Letters to the Editor
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Letters to the editor
I think that the time frame for acceptance of residential sprinklers will be much shorter than your sprinkler industry sources say (cite issue and page). They are looking at the systems through the eyes of sprinkler contractors, and are not considering the cost advantages of making the sprinklers part of the cold water distribution pipe. ...
Letters to the editor
Not to be critical of Mark Eatherton’s work as I have been reading it with enjoyment and sharing his articles with my staff, students and industry colleagues for a long time. But in the early stages of the multi-part series on combustion......
Letters to the editor
DAMARISCOTTA, MAINE — I read with interest your blog and commentary on this "murky" subject in the current issue of CONTRACTOR (July 2011, p. 58 and at http://bit.ly/jEELiE). ...
Don't green wash at the expense of other materials
I and many of my colleagues are long term readers and supporters of Contractor and have long found your publication to be an excellent, well-informed representation of the mechanical contracting and PVF business. ...
Gray lit up my energy-saving Christmas lights
The letter from Michael Gray lit up a few of my energy-saving Christmas lights to say the least. He seems to me to be packing more of a political agenda that has carried over into his profession. ...
Michael Gray's letter was perfect
I thought that the letter written by Mr. Gray was so perfect. I could have not have written it better myself. ...
Appreciates CONTRACTOR magazine
My name is Tyler Lewis. I am the owner of Air-Master. I'm writing you to tell you how much I appreciate your work and the whole CONTRACTOR magazine's work....
What happened to civility?
I just read the January 2011 edition of CONTRACTOR, which arrived yesterday. Apparently, the letter from Chester Birchwood was printed/published prior to President Obama's call for more civility. ...
Forcing the green agenda
I agree wholeheartedly with Michael [Gray]. Your magazine is overrun with green, on just about every page....
Benefitted from the green movement
I read with mild amusement and later with great disappointment, the ignorant ranting of an individual such as Michael Gray, owner of some company called Refrigeration Specialists...
Get the government out of our lives
I would introduce myself as a contractor and a concerned one at that. As I was reading through the November issue I started to say to myself what is with all this green stuff!...
Michael Gray for President!
Michael Gray for President! I strongly agree with much of what Michael had to say in your November edition of CONTRACTOR magazine....
Get on board or become a relic
LEED, follow, or fall waaaayyyy behind! We're at a crossroads where one is the progression of technology blending into ever-increasing efficiencies ...
My customers won't spend more
I agree totally with Michael Gray. My customers could care less about the info your magazine is publishing. ...
Representative or just loud?
I like what you did with the piece from the guy cancelling his subscription — taking a stand and asking for others' responses. ...
A happy middle ground is tough to achieve
Thanks for publishing Mike Gray's letter. Remember, there is always a thread of truth in every criticism. ...
Propagating the green myth
I remember what my older brother told my mom when she asked him if he had eaten his greens today, he replied, "Well…I ate a green crayon at school!"...
Green equipment can't cost customers more
The Letter to the Editor from Michael Gray struck a real cord with me. I have, on a couple of occasions over the past year...
Why I won’t renew my subscription
— I hope I am directing this to the correct person! Had I not enjoyed your magazine for a number of years, I would not even bother. Lest you believe that the ONLY reason your readership is slipping is the Internet revolution, please let me share MY reasons for leaving you....
Letter: Home Star — scary words for a contractor
At first glance Home Star looks like a solution to the cash problem. So it seems, but it includes what should be scary words for a contractor — "accredited contractor" and "certified workforce." Here's why....
Letter: Heat pumps work well in high performance homes
I read with interest Gary Klein's excellent article, "The Future of Space Heating is a Very Efficient Water Heater." He makes a good point regarding the dearth of low-capacity furnaces, and his list of impediments to hydronic heat hits the nail on the head....
Broken promises: a franchise almost broke us
THIS IS IN REGARDS to the franchising article in the recent CONTRACTOR magazine (August, p. 44). It was promoting reasons why people should spend thousands...
My guys can do sprinkler fitting with the best of them
NORFOLK, VA. Mr. Wilson protests too much (August Letters, p. 42). Residential fire sprinkler systems connected directly to the domestic potable water...
Leave sprinkler installation to sprinkler fitters
I must respectfully disagree with Mr. Scandaliato's article in the June issue in which he asserts that plumbing contractors are best...
Right about homebuilders
Berkeley. Calif. Nice editorial (July, p. 50)! I'm glad I don't do residential. You hit the nail on the head!...
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