Monday, July 30, 2012

Join Us in Welcoming Mel McNeer Our New Geo Auditor  

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We are happy to announce that energy and geothermal expert Mel McNeer has joined Comfort Supply.

Mel will lead our geothermal efforts, getting the word out about new geothermal technologies and products and maintaining an inventory of geothermal equipment to support dealers. He will work out of our Knoxville location at 608 Business Park Lane.There’s a potentially large market for geothermal supplies in Knoxville, which is only going to continue to grow as the housing market comes back. 

Mel most recently worked for East Coast Metals as a geothermal sales engineer. He also has a background in manufacturing management.

Here at Comfort Supply, we think it's important to find ways to continue promoting and educating vendors about geothermal, as it’s one of the primary industries still benefiting from government rebates and incentives. Mel in his new position will help us spearhead this initiative.

McNeer has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from West Virginia Institute of Technology (now part of West Virginia University). He also has an MBA from Purdue University.

Thanks Mel, and welcome to Comfort Supply.

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Monday, July 23, 2012

G3: The World's First Straight-Through Geothermal Heat Pump  

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We are proud to announce the addition of the G3 modular geothermal system to our product line. Created by GeoMaster, LLC and part of GeoExcel’s geothermal systems, G3 is the world’s first straight-through, multi-position modular geothermal heat pump.

G3 is field adaptable into seven configurations: left, right, up, down, split, horizontal and straight-through. Since the product can be configured onsite, it fits many applications where typical geothermal heat pumps would not.

The system is very flexible and easy to transport. This lets contractors carry a minimum number of products to service all customers. It eliminates unnecessary stocking of equipment and is great for the retrofit market.

It’s a three-piece unit, with fan, compressor and A-Coil sections that have multiple air flow configurations. The G3 is the only product in the market with a straight-through option.

The system comes in three-, four- and five-ton units, and is outfitted with ECM2 fan motors, a Copeland UltraTech compressor and circuit boards with diagnostics. “The compressor is in the middle of the unit as opposed to the bottom, which makes extremely quiet compared to traditional units,” Hammond said.

The product is ARI rated and Energy Star endorsed. It is manufactured by Bard Manufacturing Company in Bryan, Ohio. To learn more, contact your Comfort Supply sales rep.

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Monday, July 2, 2012

Introducing Ruud Photo Rewards  

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With our new Ruud Photo Rewards program, you receive credit you can cash in against tool purchases.

Simply take photos of yourself installing Ruud equipment.

Here’s how it works:
  • Use your phone or camera to take a photo of yourself installing Ruud equipment
  • Email the photo to Comfort Supply to earn credit you can cash in against future tool purchases
  • Each photo earns you $5
  • Your company can earn up to $200 annually
You can submit photos three ways:
  1. Instantly from your phone by emailing purchasing@comfortsupplyhvac.com. Include the following information: Your name and company; The date of the installation; The address of the installation
  2. Email from a computer at your home or office
  3. Print out the photo and mail it to Comfort Supply at 305 Arlington Ave., Nashville, TN 37210, or drop it off at the counter the next time you’re at one of our locations

Call our Nashville location toll free at 1-800-467-4235 or email us at purchasing@comfortsupplyhvac.com to learn more.

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Monday, June 11, 2012

2012 Open House Events  

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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
Lee Purvis, CertainTeed; Ogden Rattliff, Comfort Supply; Dennis Reynolds, Coleman-Russell; Gordon Ramseur, Reflectix

Frank Green, Leone Green & Assoc.; Ogden Rattliff, Comfort Supply

Billy Jobe, Comfort Supply; Mary Ruth Yates, Mueller; Dan Melson, Rapid Recovery

Lee Wilkerson, Ruud; Jeremy Laymon, Ruud

Tom Janus, Aprilaire

Jonathan Alvarez

Jonathan Alvarez

Ann Thomas, CATCO


Chattanooga Open House 4.20.12
Clay Blevins, Comfort Supply; Ryan Phillips, Comfort Supply

Jeremy Whitworth, Comfort Supply; Beth Childress, Ruud; Jeremy Laymon, Ruud

Ogden Rattliff, Comfort Supply; John Freeman, Daikin

Larry Alford, Alford Energy; Billy Jobe, Comfort Supply

Renee Leverette, Honeywell; Ogden Rattliff, Comfort Supply

Ogden Rattliff, Comfort Supply and Brad Barksdale, Mueller

Joe Soliman, Aprilaire

Comfort Supply employees


Nashville Open House 4.27.12
Dean Fulton, Hiller; Ogden Rattliff, Comfort Supply

Gene Dyke, Fieldpiece

Jeff Taylor, JL Taylor Enterprises

Rob Nelson, Bosch; Chris Galvin, Bosch

Dan Melson, Rapid Recovery

Billy Jobe, Comfort Supply; Jay Hammond, Geo Excel

Patrick Sankolenicz and John Freeman, Daikin; Rocky Cothran, Comfort Supply

Dennis Reynolds, Coleman-Russell

John Barnes, Davenport Associates; Clay Blevins, Comfort Supply; David Butler, Comfort Supply


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Monday, June 4, 2012

US MOTORS Special — Limited-Time Only  

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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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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Saving Energy with the Black Hawk Power House  

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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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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Honeywell's RedLINK Internet Gateway  

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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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Monday, March 5, 2012

Comfort Supply of Murfreesboro Has Moved!  

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Comfort Supply is happy to announce our Murfreesboro branch has moved to a prime new location!

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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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Experience the Caribbean, Celebrity-Style  

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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.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

HVAC Web Apps and the 21st Century Tool Belt  

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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. 

A beta test site for HVAC Web Apps is live at www.hvacwebapps.com. 

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

A Look Back at 2011  

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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.

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Monday, December 12, 2011

We're Now Supplying Aprilaire IAQ Products  

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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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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Holiday Greetings from Comfort Supply  

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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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Thursday, December 1, 2011

We're Open in Chattanooga!  

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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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Monday, November 7, 2011

Ruud Digital Controls Class  

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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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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Training Class Canceled  

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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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