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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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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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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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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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HVAC Terminology,
iPad,
Kentucky,
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Middle Tennessee,
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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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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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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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R22
R22 Freon Sale going on now at all Comfort Supply locations
Sale Ends June 30, 2011
Call or visit your
Comfort Supply sales rep for pricing and information
Buy More! Save More!
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GE Money,
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Ruud,
Ruud Reliable Top Contractors
Ruud is pleased to announce the continued relationship with GE Money that will provide Ruud Reliable Top Contractors with strong financing tools and programs through our Ruud KwikComfort Financing Program.
To celebrate our continued partnership, Ruud and GE Money are pleased to announce
new, lower contractor fees on all With Payment, Deferred Interest credit plans! The new program rate sheets have been posted for your convenience
here. If you aren't yet an enrolled Contractor,
visit us to enroll and review the program information.
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Lane Motor Museum,
Nashville,
Open House
Our Nashville Open House on Friday, May 13 was packed with people enjoying the food, vendors and Lane Motor Museum. Photos from the event are posted below.
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| Craig Killebrew, Craig's AC; David Blunkall, Air Comfort |
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| Matt Reiners, General Air; David Butler, Comfort Supply; Tim Barton, General Air |
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| Bray Melson, Rapid Recovery; Billy Jobe, Comfort Supply |
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| Dennis Hargus, Hargus Heating & Air; Dan Melson, Rapid Recovery |
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| Tim Barton, General Air; Ogden Rattliff, Comfort Supply |
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| Tammi, Josiah and Terry Hudgnis, Cool Solutions Repair |
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| L to R: Clay Blevins, Brad Blevins, Tim Kentner and Jim Eades of Blevins Inc. |
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| Terry, Tim and Michael of Qualified Service-Installation |
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| Kevin Harbour and Jacob McDaniel, Total HVAC |
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| Chris Lydick and Jim Barber, Blevins Inc. |
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| Eloy and Susan Saban with their children (Dillon, Sasha and Emily), Temp Control LLC |
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Thanks to all who attended our Clarksville Open House on Thursday, May 12. The weather and event was great. Check out the photos below & see you next year!
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| L to R: Jay Hammond, GEO Excel; Dan Hoegemeier, Mueller Industries; Chad Taylor, Gray Flex; Brandon Lemons, Ralph Easterday; Gene Dyke, Fieldpiece; Dan Melson, Rapid Recovery |
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| Brandon Lemons, Ralph Easterday; Chad Taylor, Gray Flex |
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| Rucker Chunn, JayKay Sales; Gene Dyke, Fieldpiece |
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| David Peck; Johnny Ransdell, Johnny Ransdell Plumbing; Jimmy Shelton; Comfort Supply |
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| Tim Duncan, Standex |
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| Steve Cook, Morton Mechanical; Dan Melson, Rapid Recovery; Gordon Ramseur, Reflectix; Billy Jobe, Comfort Supply |
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| Johnathan Greene and Adam Harrison, H & H Heating & Air; Daniel Long, Comfort Supply |
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It's open house time again -- this time with our Clarksville, Murfreesboro and Nashville locations getting in on the fun.
Here are the details:
Clarksville Open House
- DATE: Thursday, May 12, 2011
- TIME: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
- LOCATION: 1460 New Ashland City Road, Clarksville, TN 37040
For more information, please contact Mark White at the Clarksville office (931) 802-6050.
Murfreesboro Open House
- DATE: Thursday, May 12, 2011
- TIME: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
- LOCATION: 1514 Sarah Court, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
For more information, please contact Rob Warpool at the Murfreesboro office (615) 907-1120.
Nashville Open House
- DATE: Friday, May 13, 2011
- TIME: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
- LOCATION: Lane Motor Museum, 702 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37210
The Lane Motor Museum is next to the Comfort Supply Nashville headquarters. There will be FREE museum admission for Comfort Supply guests and visitors. For more information, please contact Crissy Bond at the Nashville office (615) 244-0920.
Food, fun and product demonstrations for all. Hope to see you there!
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Knoxville
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| Tents outside the new Knoxville location |
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| Lee Purvis, Centainteed; Matt Reiners, General Aid |
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| Greg Moore, Brandon Lemons and Chad Taylor |
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| Clay Blevins, Randy Roberts |
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| Mike Himmel, Pro Stock and Billy Jobe, Comfort Supply |
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| Dan Melson and Sue Smith |
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| John Lay, Eagle Heat & Air; David Sosna and Clay Blevins, Comfort Supply |
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| Ogden Rattliff, Clay Blevins and Billy Jobe, Comfort Supply |
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| Al Allen and David Sosna, Comfort Supply |
These are just a sample of the photos from the event. Check out our
Facebook page to see more.
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WHEN: Friday, April 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE: 1410 Imperial Drive, Cookeville, TN 38501
MORE INFORMATION: Call our Cookeville office at 931.432.0569
Here's the list of vendors and brands that will be attending our Cookeville Open House:
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You are invited to attend Comfort Supply’s grand opening at our new Knoxville location.
DATE: April 21, 2011 (This Thursday!)
TIME: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
LOCATION: 608 Business Park Lane, Knoxville TN 37932
We opened our Knoxville location for business earlier this month. The warehouse and store will offer everything that residential and commercial contractors need to install and service HVAC equipment. Join us in celebrating this new branch; there will be food, product demonstrations and, as always, good company.
Vendors and brands that will attend the grand opening include: 5-2-1, Aeroflex USA, Atco Flexible Duct, Berry Plastics- Nashua & Polyken, Carlisle HVAC Products (Hardcast), CertainTeed, Diversitech, Dormont Gas Connectors, Dundas Jafine, Inc., Eubank National Coil Company, Fieldpiece, Gray Flex, Honeywell Genesis, Honeywell International, Lenox Industrial Tools, Lima Grilles and Registers, Little Giant, Malco Products, Metal-Fab, Inc., Modine, Mueller, Inc., Prostock, Refco, Reflectix Inc., Rheem Water Heaters, Ritchie Yellow Jacket, Ruud, Samsung, Sealed Unit Parts Company, Standex, Venture Tape.
For more information, please contact the Knoxville office at (865) 675-2774.
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Samsung,
Walmart
Offer good April 15, 2011 – May 31, 2011. (Must be stock item, while supplies last) Prizes will be awarded in June.
Item # Description BTU
Heat Pump 1 Zone
AQV09 INVERTER 20 SEER R410 A 9,000
AQV12 INVERTER 19 SEER R410A 12,000
AQV18 INVERTER 17 SEER R410A 18,000
AQV24 INVERTER 15.5 SEER R410A 24,000
AQV36 INVERTER 15.0 SEER R410A 36,000
Samsung Vivace
Heat Pump 1 Zone
AQV12VB INVERTER 19 SEER R410A 12,000
AQV18VB INVERTER 17 SEER R410A 18,000
AQV24VB INVERTER 15.5 SEER R410A 24,000
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DYNACYCLE,
R22,
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DYNACYCLE Refrigerant Recycling Program
Help the environment, while getting paid to recover R22.
As the market price of R22 increases, you earn more for each pound of R22 that you recover. You will receive the value of your recovered gas in the form of a credit from
Comfort Supply. Monthly updates are provided on the value of your recovered R22.
It's
SIMPLE. Sign up for the
DYNACYCLE program. Bring your R22 recovery cylinders to your
Comfort Supply. Receive your credit, good toward any purchase.
Why
DYNACYCLE?
- Program turns a cost center into a profit center
- Comply with EPA regulations and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- EPA-compliant reports supplied at no charge
- Help secure a supply of R22 to prevent future shortages
- Lightweight composite cylinders available
- NO Freight Costs
- NO Minimum Quantity
- NO Obligation to purchase refrigerant
- Simply drop off recovered R22 at Comfort Supply and GET PAID
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Contracting Business Magazine — Quality Home Comfort Awards
About the contest: Projects that qualify for this competition are either retrofit or new construction jobs where mechanical systems technology is applied in a creative way to solve customer comfort and/or health issues in a cost-effective, sustainable, and efficient manner. The technology used isn’t the key to a winning entry: how it is applied and commissioned is. Remember: quality and comfort are vitally important. Also, homeowners must agree to allow a photographer to visit to take some photos of the home and the equipment.
Benefits of winning: Winners receive a registration to Contracting Business' HVAC Comfortech show ($625 value!), a feature article, the award and help marketing the award, via press releases and logos.
Executive Editor for the magazine, Terry McIver, can walk you through the application process if you get stuck. Terry can be reached at terence.mciver@penton.com.
The contest guidelines at the top of this webpage. They are titled "2011 QHCA Entry Guidelines."
I know that your work absolutely qualifies, so enter today!
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