Give-A-Sh**-ology Blog

The Gelin kids are of the Harry Potter age. My personal favorite was ‘The Prisoner of Azkaban’. There was for one delightful moment, in particular, that you all surely know. But before that, let’s imagine for a moment (and just maybe you don't have to) that there’s...

The upcoming quarterly presentation isn’t the only thing making this manager sweat.Seems counter-intuitive, doesn’t it? Yet, on the east coast, many variable volume air systems deliver air through variable volume diffusers instead of terminal boxes. It’s not used...

Most of us have had a bad boss, right? Here’s the next bit of news – odds are you’ll have another bad one. There are not enough folks to fill the open jobs we have now, so the likelihood of having an untrained, uninterested boss is going up. Way up. Here’s a...

Perhaps our very own Mark Nemeth will win an Academy Award for his performance as the aging building services technician who cares for his Thermaduct Exterior Ductwork. The role of Wilson the volleyball is supplanted by our own little robot. Wait for it…Mark,...

I’ve shared with some folks that Air Flow is going solar. The responses have been interesting, including: “I thought solar was a 12-year payback.” “Solar panels only last a few years and then they need to be replaced.” “Did the consultant figure there are cloudy...

Here's who can help you:Have you selected a product and felt uncertain you did it correctly? Afraid to ask? That’s understandable. Many times in my career, I’ve asked an engineer “Would you be willing to walk through this as if you were a beginner?” And so many...

Every now and again, we get into a discussion that hits the brakes with “I’m offended”. It’s quite the trump card isn’t it? The person who states “I’m offended” has (in a way) proclaimed the higher moral ground. But hear me out for a second, lest I offend you....

Hey guys, Last year, my ego got the better of me and we decided to stock some rooftop units. “We’ll take on the wholesalers!”. Dumb move. Now we’ve got some RTUs that we’d like to move. They’re below our cost, so enjoy taking advantage of my foolish decisions....

How’s it Hangin’? Good question. The assembly above our heads is supported by universal imbeds; down with cable to Unigrip, mounted to pipe support brackets, and piping twist clamps.Features our latest video – How’s It Hangin’?Offensive? Maybe. (Sorry to the 10% of...

Hey there Air Flow customers and suppliers. For the last 16 months, Air Flow has been working on an enterprise software and accounting change. The migration is upon us, and it will take place over the weekend of April 27th and 28th. The timing is unfortunate...

Way back when, (2014) you may have seen Air Flow’s Grand Opening “Save the Date” video. This video was cooked up and kept a secret from all of Air Flow’s employees. The team all had the ‘reveal’ at the same time. Everyone was gathered around the conference room...

Our dust collection system is grandfathered.Says who?A couple of weeks ago at the Air Flow Inc. dust collector seminar, an engineer shared that an existing school cyclone dust collector was not to be touched to avoid the need to bring it up to code. Except that...