Aug 2019
The Harris Products Group Announces an Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Worthington Industries
The Harris Products Group (“Harris”), a Lincoln Electric company, is pleased to announce that it is now the exclusive distributor of Worthington Industries air-fuel equipment in the U.S. wholesale channel, and a distributor of Worthington Industries gas cylinders. These products began shipping on January 2, 2019. This agreement broadens Harris’ brazing and plumbing product lines and complements the previously acquired soldering consumables business and certain brazing assets from Worthington Industries earlier this year.
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Aug 2019
Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
There are boiler control schemes that, if not thought out carefully, can result in thousands of dollars in repairs.
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Aug 2019
How to Diagnose the 5 Duct Disasters
Start with Total External Static Pressure, then test filters, indoor coils, duct pressures, system airflow and temperature loss
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Aug 2019
How to Calculate Commercial/Industrial Duct Leakage
Leakage is a function of the static pressure and the number and size of openings in the duct and is unaffected by airflow.
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Aug 2019
Follow This Step-By-Step Guide to Heating PMs
A detailed look at furnace inspection.
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Aug 2019
MSAC Hotline: Is there a Schrader?
My question involves using Schraders when using transducers. When you ship these to the jobsite do you put Schraders where pressure or temp transducers are located to allow replacement if needed?
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Aug 2019
Troubleshooting: Residential System Noisy, Not Cooling
You are called out to a residential air conditioning system that is not cooling properly and making a loud screeching noise.
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Aug 2019
Leading Off: What Happened to TEWI?
In the mid-1990s, TEWI (Total Equivalent Warming Index) was all the rage of the refrigeration industry—not so much now as it has been replaced by LCCP (Life Cycle Climate Performance).
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Aug 2019
Heating Up: Our Conference Will Make You Better
A frighteningly long time ago when I was first starting out in this industry, one of my co-workers told me that I was about to learn more in three days attending my first major industry event than I could sitting in an office for a year. He was right.
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Aug 2019
Last Word: Our Founding Fathers
Another Fourth of July has passed, providing a pause from work, and the opportunity to celebrate in various ways. It’s likely that many of us finished off the day watching a fireworks display.
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