Join your hosts Rhydon Atzenhoffer and Rachael Plein for another HVAC Zoomies bonus episode—catching up on industry news before diving into the aftermath of the Canadian Grand Prix and making bold predictions for the Red Bull Ring in Austria. What’s Inside: HVAC Catch-Up & Industry News (0:00–20:00) Rachel and Rhydon’s latest career updates The $75 million Kroger settlement with an HVAC technician Ongoing R-454B supply frustrations Canadian Grand Prix Recap (21:00–32:00) Lando Norris’s drama...
Jun 28, 2025•55 min•Ep. 159
Episode 158: HVAC R&D Podcast – Ty Smith on Apprenticeships, Mentoring and Refrigeration Join your host Rhydon Atzenhoffer and guest Ty Smith for an in-depth look at life on the racks, mastering commercial refrigeration, and shaping the next generation of techs. What’s Inside: Life Catch-Up & Hobbies (0:00–17:00) • Balancing family time, fieldwork, and content creation • Highlights from his 2024 trade-year review video Career Path, Training & Trade Talk (17:00–46:00) • From day-one i...
Jun 20, 2025•57 min•Ep. 158
Bonus Episode 157: HVAC Zoomies Podcast – The Pains of Spain and the Canadian Grand Prix Preview Join hosts Rhydon and Rachael for another high-energy HVAC Zoomies bonus episode, where they blend personal and industry updates on their lives in HVAC with Formula 1 deep dives and bold predictions. What’s Inside: HVAC Catch-Up (1:00–15:00) Rachael’s latest apprentice updates Summer’s surge in service calls—and juggling sales while on the job Rhydon’s recent job transition adventures and catching ro...
Jun 14, 2025•53 min•Ep. 157
Join your hosts Rhydon and Rachael for another action-packed bonus episode where we dive into top HVAC headlines before taking you through the recent Imola & Monaco Grand Prix recaps and previewing the Spanish Grand Prix. What’s Inside: HVAC News & Industry Catch-Up (0:00–20:00) Top Distributors of 2025: A look at ACHR’s Top-30 list and how Carrier Enterprise helped WATSCO, Inc. clinch the #1 spot. Inside the Modern HVAC Work Van: Smart storage solutions, strong branding on the move—and ...
May 30, 2025•59 min•Ep. 156
Join your host Rhydon and special guest Jason Norman from Emerald Green Mechanical in Vancouver, BC, as they cover career journeys, their experiences with cutting-edge RLS-Rapid Locking System Press fittings technology and why locking it down matters. What’s Inside: Opening Catch-Up (2:00–12:00) Jason’s family updates, life in Vancouver, and early podcast memories. Jason’s Path to HVAC (13:00–30:00) From hobbyist tinkerer to commercial service pro—lessons learned and career pivots. RLS Deep Dive...
May 23, 2025•58 min•Ep. 155
Join your hosts Rhydon and Rachael for a turbocharged bonus episode where we kick off with critical HVAC headlines before shifting into Formula 1 action. What’s Inside: HVAC News (0:00–11:00) Carrier’s $1 B investment in U.S. manufacturing The fight over federal tax credits—and what elimination could mean for your projects R-454B topping: Trane’s surcharge vs. Carrier’s no-fee approach Miami Grand Prix Review (12:00–28:00) Key overtakes, standout performances, and technical takeaways from the st...
May 16, 2025•53 min•Ep. 154
Join your host Rhydon and guest Keith Flores of HG Home Services and HG Home Guardian as they dive into family life, business growth, cutting-edge home automation, and the power of giving back. What’s Inside: Catch-Up & F1 Banter (0:00–14:00) – Keith’s family updates, new pups on the block, and a nod to the HVAC Zoomies Podcast with some F1 chat. HG Home Services Evolution (14:00–38:00) – How Keith’s high-end niche business has grown since 2022: company culture, community involvement, key mi...
May 10, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 153
Bonus Episode: HVAC Zoomies Podcast – Saudi GP Recap & Miami GP Preview Join your hosts Rhydon and Rachael for a high-octane bonus episode where we kick off with the latest HVAC headlines and then shift into the fast-paced world of Formula 1. What’s Inside: R-454B Shortage & Pricing Struggles – Why contractors are feeling the pinch on R-454B supply and what it means for your next install. Copeland’s £4.6 M Grant – How this funding will supercharge heat-pump compressor manufacturing in Ir...
May 02, 2025•45 min•Ep. 152
This week Rhydon Atzenhoffer welcomes the Executive Director of the Skilled Careers Coalition, Mark Hedstrom, to the HVAC R&D Podcast. The two discuss the ‘Gen Z toolbelt generation,’ the silver tsunami of retiring tradespeople, and how mentorships and programs like Skills Jam are shaping the future of recruitment and support for the skilled trades. Other topics include mental health for the trades, the lack of guidance about skilled careers to those guiding our next generation and what trad...
Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 151
Welcome back to the HVAC Zoomies Podcast, your favorite bonus show from HVAC R&D, as Rhydon and Rachael get into the fifth week of the 2025 Formula 1 season. This week we take a look back at Oscar Piastri's dominant victory in Bahrain and preview this coming week's night race in Jeddah. Enjoy the show and here is to another great Grand Prix! Make sure to follow us on Instagram @hvaczoomies ! Thank you to JPL Flex and RLS - Rapid Locking System , for your support of the show! #HVAC #HVACZOOMI...
Apr 18, 2025•56 min•Ep. 150
It's race week four of the 2025 Formula 1 season already and after three rounds it looks like it is already shaping up to be a Max Verstappen vs McLaren for the Drivers championship. Rhydon and Rachael break down last week's results and get their bold predictions on the board for the coming weekend and enjoy some great HVAC banter along the way. A dominant controlling performance by Max at Suzuka in the Lenovo Japanese Grand Prix see's the four time World Champion only a single point adrift from...
Apr 11, 2025•53 min•Ep. 149
This week Rhydon Atzenhoffer welcomes third generation Tradeswoman and professional marketing bestseller, Amber Gaige, to the HVAC R&D Podcast. Amber helped to grow her family's plumbing business where she was put into the position to "start" a marketing company, that launched her into her career passion of supporting businesses with their branding and growth strategies. Having built something with her family, Amber transitioned to the corporate world where she honed her craft to then return...
Apr 04, 2025•49 min•Ep. 148
Welcome back to episode three of the HVAC Zoomies Podcast, a bonus show produced by HVAC R&D! Rhydon and Rachael are pumped to be back for another discussion as they break down some hot topics in the HVAC world to open the show, and then they get to the 2025 Chinese Sprint and Grand Prix results while evaluating their current bold prediction standings for the season. Red Bull has made the first major move of the calendar year by dropping Liam Lawson back to Racing Bulls and promoting Honda b...
Apr 03, 2025•47 min•Ep. 147
What's Up #TradeCrew! This week on the HVAC R and D Podcast, Rhydon Atzenhoffer is joined by Laura Pitassi, an up and coming lady of the trade specializing in commercial service and custom piping systems. Laura discusses her journey to becoming an HVAC Dynamo and how she came to find that the trades were truly where she belonged and found her career calling. Would you like to make an appearance on the HVAC R and D Podcast? If so click the link below to fill out the Podcast questionnaire and get ...
Mar 28, 2025•58 min•Ep. 146
Rhydon and Rachael are back this week for the second installment of the HVAC Zoomies Podcast, an HVAC R and D Podcast Bonus Production, and they could not have asked for a more chaotic season opener to discuss after the Louis Vuitton Australian Grand Prix last weekend. The two open the show with some quick news from around the world of HVAC and then get into their Melbourne debrief covering how their bold predictions for the opening weekend panned out. With the Formula 1 teams immediately off to...
Mar 21, 2025•51 min•Ep. 145
Just before Christmas and the turn of the New Year, Rhydon Atzenhoffer welcomed Jimmy Abraham of Bosch Home Comfort USA to the show to discuss how to make the most of the 25C and Inflation Reduction Act tax credits as an HVAC or Plumbing contractor. The two dive into the tools and information available through Bosch Home Comfort as well as urging contractors to do their own local research to be able to best serve their customers while also using the incentives to help drive sales of Bosch IDS In...
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 144
The HVAC R and D Podcast is proud to present this special production of the inaugural Episode of the brand's newest sub-show, The HVAC Zoomies! Your traditional host of Rhydon Atzenhoffer is joined by Episode 131 guest Rachael Plein as his co-host for this new bonus show to join the line-up of the R&D stable. A show about bring the love of HVAC and Formula 1 together under one show where they talk HVAC News and Formula 1 news in one fun show. In this first episode please enjoy Rhydon and Rac...
Mar 15, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 143
For the second day of Live recording in the Podcast Pavilion of the 2025 AHR Expo in Orlando Florida, Rhydon was joined to long time friends of the show, Ashley Lynds (@HVAC_ASH), and Rebecca Stamey (@beccashotforac) of Refrigeration Technologies. The three discussed the HVAC School Symposium, the HVAC Tactical Awards and all things Refrigeration Technologies from the AHR Expo. Additionally the trio also got into the growth of Women in HVAC and how Ash and Becca are working to continue to empowe...
Mar 07, 2025•37 min•Ep. 142
I am excited to release the first of two special live episode recordings from the 2025 Orlando AHR Expo Podcast Pavilion. The first of which is with my coworker and fellow creator Tony Mormino. With an interesting journey from being a sales engineer and sales manager to completely reinventing his career by jumping head first into becoming an online personality, podcaster and trainer while joining the HVAC influencer community, Tony has a great story to tell. Congratulations also to Tony for bein...
Feb 21, 2025•36 min•Ep. 141
Thanks to Bosch Home Comfort, just prior to Christmas, Rhydon was able to have an eye opening conversation with Bosch IDS Ultra project engineer, Trevor Shane. The two discussed not only Trevor's path to Bosch and how he navigated a switch from the auto industry to HVAC but some of the key design features on the new IDS Ultra Cold Climate Heat Pump. IDS Ultra as the first Heat Pump to pass the United States Cold Climate Challenge and Bosch looks to lead the way with this revolutionary technology...
Jan 25, 2025•59 min•Ep. 140
As we close out 2024, Rhydon was happy to welcome back returning guests Caio Torres, known as SheetMetalHVAC, and Rachelle Martins, known as HVAC_Install_Her, as two hidden gems of the industry. In the second half of this two part year end show the three resume their conversation with discussions about Caio and Rachelle career and growth opportunities. Later the trio get into talks about giving back to and helping develop the HVAC and Trade communities for the better moving into 2025. Visit HVA...
Dec 31, 2024•58 min•Ep. 139
As we close out 2024, Rhydon was happy to welcome back returning guests Caio Torres, known as SheetMetalHVAC, and Rachelle Martins, known as HVAC_Install_Her, as two hidden gems of the industry. In the first half of this two part year end show the three open with discussions about Caio and Rhydon working on their golf game and Rachelle's family trip to Europe. Then they get into Caio's latest journey in his career and his newest adventure, fatherhood. Visit HVACRND.COM for more info. #HVAC #BO...
Dec 31, 2024•55 min•Ep. 138
Rhydon welcomes CEO of SkillCat Academy, Ruchir Shah, to the show. Shah talks how he got into the business of educating people in the trades from humble beginnings to a full blown app dedicated to educating the next generation of trades employees and business owners. #HVAC #SKILLCAT #SKILLCATAPP #EDUCATION #TRADES #TRADESCHOOL #PLUMBING #ELECTRICAL #MAINTENANCE #EPA608 #A2L #TRAINING
Nov 29, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 137
This week Rhydon welcomes NVIRIQ, formerly known as SunTrac, to the show to discuss his career path to HVAC and his company's revolutionary products. A fun conversation from one end of the spectrum to the other, Devin and Rhydon dig into the ins and outs of an up and coming HVAC manufacturing company and the processes and hurdles along the way. #HVAC #TRADECREW #NVIRIQ #SUN #ENERGY #RENEWABLE #ENDLESS #TURNKEY #MANUFACTURER #PACKAGEUNIT #BOSCH #IDS #IDP #CLIMATE5000 #BCDC #CJBS #GLOBAL #TURBO #A...
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 136
Global the Source Regional Sales Executive Ashlyn Nolen joins Rhydon for a fun conversation covering everything from music and Alligator Gars to Rat Rods, crazy critter stories, tattoos and a little bit about Turbo capacitors along the way. #HVAC #TRADECREW #GLOBALTHESOURCE #BOSCH #TURBO #DITEK #AMRAD #MUSIC #RATROD #CRITTER #TRADESCHOOL #SALES #CAPACITOR #SURGEPROTECTION #HARDSTART
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 135
This week on the HVAC R&D Podcast, Rhydon is joined by Shurtape Technologies Product Manager of HVAC Tapes, Dennis Ineman. With a unique career journey that is riddled with interesting events and great stories, Dennis recounts his years of experience in product branding, marketing and development that ultimately lead him from Harvard to the world of Shurtape and HVAC right here in North Carolina. Let's Get it Goin', Yea C'mon! #HVAC #SHURTAPE #HARVARD #UNC #MBA #HVACINNOVATION #HVACTECHNICIA...
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 134
Bosch Home Comfort Pro's Crawford and Wyatt Haskell from Haskell Heating and Air join Rhydon on this week's episode to discuss how they came to be in the Western North Carolina mountains and how they are building a new HVAC company one install and lead at a time. #HVAC #BUSINESS #ENTREPRENEURSHIP #BOSCH #IDS #IDSULTRA #LIKEABOSCH #HEATING #AIRCONDITIONING #HEATPUMP #FURNACE #DUALFUEL #WNC #HIGHCOUNTRY #BROTHERLYLOVE #BUBBA #HASKELLHVAC #GROWTH #CAREER #TRADES #TRADECREW
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 133
Rhydon welcome's his fellow Insight Partners' colleague, Sam Braddock to the show as they discuss how Sam found his way to North Carolina all the way from California. The two discuss the day to day life of an Account Executive in the Commercial realm of HVAC and the changing technologies of modern equipment. Sam also discusses how he has developed and grown as a sales professional over the years and how he approaches building positive relationships with his customers. #HVAC #HVACR #COMMERCIAL #I...
Sep 06, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 132
Rhydon finally gets the final member of the Canadian Foursome known as Red Seal Inc. on the show as he welcomes Rachael Plein of Spectrum Air Solutions to the podcast. The two opening up the show with a brief Formula 1 discussion that they have been trying to have for months and then they get into the reality of building a female owned and operated business in the male dominated world of HVAC. Enjoy the show #TradeCrew #HVAC #TRADECREW #HVACRND #MOTIVATION #BUSINESS #ENTREPRENEURSHIP #HVACFamily...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 131
This week on the HVAC R&D Podcast, Rhydon welcomes California based Ryan Figueroa, owner of Top Gun Mechanical to the show. The two open their discussion with Ryan's path through the ranks as a second generation HVAC contractor and owner within his family business and how he developed his skills in both the residential and commercial markets. They then move to how he started his own mechanical firm and his affinity for VRF Systems, his love of cranes and flying full rooftops work of package ...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 130
