Jim’s position is that if electrification is embraced, the HVAC industry will face a major challenge because many technicians simply don’t have enough knowledge of the heat pump design, installation, and service fundamentals. One of the alternative solutions is to incorporate hybrid systems consisting of heat pumps and gas heat, not straight cool air conditioning and gas heat; heat pump technology has been improving lately to become more comfortable, so hybrid systems are solid replacements. Joe also sees opportunities for us to tighten the building envelopes on the building science side.
Some markets that are pushing for change have milder climates and better building infrastructure than other areas of the country, meaning that the negative effects of mass electrification are being overlooked. Mass retrofitting and electrification simply won’t work in several markets right now.
Jim and Joe have recently been developing partnerships between measureQuick and other industry organizations, including ACCA, NCI, Fieldpiece, and Energy Star; they are adding features related to those partnerships to the app and focusing on standardization to inform and promote quality installation. Even though measureQuick isn’t necessarily in the training business, the partnerships with NCI and TruTech Tools help bridge the education gap and teach technicians critical field skills while letting each organization focus on its core competencies.
Some new tool integrations and workflows have recently been added to measureQuick as well. New tools include a range of combustion analyzers, giving technicians the ability to mix and match their Bluetooth tools. The accuracy across brands is almost identical.
Even though supporting the industry comes at a cost, measureQuick is handling the growth well by constantly testing its new features on live equipment to make sure the calculations are error-free and that the app creates a seamless user experience. The goal is to make the app intuitive to use and educational for its users, and Jim and Joe are focusing on video tutorials and onboarding to make the workflow easy to understand. The hope is that measureQuick will help technicians identify ways to optimize a customer’s HVAC system, which may boost sales in the long run.
Learn more about measureQuick at https://measurequick.com/ or contact Joe Medosch by emailing joe@measurequick.com.
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