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The ACCA HVAC Blog is focused on helping professional contractors run smarter, better businesses. Led by contractors themselves, who know firsthand the technology and cultural changes that are transforming old-school trades into a high-tech, dynamic, and driven industry. ACCA HVAC Blog is where forward-thinking contractors go for daily content to feed their passion for success.

ACCA and MACC Submit Joint Comments on NY Refrigerant Rule 

ACCA 2024 provided a timely venue to develop a unified response to New York State’s precedent setting Part 494 Hydrofluorocarbon […]

A Roller Coaster of Peer Learning at ACCA 2024 

On the eve of the ACCA 2024 conference, board and staff members from 14 different state and local Allied Contracting […]

FREE WEBINAR – Maximizing Efficiency: Leveraging Your Field Service Management (FSM) Platform

Attention HVACR, plumbing, and electrical business owners! Are you ready to take your field service operations to the next level […]

Hey Ed, Neel Asks if the Heat Pump System Last 10 Years?

Matt, How Do Emerging Technologies in HVAC Systems Impact Installation and Maintenance Practices?

WEBINAR: Copeland’s Approach to HVACR Preventative Maintenance

You’re invite to join ACCA Corporate Partner, Copeland, for an engaging webinar where they will address the most pressing technical […]

Hey Ed, Neel Asks if It Make Sense to Retrofit a New Build Home With a Conventional 93 AFUE Propane Furnace With a Hybrid Heat Pump System

The Next Generation is Counting on Us to Slow Impact of High Taxes

With 85.5% of air conditioning contractor family businesses having majority or sole ownership by family members the questions of who, […]

Matt, What Are the Steps for Diagnosing a Malfunctioning HVAC System, and How Do You Prioritize Them?

DOE Approves First IRA Rebate Program in New York, 11 Other States Apply

In April, the U.S. Department of Energy marked an important milestone by awarding an initial $158 million for New York […]

Corporate Transparency Reporting Regulations Unfairly Target Small Businesses, ACCA Argues

Reporting requirements for businesses in the name of corporate transparency are unfairly targeting small businesses, the Air Conditioning Contractors of […]

How to Find a Mentor

“Hey, Mr. Stark, will you be my mentor?”  You go to an ACCA conference knowing Mr. Stark will be there, […]

Have You Reviewed the OSHA Top 10 Recently? 

By: National Account Executive Patrick Cunningham, Federated Mutual Insurance Company  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Top 10 list […]

National Safety Stand-Down – May 6-10, 2024

We know how important your team’s safety is to you and your business. This week, the Occupational Safety and Health […]

Hey Ed, Jesus Wants to Learn How to Properly Use His Manual J

Is the Proof Really in the Pudding?

What Does “The Proof is in the Pudding Mean?”  “The proof is in the pudding” is an expression that means […]

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The Big Four in HVACR

It’s no secret that for many years I’ve been talking about four things that we must do to a system that has already been installed. Let’s talk about them!

Leadership Lessons: Top Books on Management

“People leave managers, not companies.” – Marcus Buckingham  Marcus Buckingham made the above statement in the 1990s when he worked […]

March/April 2024 Tech Challenge Answer

A reach-in cooler utilizing R-134a with a capillary tube feed device has a customer complaint of warm product. The symptoms […]

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Department of Labor Releases Final Rule on Overtime Threshold for Salaried Employees

On April 23, the Department of Labor released its final rule altering the overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This new rule introduces two-tiered increases to the minimum salary threshold for ‘white collar’ salaried employees. ACCA has been closely monitoring this rule and its impact on contractor members.

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