News

• Staff changes for our East Hartford location
   


• Expanded and customized technical training programs
   


• New Honeywell Combustion Controls Contractor Program (C3 and C3 Plus)
   


• New sales partnership for Smith Boilers
   


• Strong growth in ControLinks Installations
   


• Monthly specials

Staff Changes for our East Hartford location

Commercial Heating Supply (CHS) is excited to announce a new addition to our team. Bill Hobbie, who has a wide range of experience serving the HVAC industry, has been recently named store manager of our East Hartford branch. Also, we are happy to announce that Jeff Krawic has rejoined our team. He will be responsible for technical training for all of our major product lines.

Expanded and customized technical training programs to fit your needs

As part of our enhanced customer support, we now offer expanded technical training for a nominal fee at our site or yours to help increase the product knowledge base of your technicians. Leading this effort is CHS's Jeff Krawic, our Training Coordinator, who brings over 30 years of experience serving the commercial/industrial HVAC markets. Jeff holds an S2 license in CT and a Burner License in MA. He has extensive knowledge of the entire boiler room, including Power Flame burners, Honeywell Series 7800 Flame Safeguard Controls, and Honeywell ControLinks. Contact Jeff directly at 888-460-8705 or jkrawic@commercialheat.com to learn more about how he can help with a customized training program for your technicians. You can arrange for this training during the day or early evening, whichever is more convienent. You'll be glad that you did!

Honeywell's Combustion Controls Contractor Program

Additional benefits for becoming a C3 Combustion Controls Contractor are being offered to all contractors who are currently members of Honeywell's Contractor PRO. C3 benefits include:

• Support and development from Honeywell distributors


• Discounts on key products, including 7800 Series Controls, C6097 Gas/Air Pressure Switches, Pressuretrols, Gas Valves, and Flame Detectors


• Access to Honeywell training and a special training offer


• A library of tools, including a firing line reference manual on CD, a CSD-1 Checklist to make it easier to conduct boiler room surveys for recommending upgrades and equipment room modernization


• A complete catalog of Commercial/Industrial Combustion Controls and a quarterly contractor newsletter featuring helpful tech tips and the latest product information and innovations.

For those contractors involved with ControLinks, a C3 PLUS program is available. In addition to the benefits of the C3 program, C3 PLUS participants will enjoy exclusive ControLinks discounts (from $350 to $500 in savings), a ControLinks Energy Savings Calculator, ControLinks case studies showing the proven ROI to help your sales, and a ControLinks CD with product information, technical sales sheets, and ControLinks selling presentation.

There is a $300 fee to become a C3 member ($375 for C3 PLUS). Keep in mind that product discounts alone will enable you to recoup this investment once you've joined. If you are a contractor not currently part of the Contractor Pro Program, you can sign up to become part of this program as well as C3 (or C3 PLUS). Go to www.contractorpro.com to join Contractor Pro.

To sign up for C3 go to http://customer.honeywell.com/techlit/pdf/63-0000s/63-9902.pdf and scroll down to the bottom of the screen, where you will find the application form.

New Sales Partnership for Smith Boilers

To better serve all levels of the distribution channel, Mestek, Inc. of Westfield, MA (www.mestek.com) recently announced a new sales partnership with Sweeney-Rogers Corp. of Raynham, MA. Under this new structure, Sweeney-Rogers will become the manufacturer's representative for Smith Cast Iron Boilers.

We at CHS are excited about this news because efficiency in serving our customers will be improved beyond the already high levels being delivered.

ControLinks Installations Continue to Increase

With the prospects for higher fuel costs for this upcoming heating season, CHS is happy to report strong sales for ControLinks, the linkageless system that replaces mechanical air/fuel linkage to increase combustion efficiency. Please contact us for an evaluation of your boiler to determine how much you can save with this upgrade. We will be happy to connect you to those who have made this wise decision to learn firsthand how it can help reduce your operating costs.

Monthly Inventory Clearance Specials

CHS has current specials, including Heat-Timer's ZCP Zone Panel Control.  See the "Monthly Specials" section of our website to learn more.