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Derek ColeGM, Simmons One Hour Heating & Air · AI HVAC Answers

We Believe in Engineering

28 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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28 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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Derek Cole, a mechanical engineer, organizes a training session on sizing heating and cooling systems using Manual J calculations. The method accounts for climate zone, square footage, building orientation, and U-values to properly design HVAC installations.

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2018-07-09

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All right, hold up. Time to game plan tomorrow's training session. Scott, since you're technically inclined to stuff mechanical engineer. Derek, I'm a mechanical engineer. Yes, and thank you for constantly reminding me. You got it, little brother. Anyway, it's your ball. So you will review our installation playbook with the one hour all pro technicians. Oh, and be sure to mention that load thingy. Meaning that we always use a manual J calculation to determine the heating and cooling loads for your home. Uh huh. Including variables like climate zone square footage. Yes. Directional orientation, U value of windows. You're doing it again. Doing a lot technical mumbo jumbo. Just talk plain English, will you? We believe in engineering the right heat and air system for your home. Cost of installing any old unit, well, that just won't do. We believe in engineering for complete comfort. Engineering for the most energy savings. Engineering for the longest life. It could go all the way. That's how we do Things at Simmons One Hour Heating and air online at Simmons1hour.com.