Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine September 2021

HVACR NewsMagazine September 2021

State National Chapter News

programs, case studies, and lessons learned. The Campaign will also recognize contractors and installers who have achieved success with adopting HVAC smart diagnostic tools in their business, and Campaign supporters who have demonstrated impactful support to the Campaign by promoting and sharing key resources. Smart diagnostic tools determine faults in ASHPs and CACs by pairing a suite of digital gauges with a smart phone. Many brands of tools for residential HVAC diagnostics emerged in the last decade as a response to the need for more accurate and efficient ways to measure critical aspects of equipment performance, such as superheat and subcooling, while allowing for remote data collection for fault detection. Existing “smart” diagnostic tools on the market today use Wi-Fi or Bluetooth- enabled devices to monitor temperature, pressure, refrigerant charge, airflow, and other equipment performance metrics and transmit the data from equipment in the field to a central data logger or a mobile application, such as MeasureQuick (either Apple or Android-based). Instructor ’ s Quality Install / Smart Diagnostic Tools Class October 7 & 8 6715 Young Road, Little Rock What are Smart Diagnostic Tools?

PNNL Endorses HVACR Association ’ s “ Train the Trainer ” The Arkansas HVACR Association ’ s, “ Train the Trainer ” class and follow up program for the 16 HVACR training programs has been recognized by PNNL as a “ promising solution for unifying Arkansas’ HVACR educators on standards for residential HVAC system performance and installation, and ensures the educators are using state-of- the art equipment in the classroom. From information we’ve reviewed, the event aligns with the Residential HVAC Smart Diagnostic Tools Campaign and PNNL is hopeful that the event can used as a model to be implemented in other states. In closing, PNNL would like to offer a strong endorsement for ARHVACR’s Train the Trainer event. ” The letter of support and endorsement follows on the next page. We at the Association are heartened by the PNNL support and endorsement. We also are grateful to the Arkansas Office of Skills Development and the Arkansas Energy office for making this class possible. Without them it would only have been a pipe dream. With them it will change the future of HVACR education which will benefit the student, the college, the industry, and the homeowner. We offer our thanks to everyone involved. The Class is Free Over $3,000 in equipment is FREE

8:30 – 5:00 each day Contact tomhunt@arhvcr.org