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RISE IN VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE (VFD) USE AMONG NEW JERSEY BUILDING OWNERS DRIVING SUMMER SALES AT PUMP EXPRESS
With the arrival of summer, building managers across the Northeast must address the spike in cooling system demands and soaring energy costs that accompany hot weather. In recent years, growing numbers of cost-conscious New Jersey building owners have begun calling on Pump Express Services to address these issues by adding variable frequency drives (VFDs) to their HVAC pump systems.
“Everybody from corporations to homeowners are looking to save money,” says Pump Express Sales Manager Fred Hettinger. “Along with large corporations like L’Oreal, who called us to install VFDs on the Armstrong end-suction pumps that run their HVAC system, we’ve done VFD maintenance for high-end residential clients intent on saving energy and dollars. Read More …
SCHNEIDER STARTER
Having an energy efficient starter is crucial. Nobody knows that better than the engineering experts at Pump Express. Recently they were shown a presentation by Gail O’Keefe of Schneider Electric. Gail, a drive specialist, demonstrated the energy efficiency that comes with using Schneider Electric Square D Starters, specifically a VFD, or variable frequency drive.
First, she described the basic operations of an across the line starter, the more inefficient of the two options. “You ever get in your car in the wintertime and your fan belt starts and it squeals,” she asked. “Well, it’s the one pulley slamming the belt into the other pulley. It’s squealing until it synchronizes.” Read More …
PUMP EXPRESS SIZES-UP SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC’S SQUARE D CATALOG OF CONTROLS & DRIVES
- Square D’s Susan McCollum guides pump Express staff through Schneider Electric’s extensive line of starters and controls.
Pump Express staff recently took part in a seminar led by a Schneider Electric training team specializing in Square D commercial controls and drives. The training was part of a recent deal between Pump Express and Square D to carry the full line for commercial and industrial HVAC applications.
As part of a select group of distributors qualified to sell Square D variable frequency drives (VFDs) based on extensive experience with commercial and industrial HVAC pump applications, Pump Express was given a detailed tour of the Square D catalog by the manufacturer-appointed team and led through a series of tutorials aimed at facilitating efficient selection and sizing of controls and VFDs for commercial and industrial clients. Read More …
