ASHRAE Journal - March 2013 - 94

SHOW COVERAGE

(Left photo) The Uponor ProPEX connection is demonstrated for Stuart Cowan (center) and Abdul Rahim (right) by Jerry Leyte.
(Right photo) This year’s expo had only 15 fewer exhibiting companies than last year’s record-setting Show in Chicago.
vice offers boiler manufacturers a complete engineered venting ecobee EMS and EMS Si thermostats in multiple locations.
system, maintaining consistent stack pressure for hot water or http://tinyurl.com/bfkenpf
steam appliances. The integrated system monitors and adjusts
stack and exhaust outlet pressure for each appliance. http://
The hilmor Electronic Gauge with Vacuum Sensor is a hybrid
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The Rheem H2AC Rooftop Unit featuring eSync Integration gage that features both analog and digital readouts. The outer
Technology is a restaurant AC and water heating system that displays show system pressure using the needle and LSAT/
VSAT temperatures in the digital display. The inner LCD
includes refrigerant-to-water heat recovery.
The new ClearFire® LC boiler line from Cleaver-Brooks displays pressures, temperatures and calculates superheat and
subcooling. http://tinyurl.com/a6rrryp
provides up to 12,000 MBtu capacity,
Aeroline Tube Systems offers roof ﬂashwith a compact footprint and ultra-high How do you rate prospects for busiings that provide watertight roof penetration
efﬁciency through its product design. ness in 2013?
for corrugated stainless steel tubes used in
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Attendees
solar hot water installations. They ﬁt all roof
Bryan Steam’s Triple-Flex ultra-high
Excellent ................................... 19.1%
types and require no soldering.
efficiency condensing boilers feature
Zone One from Jackson Systems is a
ﬂexible stainless steel tubes and 90%
Good ........................................ 60.7%
control damper assembly designed to solve
minimum thermal efficiency. http://
overheating and overcooling problems. It
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Fair ........................................... 18.7%
can be used to control a single room, or, by
The Q Premier Boiler System by RinPoor .............................................1.5%
using a number of dampers, zone multiple
nai offers a one-appliance solution for
residential heating and water heating Data from ASHRAE Journal surveys of 2013 AHR Expo attendees (554; 9% rooms. http://tinyurl.com/aoa2ewv
response rate) and exhibitors (102; 8% response rate).
ZSI introduces the Cush-A-Claw, a
needs. Its heat exchanger provides efﬁcient heating performance, and as a fully assembled system, snap-in grip that holds pipes ﬁrmly in place. It is made from
it offers a faster, easier install with multiple plumbing and thermoplastic elastomers to avoid galvanic corrosion. http://
tinyurl.com/b8rbfpq
venting options. http://tinyurl.com/bapnpuv
General Tools & Instruments presents the iBorescope, which
captures and transfers high-deﬁnition images and video via
The new Augmented Reality (AR) app from Titus allows Wi-Fi to an iPad, iPhone, or Android device. http://tinyurl.
smart phones and tablets to recognize images in Titus HVAC com/bhzqs9e
The OAK Triumph Electric Hairpin Bender from Burr Oak
literature and printed documents. Users capture images with
their devices’ cameras and the app connects the user with hidden Tool features throughput capacities up to 4,000 hairpins per
content such as video, animation, GPS and drawings, similar to hour with eight parts per cycle and fast cycle time. http://
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popular “QR” codes. http://tinyurl.com/anoqhqt
The CopperWatcher Model CW-3 copper theft deterrent sysecobee announced the launch of its new commercial smart
phone application for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry. Pro- tem links condensers to any burglar alarm system by monitoring
viding added convenience, the new App will allow ecobee voltage and refrigerant pressure. http://tinyurl.com/aa28wys
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