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A mixed-use commercial fireplace job in Houston, TX required the best fireplace design with high-efficiency chimney fans and draft control. The owner engaged Earthcore for the fireplace design, which uses ENERVEX Powerstack, chimney fans and ventilation products. Read this case study to find out what made the job challenging, and why ENERVEX high-efficiency chimney fans were the right choice for the job.

At NAFEM 2017, we met a lot of engineers and contractors who regret using a field-fabricated grease duct to address their restaurant and kitchen hood venting problems. The idea was to save money, but in the long run, this is rarely the case. The reality is, factory-built grease ducts have clear benefits over field-fabricated products in nearly every area. Here are five game-changing advantages of factory-built grease ducts for your restaurant kitchen hood exhaust.

ENERVEX, AES and Texas Air Systems provided a high-efficiency chimney system to common-vent multiple boilers in a tricky application at The Star, home of the Dallas Cowboys in Frisco, TX. See how we did it.

Looking for a beautiful custom gas fireplace with superior chimney fans and controls for your hotel or resort? Check out these two new beauties we recently completed with Acucraft Fireplace Systems and Serfass Construction at Blue Mountain Resort in Palmerton, PA. ENERVEX provided high-efficiency chimney fans and damper controls for two custom gas fireplaces - including an indoor/outdoor glassed-in fireplace and a gorgeous 3-sided open peninsula, each delivering up to 100,000 BTUs.

People who work with us for residential fans, chimney systems and venting products stay with us for a very long time. Why? These three videos from the HPBExpo in Atlanta say it all. If you or a customer has fireplace smoke in the chimney or other flue problems, listen to these words from Mason-Lite, Alpine Stove and Fireplace, and AES. Then call us.

Our hearts go out to the family who lost their 13-year-old son this past weekend in a hotel carbon monoxide leak tragedy. The Michigan hotel's indoor pool heater broke, leaving seven middle schoolers (11 total poisoned) unconscious on the pool deck. Hotel carbon monoxide leaks cause loss of life, evacuation, hotel closure and revenue loss. As your hotel or resort moves into high season, check your systems. Now.

There I was. At the ISH Show last week in Frankfurt. And there was another company's "NEW" chimney fan, which had a striking resemblance to our TDF chimney fan. That's because it was! Our design, sitting right there on their table! So here we have a side-by-side comparison of the two chimney fans for you to decide. Did they really make something "NEW"? Or did they Raab our design? Come along. Let's play.

Did you know that over a 20-year period, 96 percent of the cost of operating a boiler system comes from fuel costs, and 10 to 20 percent of energy input is lost in the form of heat escaping to the atmosphere? How much waste heat are you losing? And how much could your company save with an economizer and heat exchanger solution? Learn how economizers work, the benefits of economizers, and how the VHX economizer solution saved the NHA $35,000 annually, with no upfront cost and guaranteed payback.

Enervex, along with Dante Stephensen and the Scandinavian Festival, is proud to sponsor the National Danish Performance Team. They brought their world tour "IMANI" to Athens, GA this past Tuesday and dazzled nearly 350 people in attendance! These 28 young men and women travel the world at their own expense to carry out their dream of inspiring healthier living in kids. If you missed it, catch the FREE encore in Atlanta this Saturday, Feb. 25.

Of the fan manufacturers that use permanent magnet motors in their fans, most are using Permanent Magnet AC (PMAC) motors. Surprising? ENERVEX uses a BLDC (brushless) permanent-magnet motor because it has clear advantages. If you are evaluating exhaust fans, here are 18 questions that will help you understand the benefits of BLDC motors vs. the AC induction motors being marketed widely - plus everything else you ever wanted to know about the different fan motor types.