2012 STAR PRODUCTS

When you're searching for the best product available or simply looking for something new to sell, how do you differentiate between the common and the best? HVACR Distribution Business has made it easier for you with our 2012 listing of STAR PRODUCTS. We invited the HVACR industry's top manufacturers to share one of their best products for 2012. Our STAR PRODUCTS places all these exciting items in one easy-to-read special section to help you make a better buying decision and to give you a glimpse of the best new products entering the market.

A. O. SMITH

A. O. Smith Introduces the Voltex Hybrid Electric Water Heater

The Voltex operates in one of three modes. In “efficiency” mode, the water heater relies almost entirely on the heat pump. In “hybrid” mode, it switches back and forth between the heat pump and standard electric heating elements depending on the hot water demand. In “electric” mode, the Voltex operates like a standard electric water heater and is ENERGY STAR^® rated. www.hotwater.com.

AAON

LL Series chillers and outdoor mechanical rooms with R-134a variable capacity oil-free magnetic bearing centrifugal compressors have up to 19.4 EER and as low as 0.41 kW/ton IPLV for the compressors only, or up to 17.5 EER and as low as 0.49 kW/ton IPLV for the complete chiller system — including compressors, condenser pumps and evaporative-cooled condenser fans. The AAON packaged system doesn't require an additional cooling tower or cooling tower pumping. The packaged outdoor mechanical room design with walk-in service access allows the compressors, factory designed and engineered evaporative-cooled condenser, and factory designed and engineered water-pumping packages to reside outside the building. www.aaon.com.

ALAN MANUFACTURING

Alan Manufacturing, Inc., through its nearly quarter century of existence, has designed over 1,000 different products including all standard HVAC dampers, related hardware, duct supports and zone control systems as well as specialized items that meet the needs of its customers.

If a special item is not in our catalog, we will utilize our ability to build the tooling to manufacture it for you because your success is our success!

Our company is a veteran-owned business that has been manufacturing high quality dampers for the HVAC industry since 1992. We have one facility with over 100,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity. We serve customers from the Atlantic to the Pacific and Canada to Mexico. We can supply products manufactured in America by Americans.

AMANA

The Amana^® AMVM96 modulating gas furnace, with its self-calibrating, modulating gas valve and variable-speed blower, delivers precise heating performance in the harshest of winters, circulating air quietly and cost-effectively throughout the home, offering up to 96 percent AFUE.

Amana's modulating gas valve operates on a two-stage or single-stage thermostat and is compatible with the ComfortNet^™ Communications System. www.amana-hac.com.

AMERICAN STANDARD

The AccuClean^™ whole-home air filtration system from American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning removes up to 99.98% of allergens from the filtered air, and can reduce dust mites by keeping the air below 50% humidity, sources state.

AccuClean whole-home air filtration system highlights:

• Catches particles down to .1 micron in size.

• Eight times more effective than the best HEPA room appliance.

• 100 times more effective than a standard one-inch throwaway filter or ionic-type room appliance.

www.americanstandard-us.com.