Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine May 2022

HVACR NewsMagazine May 2022

State National Chapter News

Attention: Old Manometer Upgrade The HVACR Association is just finishing up 5 DET (Duct & Envelope Testing) training sessions. With the help of “Energy Efficiency Arkansas” during the fall 2021 and spring 2022, the Association will have trained over 135 Verifiers, persons that trained and passed a comprehensive exam. Most of these 135 are new to leakage testing and need to purchase equipment. As a reward for successfully completing the training, the Energy Conservatory is offering these Verifiers a 7 ½ % discount on their equipment purchase. Of course there is a time limit. However, many in Arkansas completed training years ago when the Energy Office was offsetting the cost of Building Performance Institute training. At that time they purchased blower doors and or duct blasters that came with the DG-700, a cool tool for its time. Since then, technology has taken a giant leap forward with the introduction of the Energy Conservatory DG-1000 manometer. To help those who were previously trained, TEC, The Energy Conservatory, is offering a $300 trade in for anyone wishing to upgrade from the DG-700 to the DG- 1000. At $1,695.00, a $300 trade in is welcome help. As we move toward duct testing of new construction homes, it would behoove those with DG-700s to consider the upgrade with the $300.00 discount. On the next page, we’ ve including TEC’s promotional material and trade in application form.

Mother’s Day

The U.S. Census Bureau just published interesting data about mothers and their children. Children living with a “ mother only ” is the second most common U. S. living arrangement, a number that has doubled since 1968. The number is now 15.3 million. That tells us the HVACR industry has an opportunity to be sensitive to the needs of these moms and their children. They need compassion and understanding for the pressures of raising children, working, and running a home. They need someone to work on their heat and air systems on their schedule. It is doubly hard for them to take off work. No, it isn’t easy for the HVAC contractor but it is a huge market and an opportunity to serve the community.