systems. In recent years, the amount of information provided by a vehicle to the driver has increased due to advanced driver assistance functions using cameras and sensors, as well as various entertainment functions. human-machine interfaces With these opportunities for vehicle-driver communication, human-machine interfaces...
The Clifford H. ‘Te’ Rees, Jr. Scholarship Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), and the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), announces scholarship awards totaling $85,500 to 49 students, including seven military veterans, studying to become technicians in the HVACR and water heating industry. "We are pleased to award scholarships to these qualified and dedicated students and veterans, and we lo...
The FKS-EU and FKA-EU fire dampers have been providing safety in buildings for many years. TROX now presents the successor of these successful dampers, the FKA2-EU. The new model impresses thanks to a whole range of new developments and possibilities. First and foremost, dimensions can be freely selected. This means that the customer can freely configure the fire damper down to the millimeter. The FKA2-EU is thus suitable for every conceivable installation situation. Despite the individual desi...
