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Dave Yates

Dave Yates: No gas for you!

Will we eventually evolve to an all-electric based PHVAC world?
Dave Yates
Dave Yates
April 10, 2020

Let’s turn back the hands of time to the 1970s, and gather round you youngsters born after 1980 because you’re not going to believe what mechanical contractors faced while fighting to keep their vehicles gassed up and on the road to service customer’s needs. 

 


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Kenny Chapman: Three areas of focus for effective leaders

People don’t work for companies, they work for people.
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Kenny Chapman
April 8, 2020

Now that we have a few months of the new decade in the rearview mirror, let’s use this perfect opportunity to reflect upon a few key areas effective leaders must focus on. 


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Dan Holohan: The good doctor’s radiator

It’s a regular heating museum.
Dan Holohan
April 6, 2020

On Oct. 3, 1854, an industrious young man from New Haven, Connecticut, filed U.S. Patent No. 11,747. Stephen J. Gold called his patent “Improvement in Warming Houses by Steam.” 


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John Siegenthaler: Flameless baseboard

Modern methods and materials speed fin-tube baseboard installation
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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
April 3, 2020

Few would argue that fin-tube baseboard was the “flagship” heat emitter in North American hydronic heating systems through much of the 20th century. 


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Al Levi

Al Levi: The secret bonus of documenting how you do business

Operating manuals help boost ethical sales.
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Al Levi
April 1, 2020

There are only two types of companies I’ve ever worked with in my 18 years of being a consultant to the contracting industry.


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Managing your business through COVID-19

A special report from PHCC President Jonathan Moyer
Jonathan Moyer
March 23, 2020

Like you, we’re navigating uncharted territory — but we remain laser focused on implementing procedures that will protect our employees and volunteer leaders and providing resources that will support you, our valued members.


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Nicole Krawcke

Nicole Krawcke: Technology and trade shows

Innovative new products were on display during IBS/KBIS and AHR Expo.
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Nicole Krawcke
March 13, 2020

It’s an exciting time for the plumbing and heating industries. 


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Matt Michel

Matt Michel: Create a plumbing service agreement in six steps

Give your team the tools necessary to present and fulfill a service agreement.
Matt Michel
Matt Michel
March 11, 2020

Few contractors are successful with plumbing service agreements, but they should be.


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Dave Yates

Dave Yates: X marks the spot

The PHVAC industry is ever changing and ever evolving.
Dave Yates
Dave Yates
March 10, 2020

Suppose I was to tell you there exists a tankless water heater you could install on the hardest of hard water that would never, ever have to be descaled and that its heat exchanger’s water pathways would look almost as clean as the day it was born. 


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Kenny Chapman: Identify and overcome the hidden signs of business burnout

Technology will not solve our tendency to get burned out in our business and personal lives.
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Kenny Chapman
March 9, 2020

Have you ever felt a lack of energy and/or excitement to jump out of bed and hit the ground running? Do you love what you do for a living? If you answered yes to either one or both of those questions, you are not alone. 


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