Torrice Talk & Torrice Tech Talk

We welcome back Phil Valpey to discuss troubleshooting thermostatic expansion valves - better known as TXV's - and electronic expansion valves - better known as EEV's or LEV's.

We welcome on Doug Hamilton to discuss the recent announcement from the Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters to Fuel Gas Code, 248 CMR 5.00, impacting the materials that can be used for the venting of appliances by stating, "The only plastic piping which may be used for venting appliances shall be CPVC, polypropylene, and other pipes which have been product-accepted f...

Mark Guenthner is back, this week discussing proper installation practices for line sets in both unitary and ductless equipment.

We welcome back Mark Guenthner to give his insight into proper duct installation practices and how good ductwork installation can make or break your next job.

We welcome back Marc Marchillo from Aprilaire to discuss how viruses react in humidity and how having the proper relative humidity in your space can help slow the spread of viruses.

We welcome back Randy Lenz from Anden to give an overview of proper installation and maintenance practices for Anden dehumidifiers when installed in a grow room.

We take a deeper look at the full line of Anden dehumidifiers with Randy Lenz, the Product Application Engineer at Anden.

We continue our Anden discussion by welcoming in Chip Seidel, Director of Operations at Anden, to introduce their proprietary VLGR technology and explain how variable low grain refrigerant can lead to a better dehumidifier for any grow room.

We introduce the Anden line of grow room optimized dehumidifiers and humidifiers by welcoming East Coast Regional Manager at Anden, Victoria Aceves to Torrice Talk. She discusses what important differences go into the Anden line to ensure it is the ideal application for grow rooms and cultivation.

We welcome back Ken Gott to discuss tips for yearly maintenance and system checks you should be making when preparing commercial rooftop units for summer.

We welcome Marc Marchillo, Corporate Training Manager at Aprilaire, to discuss the benefits of whole home dehumidification and how Aprilaire can help you start selling more dehumidifiers.

We continue our discussion on stocking up for cooling season by welcoming in John Souza from S. G. Torrice to talk about what needs to be taken out of your bag, and what needs to go in to work on cooling equipment.

In part two of our cooling season stock discussion, Jay Seitz from Trane Technologies is back to discuss what you should have on your trucks or in your warehouses when working on commercial equipment ahead of this cooling season.

We welcome back Jay Seitz, the Northeast Regional Manager for Independent Distribution representing all American Standard and Trane Equipment and Parts at Trane Technologies, to talk about what stock you need on your trucks and in your warehouses to start cooling season. Plus we discuss preseason buys and selling IAQ items as the season begins.

We welcome back Russell Lattime to help you create a checklist of service and maintenance items on indoor and outdoor equipment as you prepare for cooling season.

We welcome on Andrea Kranitz from Baytek to give you some tips and tricks on getting your accounting software in order ahead of the busy season.

We welcome back Ken Gott to give some tips on installing and maintaining humidifiers and Dehumidifiers.

We chat with Doug Little from Payzerware about offering maintenance agreements to help give your company a boost.

Phil Valpey is back on Torrice Tech Talk to discuss why calculating airflow is important and how to calculate CFM's with the temperature rise method and with a dual port manometer.

We discuss the importance of staying on top of your HR rather than being reactive. Plus how HRPlus OnDemand can help you and your company when it comes to HR issues with Judy Thornell, President at Baytek, and Chris Cooley, Principal at MyHRConcierge.

We welcome back Russell Lattime to go over the basics and applications of superheat and subcooling.

We welcome back Jim Cherubini to break down and discuss the pathogen test results for the REME Halo against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

We bring in Phil Valpey to discuss the correct steps to take to ensure zone dampers and sensors are installed correctly in a zoned system.

We welcome back Doug Little, President and Co-Founder of Payzer, to discuss how utilizing technology can help make your company more efficient, organized and profitable.

mark Guenthner is back on Torrice Tech Talk to continue his technical breakdown of RunTru by Trane. This week, he discusses the technical components of RunTru AC's and heat pumps.