Vehicles are another part of a company’s first impression, and Welsch said, “I was at a stop sign the other day and next to me was an HVAC truck that I thought had just finished an off-road race. Also, if it looks like a vehicle hasn’t been well taken care of, what does that say about the maintenance and care that employee will provide for the HVAC system they’re installing or servicing? Read more HVAC news on The SmartVan. Field Service HVAC customer service field serviceSo says Butch Welsch, Owner of Welsh Heating & Cooling in St. Louis. MORE >>

The AHR Expo is billed as the largest and most comprehensive HVAC&R event in the world. Attendees — contractors, engineers, facility managers, OEMs, and just about anyone in the HVAC&R industries — come for educational sessions, workshops, seminars, and product demos. What the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is for tech nerds, the AHR is for HVAC pros. Here’s a rundown of some of the highlights thus far: LG Bringing Greener HVAC Products to Market. Clean Tech HVAC AC AHR Expo 2012 air conditioning clean tech cooling Ecobee LG refrigeration Tecogen MORE >>

Yet here’s yet another example of an iPad app that will make service in the field a bit easier, this time for HVAC contractors. Cloud Computing Field Service HVAC ACCA field service iPadThe phrase “there’s an app for that&# is so ubiquitous it’s almost a punchline these days. An estimated 300 million tablets will be sold by 2015 , so it’s no wonder enterprise apps are growing by leaps and bounds. This week, the Air Conditioning Contractors of America announced the launch of ACCA DuctWheel, the trade association’s first iPad app. exible ducts. MORE >>

Features that are a waste of money for HVAC. Stay tuned for Part 3, where Patrick lists the other two must-have instruments for HVAC. Read more about HVAC on The SmartVan. Uncategorized Digital Multi Meter HVACHere is a quick low down on what instruments you do and don’t need along with what features they do and don’t need to have. Click here if you missed Part 1.). Number one on our list is the Digital Multimeter. This is the main staple of your test instruments; you use it multiple times every day. This is one item that you do not want to cheap out on. MORE >>

Field Service HVAC buying test instruments field service Fort F-350 HVAC test instruments test instrumentsIt doesn’t matter if you work on residential, commercial or refrigeration units; today’s equipment is more high-tech than ever and servicing them properly requires sophisticated test instruments.  One thing you have to accept up front is that quality instruments will set you back a few dollars.  Buy the wrong instruments and its money wasted.  We mean overbuying and underbuying. " Let’s take a look at underbuying first. Overbuying is just the opposite. MORE >>