The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) is fighting new Department of Energy (DOE) requirements on the efficiency of furnaces which will effectively eliminate non-condensing furnaces used by most builders and installers in our area by December of 2028. The...
Phase Out of Refrigerants As a result of concerns related to depletion of ozone and global warming there are significant changes coming to the cooling and refrigeration industry regarding the refrigerants that they use. At the end of December 2019 R-22 refrigerant is...
By D.M. Robinson, P.E. Introduction My last article I discussed what I thought a minimum home inspection should include to allow an inspector to be able to provide a statement of the general condition of the equipment upon completion of the inspection. I thought I...
By D.M. Robinson, P.E. When I first got into the home inspection business, it was with a company named Associated Inspection Services. I was running a mechanical equipment installation/maintenance company called Triangle Service Company. At that time an acceptable...
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