July 2020
Greetings!

We hope you have been staying cool during this hot summer month, which has been generating a flurry of business for our HVAC member segments!

We are pleased to welcome two new members this month, share some tips from some of our partners, and remind you of a few association programs available to your business.

Wishing you a great rest of the summer, stay safe!

Sarah Hagy, Executive Director
Fall 2020 Rebate Program
The 2020 Fall Residential Heating & Air Conditioning Rebate Program begins on August 12; contractor enrollment is now open!

During the 2020 Spring program, participating contractors collectively saved customers over $427,000 on high-efficiency heating and cooling systems!
Five key considerations for remote video inspection
Thanks to The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for this infographic that emphasizes five key considerations for remote video inspection (RVI) programs: procedures, communication, technology, verification, and completion.
2020 Membership Directory
The 2020 Membership Directory will be shipping soon to all EAP member companies!

Use this Members Only resource to learn more about your association and to connect with other EAP members!
Time to update your passwords?
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A weak password is still one of the most common ways hackers break in.

Thanks to sophisticated brute-force-attack software readily available online, hackers can try tens of millions of possible password combinations per second. For example, hacking software can guess a five-character password in under three hours. If you only use lowercase letters, it’s 11.9 seconds.

You KNOW you need to have a better password than “password” or “letmein” if you have any hope of keeping hackers out of your PC, but what does a “strong” password mean?
  • A good password should be at least eight characters long (or longer!)
  • Have a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols that are hard to guess
  • Don’t use dictionary words with proper capitalization because they’re easy to guess (like Password123#)

Thanks to PICS ITech for these helpful tips!
Industry Affiliates

Wholesalers
EAP Members have access to a Consumer Financing Program, offered by National Energy Improvement Fund. More information on this Members Only benefit can be found here.
COVID-19 Resources





As always, check with your local jurisdiction on regulations.
C ontractor Referral Program
Looking to update your company's information or to enroll in the referral program? Contact Matt Deibert for more information.
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EAP's office will close at 12:00 pm on Friday's during the summer. Stay safe out there everyone!
Executive Committee

President
Pat Melvin
Rumsey Electric Company
 
Vice President
Russ deFuria
O'Brien Heating & Air Conditioning

Treasurer
Henry Barusevicius, Jr
H.B. Electric Service, Inc.

Secretary
Fran Pollart
Pollart Electrical Sales

Staff

Executive Director  

Deputy Executive Director

Program Manager