AHR Expo New Product Bonanza — Day 2
We give you the best of Day 2 from the 2018 AHR Expo in Chicago. Enjoy our coverage of some of the interesting products we’ve encountered in the HVACR industry.
January 25, 2018
Viega MegaPress XL
Viega notes its MegaPress XL is the first and only press-fitting system for 2 1/2" to 4” diameter carbon steel pipe. The company also introduces the Viega MegaPress XL PressBooster, a tool designed for larger-diameters using an existing 300 Series RIDGID press tool. MegaPress XL is suitable for use with Schedule 10 to Schedule 40 carbon steel pipe and makes easy, secure connections in 25 seconds.
Bosch thermostat
Bosch’s Connected Controls thermostat can follow a preset or user-defined schedule and can access the local forecast to make any adjustment.
DuraVent grease ducts
The DuraVent grease ducts are stainless steel and their round, tubular design maintains structural integrity.
Weil-McLain condensing gas boiler
Weil-McLain’s Evergreen high-efficiency condensing gas boiler now has direct exhaust venting in its 220, 299 and 399 MBH versions.
Franklin Electric pressure-boosting system
The Franklin Electric Inline 1100 SpecPAK pressure-boosting system easily connects to nearly any plumbing configuration to provide an easy-to-size water-pressure-boosting solution for numerous HVAC applications. Contractors simply determine how much water is required to be boosted to the desired constant pressure output and the system comes properly packaged.
Taco ECM-powered circulators
Taco’s 006e3 is one of the newest models in Taco Comfort Solutions’ 00e series of high-efficiency ECM-powered circulators. The infinitely-variable wet-rotor circulator is designed specifically to make installation and operation of domestic hot-water recirculation systems easier and more efficient. The ECM motor uses up to 85% less electricity than conventional pumps of the same size, Taco notes.
Bradford White heat pump water heater
Bradford White’s AeroTherm Series heat pump water heater is available in 50- and 80-gal. capacities —comparable replacements for 40-, 50- or 80-gal. standard electric water heaters — and provide the same amount of hot water as standard electric 50- or 80-gal. water heaters. Braford White notes the Energy Star-qualified unit can save $300 per year in estimated annual operating cost.
Corzan cut-groove joining system
Corazan Piping Systems notes contractors using its Corzan cut-groove mechanical joints are experiencing a labor savings and decrease in down time — up to 90% it notes. Corzan cut-groove joints are available from 2” to 8” and utilize Victaulic flexible coupling models 177N or 77.