The very first installation of the Mikrofill 3 hydronic pressurization unit in North America took place recently in a mechanical room of an assisted- and independent-living community in Southwest-suburban Chicago. You might say the flower of this innovation grew from the soil of an old industry friendship.
A 45-year HVAC industry veteran, Local 597 retired pipefitter Ed Dory and manufacturers representative Tom Buchanan have worked with one another for more than a decade. Their relationship dates back to when Dory served as a service manager for a local mechanical contracting company that Buchanan’s agency, AIM Solutions (Downers Grove, Illinois), regularly serviced on large commercial HVAC projects.