Redundancy is Your Best Friend: Building a Fail-Safe Condensate System with Asurity
Something I’ve been thinking about lately during my windshield time between customer visits is the concept of "good enough." In our world, "good enough" is a dangerous phrase. It’s the phantom that haunts you at 2:00 AM when the phone rings and a frantic homeowner is telling you there’s a waterfall coming through their dining room ceiling. We’ve all been there. You finish a clean install, the static pressure is perfect, the charge is dialed in, and you walk away feeling like a rockstar. Then, a month later, a $18 float switch fails, or a [...]
Your People Are the Product: Leadership Lessons from 40 Years in HVAC with Brett Holscher
🎙️ HVAC R&D Podcast — Episode 185 Your People Are the Product: Leadership Lessons from 40 Years in HVAC with Brett Holscher What happens when you spend more than four decades in the HVAC industry—from turning wrenches as a commercial service technician to leading organizations through acquisitions, growth, and industry change? In this episode, Rhydon Atzenhoffer sits down with Brett Holscher, a 40+ year HVAC veteran whose career journey has taken him from the service truck to executive leadership. Brett began his HVAC career in 1984 as a commercial service technician and eventually worked his way into General Manager, [...]
The Follow-Up Problem Costing Trades Contractors Thousands with CHIIRP CEO Ryan Fenn
Episode 183: HVAC R&D Podcast Guest: Ryan Fenn, CEO of CHIIRP Host: Rhydon Atzenhoffer Listen to the Full Episode: The Follow-Up Problem Costing Trades The Leaky Bucket in the Front Seat Another day in the distribution trenches and another day spent behind a windshield, as I was pulling into the branch parking lot, I saw something that happens a dozen times a day in our industry. A guy in a wrapped van, clean truck, nice logo, was sitting in the driver’s seat with his head down over his phone. He looked stressed. Not "I just [...]
The Next Generation of Smart Controls with Rami Noueir of Verdant
Episode 182 | HVAC R&D Podcast Guest: Rami Noueir, Verdant by Copeland Host: Rhydon Atzenhoffer Link: Listen to the Full Episode Here The Opening Observation I was recently looking at a shelf in a supply house, you know the one, right behind the counter where all the “latest and greatest” gadgets sit gathering a little bit of dust. It felt like every single box had the word “Smart” plastered on it in bold letters. Smart thermostats, smart leak detectors, smart vents, even smart capacitors. It got me thinking: Has the word “smart” just become white [...]
Ramblin’ Rhyno: From Financial Chaos to Clarity with Sam Miles
Episode 181 Information Show: HVAC R&D Podcast Guest: Sam Miles, CPA (Guardian CPA Group) Location: HVAC R&D Studio Listen to the full episode: Rhydon Atzenhoffer on Substack Something I’ve noticed lately while talking to guys and gals across the TradeCrew is a recurring theme of “the successful struggle.” You know the vibe. The trucks are wrapped, the phones are ringing, and the schedule is packed three weeks out. From the outside, you’re killing it. But when you sit down at the kitchen table late at night and look at the bank account, the numbers don’t [...]
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