Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine January 2026

News Magazine January 2026

Table of Contents

18

Editorial

pg 2

Time for a Breather & Refocus

FEATURE STORY The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future

pg 7

State, national, chapter news Repeat of Codes and Changes that Affect Fort Smith HVAC Contractors

PG 16

PG 21

Kirk’s Corner

Energy Talk Myths of Energy Savings — Tom Turner, Air Evangelist

PG 24

PG 30

Test Data: Where are the Solutions — Tom Turner, Air Evangelist

Education News Training Programs

PG 37

PG 38

Lunch & Learn : Link to Future & Past NewsMagazine : Link to Present & Past Continuing Education in Chapter Meetings

pg 30 PG 33 pg 36 PG 39 PG 40 pg 30 PG 33 pg 36 PG 41 PG 42

Business News

Health Insurance? Still Time to Enroll Stop Underpricing Repair Tickets (Ruth King)

Tech News

Why Triple Evacuation and Cold Weather Evacuation Don’t Work : Jim Bergmann PG 48 Coil Temperature Sensors: Thermostats vs Thermistors (Bryan Orr - HVAC School) PG 53 Upgrading Time & Temperature Defrost for Heat Pumps (Bryan Orr – HVAC School) PG 57

I’ve Done it This Way for 20 Years: That’s the Problem (Bryan Orr - HVAC School) PG