Expand Your Preventative Maintenance
The summer has come and gone and a majority of us technicians are just getting the dust settled finally. I say that meaning that the summers get so busy that we don’t have time to do things that we can do and some of them get out on the back burner. Not that we are …
Defining Teamwork
There have been many definitions of the word team work. One person may define it differently than the other. But keeping in mind that we are here to help each other may help us look at the word differently. As I sit here and watch the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics, it is easy …
HVAC Maintenance
I can already hear the moans and groans now. How in the world does this guy think we can do thorough maintenance to 300 units before May? I have a ton of work orders, punches to be done, blah, blah, blah,…. I’ve got some nerve don’t I? Not really. Because I can tell you I …
What’s the Problem?
Although the task of pulling keys seems easy enough, where the keys end up in their day to day travels can boggle you more than you think. It’s an everyday routine that goes along with doing apartment maintenance. But how seriously are we taking the liability that comes with accurate and correct key control? Every …
Kicking off the new year with Organization
Everyone does it. Around this time of year as the year winds down we start making resolutions for the New Year. These are promises to ourselves that we will “stick to our guns” about getting better at something. Although only about 25% of resolutions stick, I often think about the resolutions I make for myself. …
Mold
Well, I shouldn’t have just said that word. In all of the years in the industry, this word was basically a curse word. The reason behind it is the facts that come with mold. Why? Because mold is not always mold. Just because a window is sweating and creating discoloration on the sill does not …
Hiring Techniques
Your hiring needs Let’s assume you are a new business owner with no employees, but are tired of never having any free time. (After all, isn’t that one of the reasons why you went into business for yourself?) So what do you do first? Are you sure you really need someone? Are you sure you …
R-22 vs. R410-A
We have heard it for a few years now. The doom and gloom about the changes that are coming to the apartment industry for HVAC. Chances are, you have heard different things that come along with it. No matter who you ask in the industry, everyone has their own opinion about the change and what …