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Open House
In April, we
hosted our annual open house events in our Knoxville, Chattanooga, Murfreesboro
and Nashville locations. It was good to see so many new and familiar faces.
Thank you to all of our suppliers and customers who came out.
Here are some photos from the Murfreesboro, Chattanooga and Nashville events.
Murfreesboro Open House 4.26.12
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Lee Purvis, CertainTeed; Ogden Rattliff, Comfort
Supply; Dennis Reynolds, Coleman-Russell; Gordon Ramseur, Reflectix
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Frank Green, Leone Green & Assoc.; Ogden
Rattliff, Comfort Supply
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Billy Jobe, Comfort Supply; Mary Ruth Yates,
Mueller; Dan Melson, Rapid Recovery
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Lee Wilkerson, Ruud; Jeremy Laymon, Ruud
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Tom Janus, Aprilaire
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Jonathan Alvarez
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Jonathan Alvarez
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Ann Thomas, CATCO
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Chattanooga Open House 4.20.12
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Clay Blevins, Comfort Supply; Ryan Phillips,
Comfort Supply
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Jeremy Whitworth, Comfort Supply; Beth
Childress, Ruud; Jeremy Laymon, Ruud
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Ogden Rattliff, Comfort Supply; John Freeman,
Daikin
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Larry Alford, Alford Energy; Billy Jobe, Comfort
Supply
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Renee Leverette, Honeywell; Ogden Rattliff,
Comfort Supply
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Ogden Rattliff,
Comfort Supply and Brad Barksdale, Mueller
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Joe Soliman, Aprilaire
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Comfort Supply employees
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Nashville Open House 4.27.12
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Dean Fulton, Hiller; Ogden Rattliff, Comfort
Supply
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Gene Dyke, Fieldpiece
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Jeff Taylor, JL Taylor Enterprises
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Rob Nelson, Bosch; Chris Galvin, Bosch
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Dan Melson, Rapid Recovery
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Billy Jobe, Comfort Supply; Jay Hammond, Geo
Excel
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Patrick
Sankolenicz and John Freeman, Daikin; Rocky Cothran, Comfort Supply
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Dennis Reynolds, Coleman-Russell
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John Barnes, Davenport Associates; Clay Blevins,
Comfort Supply; David Butler, Comfort Supply
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Celebrity Constellation Caribbean Cruise,
US Motors
For every $100 of US MOTORS purchases from Comfort Supply, earn 5 points towards your Celebrity Constellation trip quota.
Comfort Supply’s Celebrity Constellation Caribbean Cruise promotion is an opportunity for you to win a 6-day, 5-night ocean adventure aboard the Celebrity Constellation cruise ship – a floating luxury hotel.
Sale runs June 1, 2012 through August 31, 2012.
Call 1 (800) 467-4235 today for more information.
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US Motors
by Comfort Supply Blog
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Black Hawk,
energy,
Power House
Energy costs are something we’re all thinking about these
days. Whether it’s astronomical prices at the pump or the cost of cooling homes
during a sweltering Tennessee summer, businesses and homeowners alike seek ways
to reduce usage and save money. That’s why at Comfort Supply, we’re excited
about the amazing Black Hawk Power House.
The Power House power conditioning system, by Black Hawk
Energy Products, installs on a building's electrical system. The small box
boosts, balances and regulates voltage rates during all phases of electrical
consumption. It gives home and business owners an opportunity to reduce energy
and maintenance costs by reclaiming electricity normally lost to the ground.
The Black Hawk Power House has been wildly popular among our
customers. And why not? It’s a safe, efficient way to cut energy costs for
homes and businesses.
Here’s how the Power House works:
The
voltage of electrical current drawn into a building ebbs and flows, depending
on the demand on the grid. When the voltage spikes, appliances will send the
excess electricity through a ground wire dispersing it to the earth. When
voltage is low, appliances struggle to pull enough power to do their jobs. The Power
House captures voltage that would normally go to ground and recycles it into
the building's electrical system. When voltage fluctuates, the flow into the
building remains more level. The result is a reduction in kilowatt consumption,
appliances that run at peak efficiency, reduced maintenance costs and reduced
peak demand loads. All of which leads to lower energy bills.
Aside from the obvious advantages of lower electricity
bills, customers also appreciate the green angle. Using power more efficiently
and not losing so much to a ground wire means equipment and appliances last
longer with lower maintenance costs. It also lowers peak demand on available
energy and helps entire communities have a more stable power grid.
In addition to the obvious savings, the Power House
increases the capacity of a building's electrical panel by allowing it to run
cooler and protects all equipment from basic electrical surges. The unit, which
weighs about 50 pounds can be installed nearly anywhere because it runs cool
and requires no special ventilation.
The Power House must be installed by a licensed electrician
and is available in both residential and commercial voltages.
Learn more at
BlackHawkEnergySaver.com
today.
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Power House
by Comfort Supply Blog
Labels:
Climate Control,
Honeywell,
Internet Gateway,
RedLINK
Honeywell’s RedLINK Internet Gateway: Controlling Comfort on the Go
When summer heat hits and cooling bills start to rise, many homes and businesses tend to sacrifice comfort in order to lower costs. Here at Comfort Supply, we help our customers (who help their customers) control the climate and reduce energy costs with Honeywell’s RedLINK Internet Gateway, or RIG.
Honeywell Total Connect comfort services connect HVAC systems to the Internet, allowing users to monitor and adjust temperatures with an iPhone, iPad or PC via Honeywell’s RedLINK Internet Gateway.
I use this app on my iPhone and iPad to control the temperature in my home. On especially cold mornings this past winter, I was able to stay warm in bed without getting up to adjust the thermostat – I simply reached for my iPhone from the nightstand and used Honeywell’s RIG to increase the heat before I got out of bed. Now that spring has arrived and temperatures are rising again, I can monitor and adjust my home’s temperature on the go, all from my mobile devices. With this app, I can save money and energy by not cooling the house when no one is home.
With Honeywell’s RIG, I can make adjustments to my home’s temperature in the office, at lunch, and even in traffic. It used to take a while for things to get comfortable when I reset the temperature after getting home, but with the Honeywell RIG I can make adjustments ahead of time, and my house feels great as soon as I walk in the door - without the expense of heating or air conditioning my house all day to keep it at a comfortable temperature.
In addition to adjusting temperature, Honeywell’s RIG mobile app lets me set up alerts to notify me when temperature or humidity reaches pre-set levels.
Honeywell Total Connect comfort services offers the app free of charge, with no monthly fees.
Ask one of our Comfort Supply sales team about it and check it out for yourself!
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Honeywell,
Internet Gateway,
RedLINK
by Comfort Supply Blog
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branch,
move,
Murfreesboro
You can now find us at:
511-B Middle Tennessee Boulevard
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
(Formerly Meyer Electric)
The new location boasts a 1,000-square-foot showroom, more than double the old location’s 400-square-foot space. As a Ruud ProStock store, our Murfreesboro and Rutherford County customers can browse a greater collection of quality Ruud products at the new and improved branch.
With this greater space, the Murfreesboro branch also offers a new training area. The training area will allow staff to better serve customers and to host counter days for product demonstrations.
Come out and see the new location for yourself!
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Comfort Supply invites you to heat up winter with a luxurious Caribbean escape!
Comfort Supply’s Celebrity Constellation Caribbean Cruise promotion runs now through December 31, 2012. Qualifying customers will win a six-day, five-night ocean adventure aboard the Celebrity Constellation cruise ship – a floating luxury hotel which has recently been completely revamped to include Celebrity’s “Solstice Class” features, including an 11-deck high atrium. To learn more about this magnificent ship and see a photo gallery of all the Constellation has to offer, point your Internet browser to http://bit.ly/wW8Qla.
The trip includes round-trip airfare to Miami and transfers to the ship, five nights accommodation in an ocean view balcony stateroom, all meals, all shipboard entertainment, private welcoming and farewell cocktail receptions with hors d’oeuvres and live music, and days and nights of sun and fun.
To qualify for the Celebrity Constellation trip:
- Fill out a registration form and return it to Comfort Supply. We will then inform you of your Base Quota to earn your first trip
- Earn two (2) Trip Points for each $100.00 of Ruud purchases from Comfort Supply, up to your Base Quota, during the promotional period
- Earn five (5) Trip Points for each $100.00 of Ruud purchases from Comfort Supply over your Base Quota during the promotional period
- Trips are valued at 4,000 points per couple, including complete air and cruise package combined, based on double occupancy. Double occupancy means two people sharing a room
Participants must earn a minimum of 2,000 points to qualify. Any unearned portions of the trip may be purchased, subject to availability. Availability for buy-ins is not guaranteed.
by Comfort Supply Blog
Comfort Supply has enjoyed sharing a new toolset to make life easier for HVAC industry professionals: HVAC Web Apps. We've teamed up with KB Watson Enterprises to provide contractors with a suite of cloud-based calculators. These tools are designed to simplify the most common tasks performed at worksites by HVAC comfort advisors, system designers, installers and service technicians.
The platform of cloud-based Web apps – including residential load calculation, residential equipment selection, residential duct design and more – runs on any device with a Web browser. Even better, you don't have to have an iPhone or an iPad to use it. Any mobile device with an Internet connection will do.
Watching the trend of fewer and fewer technicians carrying bulky laptops to worksites has been a sign of the times in our industry. Devices such as iPhones, Android smart phones and tablets have become tools on the HVAC technician’s belt.
We're mindful of that at Comfort Supply, and we've sought to evolve with new technologies like the iPad and HVAC Web Apps. We're a better, more efficient company for it.
Our own sales pro Wayne Dube had this to say about his experience with the apps:
“The best thing about the platform is that it combines a bunch of tools in one location. You don’t have to have a refrigerant chart or a pipe size chart, for example, when you’re at a worksite. Calculations that used to take contractors up to an hour to compute now take about a minute. It’s a great training tool for the industry and the next step for bringing our industry into the IT age."
We look forward to hearing from our customers about their experiences with HVAC Web Apps.
by Comfort Supply Blog
It’s hard to believe that we opened two new locations last year, for a total of six stores throughout Tennessee — let’s just say that 2011 was a year of tremendous growth for us — and more growth is expected this year.
We added a Knoxville location in April, and our 14,000-square-foot store stocks our trademark selection of quality Ruud residential and commercial products. Last month we added a location in Chattanooga. As our first Ruud PROSTOCK store, the 20,000-square-foot location includes a 3,000-square-foot showroom.
We also took advantage of technology in 2011 by outfitting our sales reps with iPads. Now our reps have instant access, wherever they are, to important product information and other tools that allow them to better serve our customers. We also recently launched HVAC Web Apps, a platform of cloud-based calculator applications designed to simplify the most common tasks performed by a host of workers in the HVAC industry.
We have some ambitious things planned for the coming year. Our Web store goes live this month, and it will provide our customers an e-commerce solution for purchasing the HVAC materials and select parts that we carry.
This year we took huge strides as both a company and a team, all to better serve the needs of the 21st Century HVAC contractor, and I fully expect 2012 to be even better.
by Comfort Supply Blog
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Aprilaire,
IAQ
We have recently added Aprilaire indoor air quality and humidity control products to our product offerings.
We're stocking Aprilaire’s whole-home humidifiers, including models 600A automatic, 400A automatic, 600M manual, 400M manual and the 800 steam humidifier. All Aprilaire humidification systems are digitally controlled, set-it-and-forget-it, and can be installed for both residential and commercial use.
By partnering with Aprilaire we’re able to supply our dealers, especially those in the Knoxville and Chattanooga markets, with an indoor air quality line that will help them cater to the needs of their customers.
Aprilaire is part of Research Products Corporation, a maker of indoor air quality products. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Aprilaire produces humidifiers, dehumidifiers, air filters, thermostats and zone-control HVAC systems.
Contact your local Comfort Supply branch to learn more about the new IAQ products.
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Cookeville,
holidays,
Murfreesboro,
Nashville
Happy holidays from all of us here at Comfort Supply!
We wish you and your family a season of warmth, joy and wonder.
We also wanted to quickly notify you of our holiday and inventory closures.
All locations will be closed Friday, December 23, Saturday, December 24 and Monday, December 26 for the Christmas holiday. We will also be closed Monday, January 2 for New Years. Our Nashville location will be open from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 31. If you have an emergency and need to contact Comfort Supply during these times, please call our emergency phone number at (615) 207-2858
Our Murfreesboro and Cookeville locations will be closed Friday, December 16 for inventory. Our Nashville location will also be closed Friday, December 16 and Saturday, December 17 for inventory.
Thank you for your business and support throughout 2011. We wish you a bright and auspicious beginning to 2012.
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Murfreesboro,
Nashville
by Comfort Supply Blog
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Chattanooga,
Comfort Supply,
HVAC,
PROSTOCK
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| The view from Lookout Mountain over the city of Chattanooga. |
Today we are officially opening our sixth location in Chattanooga. The new warehouse and showroom at 3000 Broad Street will be the first Ruud PROSTOCK store for Comfort Supply. The 20,000-square-foot Chattanooga store will offer parts and supplies that residential and commercial contractors need to install and service HVAC equipment.
By being a PROSTOCK store, our customers will benefit by having access to a greater PROSTOCK product offering, and greater stock consistency.
In 2010, Business Facilities magazine ranked Chattanooga first in the country for metro economic growth potential. The magazine cited Volkswagen’s $1 billion assembly plant in Enterprise South industrial park that, when ramped up, will employ more than 2,000 workers. An adjoining supplier park will create another 500 jobs.
All these things make Chattanooga the perfect location for our new store. This area is growing quickly and it is our opinion that it will only continue to grow in the coming years. We look forward to forming new customer relationships and cementing our commitment to the city of Chattanooga.
Jeremy Whitworth is the branch manager for the new store. You can reach him by calling 423.826.0349 (local) or 1.855.661.2992 (toll-free).
If you have any questions about our new branch, just leave them in the comments below.
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Comfort Supply,
HVAC,
PROSTOCK
by Comfort Supply Blog
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Ruud,
training
The Ruud Digital Controls Class that was scheduled for this Wednesday 11-9-11 has been canceled. We regret any inconvenience this may cause.
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training
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Nashville,
training
Please advise: The Nashville training class that was scheduled for tomorrow has been canceled. As of now, we do not have a rescheduled date. That's the November 2 (Nashville): Ruud Comfort Control II Systems / OTNTT-CCS2 class that's been canceled. We're sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
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training
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Cookeville,
Counter Day,
GeneralAire,
Knoxville,
Murfreesboro,
Nashville
Want to learn more about GeneralAire?
Stop by one of Comfort Supply's upcoming Counter Days (and enjoy a free meal while you're here!)
GeneralAire Counter Day Schedule
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
- Nashville Counter Day over lunch
- 305 Arlington Ave., Nashville, TN 37210
- Call 615.244.0920 for more information
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
- Murfreesboro Counter Day over lunch
- 1514 Sarah Ct., Murfreesboro, TN 37129
- Call 615.907.1120 for more information
Thursday, November 3, 2011
- Knoxville Counter Day in the morning
- Cookeville Counter Day over lunch
- 608 Business Park Ln., Knoxville, TN 37932 OR 1410 Imperial Dr., Cookeville, TN 38501
- Call 865.675.2774 (Knoxville) OR 931.432.0569 (Cookeville) for more information
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Counter Day,
GeneralAire,
Knoxville,
Murfreesboro,
Nashville
by Comfort Supply Blog
Labels:
chili cookoff,
Comfort Supply,
Nashville
Comfort Supply will host its Annual Chili Cookoff on Friday, 10/28 at our Nashville branch location.
All contractors are invited to come enjoy project demonstrations and some friendly chili competition.
Friday, October 28
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Comfort Supply Nashville
305 Arlington Avenue
Nashville, TN
(615) 244-0920
Haven't been able to attend a Chili Cookoff in the past? Check out the pictures from last year's event
here.
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Comfort Supply,
Nashville
by Comfort Supply Blog
Labels:
ACHR News,
distribution,
HVAC
Check out this article in November's ACHR News that discusses the current HVAC distribution market trends. The magazine interviewed me for the article, and I think it does a good job laying out a general overview of the types of things we're seeing across the industry.
Let me know what you think!
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distribution,
HVAC
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Coeus Technology,
Comfort Supply,
MonoFoil
We're happy to announce that all Comfort Supply locations have started carrying MonoFoil, by Coeus Technology.
What is MonoFoil?
MonoFoil is an antimicrobial that when applied to a surface will protect that surface against molds, fungi, bacteria, algae and mildew.
How can MonoFoil help your customers?
MonoFoil can be applied to HVAC system components (insulation, coils, fans, walls, frames, filters, etc.)
Take, for example, air filters.
Air filters are part of the front-line defense for dealing with microbial problems in your customers' homes and offices. Fungi and bacteria thrive in air filters because they provide the moisture, nutrients, temperature and surfaces that these microorganisms need to survive, grow and reproduce. Humidity of the air being filtered leads to moisture, and the filter medium, finishing compounds, fibers and binding agents are receptive surfaces and nutrients for microorganisms.
When sprayed on a filter, MonoFoil can make that filter more efficient by protecting it from abnormal fungal and bacteria growth. This in turn reduces household dust and odors. Also, ASHRAE tests have shown that treating filters with MonoFoil doesn't negatively affect the filter performance, i.e. it has no affect on the filter's trapping capabilities.
What are MonoFoil's features?
- It's odorless and colorless
- Non-toxic
- It doesn't gas or pollute the surrounding environment
- Contains no heavy metals, phenols or arsenic
- It permanently bonds to target surfaces
- Can be applied to almost all interior surfaces
- Long-lasting
It's effective, affordable, safe (it won't create the much feared "superbug") and easy to apply.
How can I learn more?
Contact your
local Comfort Supply sales rep, and we will be happy to fill you in about all the details regarding MonoFoil.
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Comfort Supply,
MonoFoil
by Comfort Supply Blog
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Bass Pro Shop,
Bosch,
Bosch Tankless Water Heater,
tankless water heater,
Walmart
Buy a Bosch Tankless Water Heater, get a $50 giftcard to Bass Pro Shop or Wal-Mart.
Promotion runs October 1 through November 30
Visit or call one of Comfort Supply's locations for more information.
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Bosch Tankless Water Heater,
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Walmart
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Labels:
Atlantis,
Comfort Supply,
Ruud,
SEER
Earn Double Atlantis Trip Points
For all purchases of Ruud equipment 14 SEER or higher
October 1, 2011 through November 30, 2011
Contact your Comfort Supply Salesman for more details.
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Ruud,
SEER
by Comfort Supply Blog
Labels:
air conditioning,
heating,
HVAC,
HVAC maintenance
Conventional wisdom suggests that an annual inspection of a homeowner’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning system is the best way to maintain the health and peak efficiency of a system.
Usually a HVAC contractor performs that maintenance in the spring, in preparation for the upcoming summer. But, what about fall maintenance for the upcoming winter months?
When switching from cooling to heating, there are maintenance tasks in the fall can have a big impact on homeowners’ utility bills in the winter. It’s just as important that your heating equipment work at its peak efficiency as your cooling equipment, and in many climates where heating costs far outweigh cooling costs, it’s more important.
Comfort Supply suggests semiannual HVAC maintenance—in the fall and in the spring—to detect and prevent future costly repairs.
Contractors should inspect and service gas controls, heat exchanges, heat pumps, coils and condensers. Clean coils on heat pumps, and combustion chambers on gas furnaces. Watch for rusted or cracked heat exchanges as these can release carbon monoxide into a customer’s home.
It’s one thing to present semiannual maintenance as an option to a homeowner. It’s another thing entirely to actually sell the idea.
We recommend setting up automated communications to homeowners to let them know when maintenance is due. This can be done through email, direct mail or over the phone. Communicate to your customers through the channels that they prefer, and make it as easy a possible for customers to be aware of and schedule upcoming maintenance.
Contractors can also add a semiannual inspection option to their service contracts, and contractors sell this option by highlighting its benefits.
The best way to sell semiannual preventative maintenance is to be honest and remind the homeowner of its primary benefit: It decreases costs over the entire life of the HVAC equipment. If long-term benefits evade your customer, use short-term examples the homeowner can understand. For example, leaking ducts can reduce energy efficiency by up to 20 percent. That’s $15 on a $75 monthly utility bill.
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heating,
HVAC,
HVAC maintenance
by Comfort Supply Blog
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AHRI,
EER,
Energy Efficiency Ratio,
Energy Star,
Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio,
SEER
Do you know the difference between ‘SEER’ and ‘EER’ ratings? If so, do you know how to explain this difference to your customers? Do you know which is the better ranking to use in different situations and why it matters?
What’s SEER?
SEER: Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio
The most common measurement used to rank the efficiency of a central air conditioner, SEER is the certified AHRI rating for a residential product 65,000 BTUH and under. SEER ratings are determined in “moderate temperatures,” 82 degrees or below.
What’s EER?
EER: Energy Efficiency Ratio
It’s the AHRI certified rating for commercial equipment with capacity greater than 65,000 BTUH. EER is a hot weather snapshot of efficiency taken at the same conditions as AHRI Listed Capacity, 95 degrees or hotter.
How can you explain SEER vs. EER ratings to your customers?
Start by using buzzwords like ‘Energy Star,’ which designates equipment that ranks in the top 25% of efficiency. Then explain that while SEER is more commonly known, both SEER and EER ratings are considered in Energy Star calculations. The difference being that SEER is a rating of efficiency at moderate temps and EER is a rating of efficiency at extreme temps.
Which ranking is better to use?
The EER rating is truly the most effective way to measure the efficiency of a central air conditioner. When do homeowners care more about their air conditioners, when it’s 75 degrees or when it’s 100 degrees outside? If you answered 100 degrees (which is what most people answer) then your customers are better off getting a central air conditioner with a high EER rating.
Why does it matter?
Besides saving homeowners energy (and money on utility bills) when they need it most, equipment with a higher EER rating tends to be more expensive, so you can upgrade your sale simply by having the SEER vs. EER conversation with your customer.
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SEER
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ACCA,
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Contractors App Box,
Docs to Go,
GPS,
Honeywell,
HVAC Buddy,
HVAC Formulator,
HVAC Terminology,
iPad,
Kentucky,
Michah Sandlin,
Middle Tennessee,
NotePad Pro
Smartphone and tablet technology can help increase productivity & sales opportunities
At the intersection of technology and the heating and air conditioning industry lies a glut of smartphone and tablet apps for the HVAC professional. There’s HVAC Buddy, HVAC Formulator, HVAC Terminology and the ACCA and ASHRAE apps to name a few. But the question remains, how—if at all—are these tools being used in the field?
We recently asked two Comfort Supply employees how they use smartphone and tablet technology. See their responses below.
Micah Sandlin, an outside salesman, has been outfitted with an iPad for two months. “I use it more and more everyday,” Sandlin said.
His favorite tool is Docs to Go, an application that enables you to create documents such as quotes to send to others, or keep and send to your email. “I can create an order and send it to the sales counter, so my customer can get products without waiting for me to get back to the office,” Sandlin said.
Rocky Cothran, technical service advisor, also finds the app helpful. “You can store any file that you need, like your price list, spec books and list of Middle Tennessee contractors,” Cothran said. “The app helps you find documents really quickly too. I can easily search 200 page manuals.”
Another useful tool when out in the field is the Contractors App Box. “With this app, I can still write an order when I’m on the road. The app pulls up the form just like an order sheet, then emails it directly to the computer in the office,” Cothran said. “You can also access job site and accident sheets, invoicing materials, estimates and purchase order emails.”
Built-in, general use applications like note pads, calendars and maps can also improve an HVAC salesman’s productivity.
“I use the iPad’s NotePad Pro app all the time. It’s a really helpful tool to take notes with on job site calls,” Sandlin said. “Since the app stores notes by the date the data was entered, my notes stay organized too.”
“The notepad works great for me, just like a pencil and paper,” Cothran said. “I can even create wiring diagrams and email them back to the office. Obviously, when you’re driving around Tennessee and Kentucky, the GPS app comes in very handy too.”
Having technology readily available also allows HVAC salesman to pull up websites on a sales call.
Salesmen can pull up a supplier’s website and show their customers the latest specs, equipment, sales and any promotions that we may be having. For example, Honeywell has a very readable website on the iPad. Salesmen can look up thermostats, search by model number and download installer instructions.
“There are so many products on the market, it’s hard to remember all the model specs. When I’m on the road with my iPhone or iPad, I can research my competitor’s products on the Internet. By learning about other products, I can better sell my unit over someone else’s unit,” Cothran said. “It’s a tool that helps me perform my job better.”
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iPad,
Kentucky,
Michah Sandlin,
Middle Tennessee,
NotePad Pro
by Comfort Supply Blog
Labels:
Charles Stone Heating and Cooling,
Comfort Supply,
Pick-A-Trip,
rewards,
Temp Control,
trip,
vacation
There were
48 trips won in this year's
Pick-A-Trip contest. That's
2.5 times more trips than last year!
You can find the winners and prize levels below. For more details on the vacations won,
visit our website. Thanks to all of our contractors to participated in this fantastic program!
Level One Winners:
- Comfort Zone Heating and Cooling
- Jason's Heating & Cooling
- Mid South Appliance
- Premier Heating and Cooling
- Qualified Service & Instillation
- Southern Heat & Air
- Stidhams Heat & Air
- Larry Gentry
- D&L Heating and Cooling
- Designed Climate
- Home Heat & Air Conditioning Services
- JEM Mechanical
- Beard's Heating and Cooling
- Bobby Fox
- Darrell Lyle Construction
- Giles Insulators
- McBroom's HVAC
- McNeese Service
- Mid-State Air Conditioning & Heating
- Sewell Electric
- Accu Comfort HVAC
- All Seasons Comfort LLC (2 trips won)
- Iles Heating and Cooling (2 trips won)
- Pro-Service Heat & Air (2 trips won)
- Rogers Service
- Sain Heating & Cooling
- Sparta Heating & AC (3 trips won)
- Taylor Service
- WW Morrow
- B&R Services
- L&G Plumbing and Heating Services
- H & H Heating, Air & Refrigeration (2 trips won)
- Link's Heating & Air Conditioning
- Malugin Heating & Cooling
- Total Comfort Systems
Level Two Winners:
- Cloud's Heating & Cooling
- Charles Stone Heating & Cooling
- Taylor Service
- Link's Heating & Air Conditioning
Level Three Winners: (there were no Level Three winners)
Level Four Winners:
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generator,
HVAC,
minisplit,
Omaha Steaks,
Ruud,
Samsung,
tankless water heater
Offer going on July 1 through August 31, 2011.
Visit or call your local Comfort Supply store today for more information – and start your summer off sizzling!
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It's been a year since we started our Certified Green Contractor program and it's going great! Three companies have qualified for the program so far: J&J Heating & Cooling, Total HVAC and Temp Control LLC.
Why should you go green? Green initiatives can help bring in new business. More and more customers are looking to their HVAC contractors for environmentally conscientious options.
Ollie Johnson, co-owner of J&J Heating & Cooling, said, “Green business was up last year. It seems that customers are interested in anything that J&J can do to save them money and lower their energy costs. Any program that catches customers’ attentions and gets them interested in your company is a good thing.”
In addition to our Green Contractor Program, we recently launched the Rapid Recovery Program. The DYNACYCLE Refrigerant Recycling Program gives you store credit, good towards any purchase, in return for your R22 Recovery Cylinders. To learn more about Rapid Recovery read this blog entry on the program.
To help your company get green, we've compiled some resources on our website. We've gathered all sorts of information regarding our Certified Green Contractor Program, green contractors, green equipment and green news all in one place.
Think your company has what it takes? Interested in working towards becoming the next Comfort Supply Certified Green Contractor? Contact your local Comfort Supply salesperson, or call 800-467-4235 to get started.
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(Courtesy of HubSpot Blog) |
Out are the days of telephone book listings. In are the days of online directories.
The internet is now the go-to-place for people to find local businesses. But how do you know what sites are the most important? Lucky for you, the people at HubSpot Blog have compiled a great list of the top-50 local business directories.
Below is the list, but you can also click
here for more information.
So go ahead. Check the list out. If your company isn't on some of these--sign up now! Simply registering your company with these directories can make it 100 times easier for your customers to find you!
Top-50 Business Directories:
1. Google
2. Bing
3. Yahoo!
4. Yelp
5. Merchant Circle
6. LinkedIn
7. YellowPages.com
9. Whitepages
10. Supermedia
11. Yellowbook
12. CitySearch
13. Mapquest
14. Biznik
15. Local.com
16. Foursquare
17. ThinkLocal
18. CitySlick
19. USYellowPages
20. MyCity
21. Outside.in
22. Dex
23. BizJournals.com
24. TeleAtlas
25. Justclicklocal
26. Discover our Town
27. Metrobot
28. Best Deals on
29. twibs
30. LocalEze
31. Kudzu
32. CityVoter
33. Manta
34. Zipweb
35. MatchPoint
36. UsCity.net
37. Local Site submit
38. InfoUSA
39. Axciom
40. Infignos
41. Yellowassistance
42. ChoiceVendor.com
42. Myhuckleberry
43. Genieknows
44. MojoPages
45. Brownbook
46. Magic Yellow
47. CitySquares
48. TeleAtlas
49. Navteq GPS
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