We have so many names for common things and tools that we use in this business; and because I have way too much time on my hands, I started wondering how those names came to be.

The YORK brand of Johnson Controls’ new YEE single stage heat pump offers 14 SEER cooling and 8.2 HSPF heating efficiency performance.

A heating contractor friend sent me this text exchange between himself and a potential employee:

Parker HVAC Filtration announces its new QuadSEAL 4” MERV14-rated filter designed specifically for commercial HVAC applications, The filter helps building owners earn point toward LEED green building certification.

I got an email from the customer service manager at a well-known boiler manufacturer whose name I will keep to myself. 

It took Jimmy about a half-hour to realize that the homeowner hadn’t understood a word he had said.

Very few Americans are, but that was the title of the short, silent film I watched on YouTube. The United States Bureau of Mines Department of Commerce made it during the 1920s, and it’s filled with drama and also an annoying surprise.

I have an undated article from the “Handbook of Construction Techniques,” which McGraw Hill once published. The title was “Keeping a Cool Head.” Consider this in hindsight:

A question asked on The Wall at HeatingHelp.com caught my attention and had me thinking of you.