Sustainable technology matters to the Houchin family of Heyworth, Illinois. Since purchasing their six-acre alpaca breeding farm in 2009, they’ve installed LED lights, solar panels, and a heat pump system that exchanges energy with the Earth.
Does the blast and bang of your old gas furnace cycling on remind you that you’re one day closer to replacing it? Does the energy efficiency and cost savings of a ground source heat pump (GSHP) look better every day?
Back in the day, finding an HVAC installer meant opening a phone book and—like the commercials said—“Let your fingers do the walking through the Yellow Pages.”
In 1996, it would have been hard to predict the course of a burgeoning geothermal heat pump distributor located in the fertile farmland of South Central Illinois. But Steve Smith, along with his wife Karen, was uncompromisingly determined to provide the best products and service in the industry to their customers while creating the best possible workplace for their employees. Looking back at the last 28 years, it can be said that their success has been nothing less than exceptional. Their long legacy of loyal Enertech dealers, installers, distributors, and employees would be enviable to any business leader.
Cummings Farms’ mantra is as clear as the blue Iowa sky above its headquarters: “As the farming industry evolves, so too does our operation.”
In 2023, U.S. heat pump sales beat gas furnace sales for the second straight year. Heat pumps are on track to double their share of building heating by 2030 at their current growth rate. What does this mean for your HVAC business? Now is a great time to diversify by adding heat pumps to your offerings.
Yes, they absolutely can. Cicadas can cause problems with multiple components in an air conditioning system. Their shells can block airflow, which reduces efficiency and clogs heat exchangers. This year is a monumental year for cicadas. In 1990, there were reports from people in Chicago having to use snow shovels to clear their sidewalks of dead cicadas. Experts expect this to happen again, with numbers expected to be anywhere from 50,000 cicadas per acre to 1.5 million cicadas per acre.
Whether you advertise in print or online, quotes and testimonials from satisfied customers speak volumes about your HVAC business. Potential customers see themselves in the experiences of others. When homeowner Riley says, “Your team helped me understand my options and arrive at an affordable and satisfying solution,” potential customer Alex thinks, That’s just what I need.