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How often do you clean and change your furnace and air conditioner filters?

According toenergy.gov, it should happen every month, or as recommended by a licensed contractor which, in our region, could mean even more often.Adirty filter can increase energy costs and damage equipment. Regular maintenance can also help those who battle allergies, by improving the overall air quality in the home.

In addition to a dirty filter, common air conditioner problems include a low or leaking refrigerant, issues with the thermostat or a clogged drain.

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DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--The "Global HVAC Market: Industry Analysis & Outlook (2017-2021)" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering.

HVAC stands for heating, ventilation and air conditioning. It is a technology used to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality. A HVAC system is based on the principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. HVAC is an important part of residential as well as commercial buildings. The market is filled with different kind of HVAC appliances. Heating appliances like heater, furnace and heat pumps, are used to generate heat in buildings via central heating or local heating. Ventilation appliances are used to change or replace air in any building to regulate temperature. And air conditioning appliances are used in cooling of indoor air for thermal comfort.

HVAC equipments are installed in buildings to achieve heating, cooling and ventilation. HVAC equipments can be broadly segmented into two categories that include residential equipments and commercial equipments. Residential HVAC equipments are used in houses whereas commercial equipments are used in commercial buildings.

HVAC market is likely to witness a growth in future with the rising construction of residential as well as commercial buildings. North America is a major contributor to the global HVAC equipment market supported by increased demand for HVAC systems and accelerating replacement rates of HVAC systems.

The global HVAC market is expected to grow in future due to rising construction activities, increasing population, urbanization and disposable income, climatic changes and decreasing unemployment rate. Key trends of this market include rising trend of smart building, demand for replacements and rising adoption of smart phones. However, there are some factors which can hinder growth of the market including rapid technological changes.

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Mike and I are kicking around whether or not there is a good alternative refrigerant for R-22 in A/C service ??

ICOR Nu22-B came up - is there any info you learned folk can pass on?

Past use, oil change info, capacity loss / gain etc. would be appreciated - or is is a buch of ' snake oil ' ?? Perhaps this discussion has already gone around the bases ??

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Superheat and subcooling tell it all !

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What I always found ironic about the phase out is in the end its because these refrigerants are said to deplete the ozone. Global warming accelerates the ozone depletion process, refrigerants have a GWP number as well, global warming potential. R-410A, the R-22 replacement has a higher GWP than R22 but R22 has a 0.034 ODP while R-410A is "approximately" zero. I guess I don't understand how one is better than the other. The largest global warming source, coal fired utilities, are unregulated when it comest to CO2.

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We recently had a very bad experience with NU-22 on a 100Ton Trane split system. The unit has 8 compressors and a few of them were being replaced; reason(s) for failure is unknown. The technician who replaced compressors and was charging the system was under the assumption the NU-22 refrigerant was a drop-in, so he was just adding refrigerant to clear the sightglass. That would be a mistake in any case, adding refrigerant without measuring superheat and subcooling. Anyway, the new compressors failed, locked-up, oil was washed out. To make a very long story short, more new compressors were installed, but R-22 was put back in the unit, and those compressors are still working. Is NU-22 or NU-22B a drop-in refrigerant? I don't think so. Is NU-22B an acceptable replacement? I don't know, but I am convinced that great care should be taken to get before and after measurements, particularly superheat. The PT chart for NU-22 and NU-22B suggests that the TXV would need to have spring pressure increased when the conversion is done.

We're awl pawthetic and kweepy and can't get giwrls. That's why we fight wobots.

Copper wouldn't hold those pressures, either.

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I'm just wondering what everone elses lessons were when r12 went out. Mine was a little stress for the first 1.5 years or so then I played around with two of the drop in replacements and settled on Hot Shot.

I even had a guy try to sell me a new jug of R12 and turned him down cause Hot Shot has so far taken care of all the R12 needs I've had.

Point is, for me, the R12 thing became a non-thing very quickly once I found a suitable replacement.

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BAMBERG -- Bamberg County Council gave final third-reading approval to the county's $14.3 million spending plan for FY 2017-18 at a special called meeting on June 30.

The budget calls for a general fund of $7.2 million, along with separate accounts set up for special revenue ($3 million), enterprise ($1.5 million), debt service ($300,000) and capital projects ($2.2 million).

Council members Trent Kinard, Sharon Hammond, Larry Haynes, Chairman Evert Comer Jr. and Joe Guess Jr. voted to adopt the budget. Council Vice Chairman Clint Carter and Councilman Rev. Isaiah Odom were not present.

The $14,278,775 budget represents a decrease over the $14.5 million spending plan for FY 2016-2017, but the average $60,000 homeowner in the county is projected to see an approximately $55 spike in their tax bill.

County Controller Gina Smith said the largest portion of that increase -- approximately $34 -- is used to cover costs the county is shouldering to meet unfunded state mandates.

Increased retirement contributions, for example, are impacting the county's budget to the tune $63,262. The county's contribution to the South Carolina Retirement System would increase from 11.56 to 13.56 percent, while its contribution to the Police Officers Retirement System would jump from 14.24 to 16.24 percent. Employee contributions to the SCRS would be raised from 8.66 to 9 percent, while the contribution to the PORS would rise from 8.91 to 9.75 percent.

"There is a millage increase for the unfunded mandates. Something that we have been talking about as a group is breaking down unfunded mandates for a number of years," Smith said, noting that 14.3 mills are being levied to address unfunded mandates in this year's budget.

The value of a mill is $26,520, up from last year's $26,000.

"We did one thing new this year at the direction of the county council and the administrator. We broke out to the best that we could any unfunded state mandates. And our intention is to show that separately on the tax notice," Smith said, noting that the county is also having to make up for what the state is not providing through a fully-funded Local Government Fund.

She estimates the levy of 20.5 mills will go toward paying for capital needs, including heavy equipment, vehicles and HVAC replacements and any major building repairs.

Smith also reported that the general fund budget increased from $7,200,095 to $7,227,010, noting, "Most of that was the result of adding a full-time position to the voter's registration and election office."

She said the council had also agreed to increase its municipal detainee fee from $16 per day to $26 per day.

"It costs us on average $79 a day to house an inmate whether it's a county person or a municipal detainee. And we had been charging $16 a day to those inmates. We actually did a survey about a year and a half ago, and Bamberg County was the lowest of all the counties that charged municipal fees," Smith said. "The average is about $38. So we're still below average. We're just trying to make up a little ground."

The spending plan does not include a cost-of-living increase for employees. The average employee with family coverage, however, will not have to pay the $1,300 more per year in health insurance costs because the county is absorbing 100 percent of the increase.

Administrator Joey Preston said the county will also be addressing refinancing the $1.5 million general obligation bond for its now defunct hospital, or else face payments stretching out to 2028.

"At some point and time in the next couple of months, we're gonna come back to y'all. We're gonna try to move toward getting that refinanced over the next year if at all possible," he told council members.

Preston also updated the council on the improvement work scheduled to be done on the County Courthouse.

"What's getting ready to happen with this courthouse is gonna be mammoth as far as the work that has to go into that. ... I think probably September to October is when we'll be coming back before council with a recommendation from the Bambeg Facilities Corporation, which will be the entity that would actually be working with the USDA through the grant and loan program," he said. "Council has to endorse what they do."

Kinard was among the council members who thanked the county staff for solid fiscal management and helping to move the county forward.

"We're doing the best we can do, and I appreciate all y'all do. I think this council has proven that it actually cares," he said.

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The agreements are designed to boost efficiency and effectiveness within the federal programs. The CHAMP agreement, for example, will enable investment of an estimated $75 million through a single contract, rather than splitting up five years of efforts across eight sites, to reduce administrative burdens and leverage purchasing power.

Modern supply-chain management techniques will benefit NNSA through lower prices and reduced time necessary for repairs, replacements and modernization of HVAC components. Design work began this month.

"I'm proud of the CHAMP team," says Mark Martinez, LLNS' principal associate director of operations and business. "The selection of Burns & McDonnell is a crucial milestone in our efforts to modernize HVAC infrastructure complex wide in order to further NNSA's mission and perform cutting-edge science."

Burns & McDonnell FES, a subsidiary of Burns & McDonnell, has supported Department of Energy operations in Kansas City for more than a decade providing utility system management, engineering/design support and construction oversight for Honeywell FM&T plant management operations. When NNSA decided to relocate from a 3 million-square-foot facility into a new one measuring 1.5 million square feet, the FES group served as owner's representative for NNSA and oversaw the successful move of the complex's 3,000 pieces of equipment and 40,000 moving crates.

"We are proud to support NNSA in its effort to address its critical infrastructure needs in protecting our nuclear enterprise," says Dave Barr, vice president and director of federal projects at Burns & McDonnell.

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By Helena Tavares Kennedy

Daniel Reddick, born and raised in Prince William County, wanted to stay closer to home, family and his community, so he decided to start his own plumbing, HVAC and electrical business while working as a plumbing manager for a multi-million dollar service company in Northern Virginia. We saw the need for superior, honest tradesman and a higher level of customer service, said Daniel Reddick.

He started with a side business helping close friends, relatives and referrals, but after earning Master licenses in HVAC, Gas Fitter, and Electrical, he was ready to go out on his own and pursue his dream in 2015. His wife Meaghan helped Daniel by managing their home office, but they have since expanded with another full time office person and two additional skilled tradesman working in the field.

Surprisingly, they found that plumbing isnt the bread and butter they thought it would be for their business, as customer demand for HVAC work as increased quite a bit, leading them to have serviced dozens of HVAC replacements.

We have two Master Plumbers, so the plumber that is coming to your home is an expert and has most likely seen every kind of plumbing situation emergency or otherwise, said Meaghan Reddick.

They often go out of their way to help their customers out, even with unusual requests. A recent peculiar project was to install a tankless water heater for a pond for a client who needed to keep his koi fish warm during the winter.

We have hundreds of customers from all over the Prince William region, as well as Loudoun, Fauquier, Fairfax and Arlington, said Meaghan Reddick. We really want to focus on Prince William area customers, since we love feeling the connection of having our neighbors as clients.

What makes Reddick and Sons stand apart from the rest is their incredible talent in the field and in the office with high levels of professionalism, knowledge and customer service. With a lack of skilled tradespeople in the market right now, we are quickly facing a crisis said Meaghan Reddick. If our youth are not trained in plumbing, HVAC, electrical, then who will be serving our future Prince William area? Our country? Our world? We are building a business that can serve your family for generations, so we stay one step ahead in order to keep up with the changing demands in our industry- especially for more energy efficient systems.

We are a family business, we want our clients to feel comfortable and trusting of us, said Meaghan Reddick, and for good reason as their business is named for the future of their company, Daniel and Meaghans young sons. We feel incredibly lucky that our business took off and is growing and thriving in this region. We have incredible clients that share their experiences and have directly impacted the growth of our business. Our desire is to keep our clients safe and happy serving their basic needs.

This family owned business goes beyond serving clients and go out of their way to support the local community and organizations. We love to be active in our community and would love other opportunities to do so, said Meaghan Reddick. Currently, we sponsor a Babe Ruth team at the Greater Manassas Baseball League; Danny is the President of the Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC) Northern VA chapter; and I am the VP for the Prince William Historic Preservation Foundation.

Helena Tavares Kennedy ([emailprotected]), a longtime Prince William County resident, is a freelance writer and communications consultant at htkmarketingservices.com and livinggreendaybyday.com.

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702AC services, repairs and installs all major brands of air conditioners and furnaces.

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There are several factors affecting HVAC system replacement costs. In this guide, we outline those factors and give you a good idea of what you can expect as you make decisions about your next residential heating and cooling system.

1. Quality and Performance: All top HVAC manufacturers make a variety of models to meet the demands of diverse consumers. The top-quality products are usually also the best performing products. Staged heating and cooling, variable-speed blowers and communicating technology are common in the top of the line models, which are also the most expensive models. Lesser models feature single-stage and single-speed performance. They will cost less, sometimes significantly less.

2. Efficiency: This factor doesnt always correspond to quality. Top brands make their best models in a variety of efficiency levels to accommodate customers in differing climates. For example, Tranes 2 best furnaces are the 95% efficient XC95 for use in cold climates and the 80% efficient XC80 for use in milder climates. The more efficient a product is, the more it will cost.

3. Size: The larger capacity components you need, the more they will cost. However, this factor is not as significant in the overall cost as the other factors.

4. Removal and disposal of the old HVAC system: Disconnecting and removing the old HVAC system can be a time-consuming job. There may be additional charges to properly dispose of it in your area. The cost of removing and disposal of the old system might add $300 to $500 to the total cost.

5. Installation: The cost of installation can vary quite a bit. The relative ease or difficulty of the installation, including the amount of extra material (gas line, vent pipe, refrigerant line, sheet metal, etc.) will greatly affect installation costs. The time of year may also be a factor. For example, if you need to have an HVAC system replaced in the heat of summer, installation will probably cost more at that time because it is a busy time for HVAC contractors. If you can have the system replaced during a slower period for contractors, you will likely receive more competitive estimates.

We base our equipment costs on systems that would fit an average home, 1,600 to 2,000 square feet. We use a 100,000 Btu furnace and a 3 ton air conditioner or heat pump. Lower efficiency, lower quality models will cost less. Higher efficiency, higher quality models cost the most. In terms of installation, the more time and materials are needed, the more it will cost.

Gas furnace price range: 1,000 to $2,800

Air Handler price range: $800 to $2,200

Heat pump price range: $1,400 to $3,500

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Our expert technicians at Empire are ready to help out whenever you encounter an HVAC problem and need help quickly. We understand that a major problem with heating or air conditioning can seem like a disaster, and whether its a big leak, a system that wont start or broken pieces related to bad weather, were ready to help get your system back in working order.

When it comes to air conditioner repair, expertise is a must which is why all of our senior technicians are NATE certified and trained in the latest systems and tools. We can diagnose and repair systems from the major brands, making sure you get the right parts and services the first time.

For repairs, our prices are based on a simple flat rate. For your peace of mind, we charge a basic $88 dispatch fee for typical residential work. This provides a well-trained, uniformed, background-verified technician to your location in a fully-stocked and marked service vehicle ready to perform all the most common tasks. Then we provide you with an estimate so you can see the full cost for the repair yourself before making any decisions. Common projects include installing new safety switches, replacing and cleaning coils, replacing capacitors, repairing failed wiring connections and finding refrigerant leaks.

If the problem is serious enough, we may need to talk about replacing your air conditioner altogether. If this is the case, dont worry! We can offer professional advice on whether you need a new unit, what type of system will work best in your home and how long the project it will take. HVAC replacement includes a free estimate to help you make your decision.

At Empire, we want you to get your values worth from your air conditioner equipment, which is why we offer options for HVAC maintenance in Atlanta, in addition to our repairs and replacements. Minor and affordable maintenance throughout the year can help you avoid costly repairs and increase efficiency, which will help you save money on energy bills. However, not everyone knows the proper steps for HVAC maintenance, which is why we offer an HVAC maintenance program.

Sign up for tour Planned Maintenance Agreement, and our technicians will perform basic inspections and maintenance on your system. We keep up with the timing and let you know when service is due so you never have to worry about it or keep up with it. In return, you will receive multiple Empire benefits, including priority service, discounts on labor and new equipment, discounts on repair, 24/7 service and more. Our maintenance program includes written reports on the status of your system, standard-sized filter replacements, full operational testing, safety checks and recommendations to keep your system as safe, dependable and efficient as possible. Contact us today for more information.

If you think you are ready for a new unit, Empire can offer advice on if you should replace your current system, and what the installation process would cost. We include free estimates for any heating and air conditioning equipment replacement and offer cost comparisons with any other estimates that you have already received. HVAC units are a major expense, and you want the best quality, the highest efficiency, and the right capabilities for your home we have the information you need to make the right choice, and expert technicians ready to complete the installation process.

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