Category Archives: Commentary

Heating Efficiency and Proper Sizing

Posted on January 17, 2016 by yorkcentraltechtalk

This weekend I got an email from my nephew who lives in New Hampshire. He recently moved into a home and they finished the basement and attic. Now, he had a contractor come in and he was telling him that … Continue reading →

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New Years Resolutions

Posted on January 12, 2016 by yorkcentraltechtalk

Here are a few little thoughts to get you started for the new year. I have found these on various web sites. I especially want to THANK all the “educators” — whether they be community college teachers, manufacturer trainers, company owners … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays !

Posted on December 17, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

It is a wonderful time of the year. It’s the HOLIDAY SEASON and the new year is approaching fast. I would like to take this time to THANK all of you readers who make use of this site and ask … Continue reading →

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I must be doing something right!

Posted on November 14, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

Back in April 2011, I started writing on this blog site as a way to help my local contractors and dealers. Most of the posts were based on issues these persons were experiencing and this was a good forum to … Continue reading →

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How To Always Win With Customers!

Posted on October 6, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

My last few posts have been centered around customer relations.To conclude this series, I offer the following that was something I tried to teach my Techs and follow myself. First, we need to ask the question, “WHAT IS A CUSTOMER?” … Continue reading →

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Ten Commandments of Human Relations

Posted on September 12, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

I was recently going through some of the boxes I packed up when I retired in January and came across this article that I used both when I was a service manager for a contractor and when I became the … Continue reading →

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GRATITUDE IS ATTITUDE

Posted on August 12, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

Up near the top of the Door County peninsula in Wisconsin is a wonderful candy shop in the old Newport School House.  My family discovered this place many years ago while camping with our children.  It was run by 2 … Continue reading →

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Flood Damaged HVAC Equipment

Posted on July 9, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

The South Central, Midwest, and the Northeast have seen record rainfall in the last month and, especially, the last couple of days.  Rivers are over flood stage.  Sewer systems could not keep up with all the rain and sewers backed … Continue reading →

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Proper Air Conditioning Sizing

Posted on June 28, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

I recently received this question from a homeowner who came upon the blog site: Mike I read some of your articles online and am asking for your opinion. I replaced my antiquated system with a new system. I have a 1250 … Continue reading →

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THANK YOU!

Posted on June 20, 2015 by yorkcentraltechtalk

A couple of milestones were hit recently  — in April, this blog turned 4 years old. It was started in April 2011. Even more amazing is, as of this writing, there have been 400,312 views of the various articles from … Continue reading →

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