TruTech Tools – Our success is your success

TruTech Tools, LTD was founded on the belief that better tools and better training make for better technicians.  Our motto: “A true sign of a true technician is the quality of their tools and his or her ability to use them. “

At TruTech Tools, it is our mission to insure that you not only own the best test equipment, but also know how, when and where to use it. We spend a lot of time and effort evaluating and testing products, truly understanding them from the inside out, so that your experience with them is the best it can possibly be. Whether it be the nuances of how a sensor functions or the limits the range of a probe, we put our knowledge in the context of how you use the product to be sure it fits.

It is also our belief that a trained user makes a better customer.   We do our utmost to provide support: whether it be phone support, video clips on line, video calls, PDF materials, many of them embedded in our website, some available on request. We do not go for the quick-sell or the useless upgrade. That’s not what we are about.

We pay attention to the small details, like setting the time zone on your digital equipment, before it ships to you. Or configuring probes to be sure things work for you right out of the box.

We are also interested in you and appreciate your questions and feedback, as no one is perfect, yet we try our darnedest to be so!

Thanks for reading this little message and as a token of our appreciation we are offering you a 7.5% discount off your purchase from our webstore. Just use coupon code WP-9-1 at Step 2 of checkout.
Thanks and keep in touch!

The Team at TruTechTools

Fluke Announces New Weatherization Grant Program

Instructors invited to apply for donations of Thermal Imaging Cameras

EVERETT, Wash. – Fluke Corporation, the world’s leading supplier of handheld test and measurement equipment, is donating $100,000 worth of infrared thermal imagers to schools and training programs for use in teaching students to perform weatherization work and home inspections.

Through the new Fluke Weatherization Grant Program, announced today, instructors in accredited programs in building science, weatherization, energy conservation, home inspection and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) can apply for grants of Fluke IRInSIGHT®Thermal Imagers for use in instructional programs.  These IR-InSIGHT imagers are designed for inspecting building envelopes to spot leaks and find places where energy is being lost.

Twenty programs will be selected to receive one thermal imager kit including software, two rechargeable batteries, charger, operation manual and USB adapter.  Fluke will announce the winners in September, 2009.

Fluke Thermal Imager Donation Press Release

To Purchase Fluke Thermal Imagers click here.

testo Printer Sale!

Testo Printers on sale at www.TruTechTools.com

Only $225!

testo FALL PROMO-KICK OFF!

Here’s a special that’s hard to turn down!

SAVE $250 on testo Combustion Analyzer Printer kits!

Testo 327-1 Printer kit now $1105

Testo 327-1 Printer and Smoke Spot tester kit now $1249

Testo 330-1 Printer kit now $1955

Testo 330-1 Printer kit with EASYHEAT PC Software now $2314

These are fantastic, rock solid pieces of equipment with 3 year (327-1) and 4 year (330-1) sensor warranties.

This is a limited time offer so act soon!

Free green job training for veterans

Free green job training for veterans

East Central University
Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program

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Who: Veterans with more than 180 days of active duty service or a service connected disability.

What: Six to eight weeks of training designed to assist veterans in obtaining employment in green jobs. Veterans can earn up to five green job certifications.

When: Classes are scheduled to begin:
August 17, 2009; October 19, 2009; January 19, 2010; April 19, 2010.

Weatherization and Blower Door Use Certification: Prepares students for technical positions with HVAC contractors and energy efficiency agencies.
Infrared Science Use and Analysis Certification: Prepares student for technical positions in t he remodeling and energy conservation area s.
Asbestos Worker Certification: Prepares student for entry-level positions in the asbestos abatement industry and maintenance organizations.
Solar Energy System Certification: Prepares student for entry-level posit ions in the renewable energy and green construction industries.
Basic Environmental Science: Hazardous waste and environmental problems, energy and resource conservation, toxicology and environmental health topic s.
Where: East Central University, Ada, OK
For an application or more information:
Contact your Local Workforce Oklahoma Office Or Mary Huckleberry Meeks, Director at 580.559.5541 Or Terry Doepke and Kylie Stephens, Case Managers at 580.559.5852
Veterans Workforce Investment Program (VWIP) Office, East Central University, Ada OK

FREE National Listing for Energy Auditors

Hard to beat this!

A new website, www.EnergyAudits.com, launched at the Affordable Comfort Conference in Kansas City provides a searchable (by state and zip code) national database of certified (BPI or RESNET) Energy Auditors, Energy Raters and Home Performance Contractors.

Presently EnergyAudits.com is encouraging certified professionals to be listed free of charge.  Once the database has representation in all 50 states, they will begin a national marketing campaign to drive traffic to the site and inquiries to you! (Up to 46 states at last check!)

The website connects homeowners, realtors and builders to the community of certified home performance professionals; provides content for homeowners – i.e. what is a diagnostic home energy audit, info on tax incentives, an energy efficiency products store, energy saving tips etc.

A Basic Listing  (company name, address, contact and phone) is FREE to certified professionals listed in the Energy Auditor/Energy Rater database and/or the Home Performance Contractor database .

A Professional Listing is $250 per year and includes the above basic info along with hyper-links to the your website and email address, a customizable company bio/sales message space, color certification logos of BPI and/or RESNET displayed next to the listing. Professional listings will also have leads forwarded to them via email. The annual is fixed, no matter how many leads you receive during the year.

Both Basic and Professional listings will be awarded up to a 5 star rating based on client feedback forms with the comments viewable to prospective clients. This rating system will maintain the quality and integrity of the home performance industry as it grows rapidly over the next few years.

Carbon Monoxide Alarms Save Lives

Carbon Monoxide Alarms Save Lives.

If you are involved in home energy auditing, building science, weatherization or HVAC, you should be installing and carrying  low level CO alarms.

Every home you test and tighten is a liability. Testing and retesting my not minimize your liability to the levels that you and your insurance company desire and your customers expect. Because homes are dynamic they need to be treated as so. Even the best contractors cannot predict every characteristic that a home will have or that will change after air sealing, insulating, installing new HVAC equipment, HVAC servicing, changing windows or door or siding. That is the primary reason a low level CO detector should be installed on every job your company is involved with.

What is Carbon Monoxide?

• Carbon Monoxide is rightful called the silent killer.
• Carbon Monoxide (CO) is odorless, colorless, tasteless and moves with the air (does not stratify).
• Only specially designed gas sensors effectively detect the presence of CO.
• CO poison accumulates in the body so low level exposure over longer periods can be just as harmful as a high level exposure over a shorter period.

Why an “off the shelf” detector is not enough.

US and Canadian alarm standards (UL 2034 and CSA6.19) call for:

• No displays under 30+ PPM (parts per million)
• No alarms at 70+ PPM for 60 to 240 minutes (1 to 4 hours)
• No alarms at 150+ PPM for 10 to 50 minutes
• No alarms at 400+ PPM for 4 to 15 minutes

YET…
CO becomes (dangerous) toxic for healthy individuals at concentrations more than 50 ppm with continuous exposure over an eight hour period according to the US Occupational Safety and Healthy Administration (OSHA). Reactions to exposure to 70 to 100 ppm CO over a few hours include flu-like symptoms such as headaches, irritated eyes and a runny nose. Exposure to 150 to 300 ppm CO may produce dizziness, sleepiness and nausea. Exposure to more than 400 ppm CO may result in unconsciousness, brain damage and death.

Low level CO detectors are designed to protect you and your customers by alarming far below the UL listing standard.  They are an easy up-sell for a tighter home.

CO-Experts Low Level Residential CO Monitor with Alarm

Sensit Technologies P100(CO) Industrial Personal Monitor with Alarm

TruTechTools Announces Opening of Canadian Warehouse

 

Richfield, OH (December 2008 ) – TruTech Tools, Ltd., the fastest growing web-vendor of test and measurement products, proudly announces the Grand Opening of a new warehouse in Canada.

 

“It was only logical and true to form that we offer the same kind of prompt service in Canada as our growing US customer base has come to expect,” said Jim Bergmann, owner of TruTech Tools. “This warehouse arrangement removes any customs charges or duties for the Canadian customer.”

 

TruTech currently serves the HVAC, Building Science and Home Inspection markets in the US and Canada from www.trutechtools.com with a broad array of test and measurement products from the finest vendors: testo (thermal imagers, combustion analyzers, digital gauge sets, etc.), Retrotec (blower doors and duct tightness testers), Thermal Engineering vacuum gauges, Digi-Cool digital gauges and much, much more.

 

Jim notes, “At TruTech tools, it is our desire that our customers not only own the best test equipment, but also know how when and where to use it. It is our belief that a trained user makes a better customer and a trained employee is more confident and valuable to the employer. We offer online and phone support by a team that has hands-on experience with all the products we sell.”

 

“One most fun things we do for customers is create a custom kit, tailored exactly to their needs, then post it on our site labeled with their first name,” Jim adds. “We get such a positive response out of this, it is phenomenal.”

 

Trutech Tools, founded in 2007, looks forward to serving all the needs of the HVAC/R when it comes to buying and using the best testing equipment available. Check out our WordPress Blog at http://www.trutechguy.wordpress.com to learn more about TruTech Tools and our unique approach.

 

BPI Equipment Discounts!

12% for Accredited Contractors 6% for Certified Professionals On Already Discounted Packages
Building Performance Institute Inc. is pleased to announce a partnership with TruTech Tools to offer discounted Building Diagnostic Tool kits to our Accredited contractors, Certified professionals, and Affiliate organizations.

TruTech Tools Ltd., of Richfield, OH, is a major distributor of building diagnostic tools required to get the job done right. BPI is partnering with them to respond to the number one question we receive from newly Certified professionals and Accredited companies – Where can I buy the equipment I need?   As Larry Zarker, CEO of BPI explains, “We are responding to the voices of many individuals who are new to the industry who want to gain access to the right equipment at the right price.  This truly is a value-added service for our Accredited contractors, Affiliate organizations, and Certified professionals.”  Now we can offer you the convenience of one stop shopping on the Internet, with discounts, free shipping, and leasing options.

TruTech has negotiated discounts up to 15% off list prices with various manufacturers, and BPI is working to bring other manufacturers into the relationship.  Five packages of diagnostic equipment are offered from starter packages to advanced with optional items for specific testing applications.  BPI Certified professionals will receive an additional 6% off the already discounted package prices and BPI Accredited contractors and Affiliates will receive another 6% discount (combined 12% discount).

You can go to the TruTech website by clicking on the “Shop BPI Tools” link displayed on our website homepage at www.bpi.org or by going to www.trutechtools.com .

BPI is introducing this new service as an added value to our preferred Accredited contractors, Affiliates, and Certified professionals.  It is our way of showing you that BPI is working to decrease your expenses as many other necessities increase in cost.  Laverne Dalgleish, Chairman of the BPI Board of Directors, says: “With energy bills continuing to skyrocket, we recognize that the 200 million homes in North America need comprehensive overhauls of their performance.  These equipment packages enable the growing home performance contracting industry to diagnose where the problems are in homes and determine what specific solutions will achieve maximum performance while not compromising the health and safety of the occupants.”

BPI will invest all net proceeds from these equipment package sales into needed standards development for the betterment of the industry. Jim Bergmann Sr. of TruTech Tools adds, “We are pleased to team up with BPI in offering these state-of-the-art equipment packages for the home performance contracting industry.  It is heartening to us that we can contribute to needed standards development that will continue to enhance the ability of home performance contractors to improve the nation’s housing stock.”  You can contact TruTech with any questions at 888-224-3437, or by email at info@trutechtools.com  or visit their site at www.trutechtools.com

RESNET Arranges Equipment Discounts With TruTechTools

 

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Oceanside, CA and Akron, OH (February, 2009) – RESNET Inc. is pleased to announce a partnership with TruTech Tools to offer discounted energy rating kits to RESNET Certified Raters, and Accredited Rating Providers.

 

TruTech Tools Ltd., of Richfield, OH, is a major distributor of building diagnostic tools required to get the job done right. RESNET is partnering with them to respond to growing equipment needs the rapidly expanding market presents. As Steve Baden, Executive Director of RESNET explains, “In concert with our mission to improve the energy efficiency of the nation’s housing stock we want to help our members who need access to the right equipment at the right price.”

 

TruTech Tools offers a wide variety of products and kits at their one stop internet shop, with discounts, free shipping, and leasing options. TruTech has negotiated discounts off list prices on various manufacturers, and RESNET will help to bring other manufacturers into the relationship. Equipment packages range from starter to advanced packages with optional items for specific testing applications. RESNET Certified Raters will receive an additional discount off the already discounted package prices.

 

Reach the TruTech website by clicking on the “Shop RESNET Kits” link at www.resnet.us or by going to www.trutechtools.com. Jim Bergmann Sr. of TruTech Tools notes, “At TruTech tools, we try to ensure that our customers not only own the best test equipment, but also know how, when and where to use it. It is our belief that a trained rater better serves the client and a trained employee is more confident and valuable to the employer. We offer online and phone support by a team that has hands-on experience with all the products we sell.”

 

“RESNET is demonstrating our commitment to the ensuring all aspects of the ratings marketplace work synergistically,” added Baden. “Skyrocketing energy bills continue to strain the budgets of millions of North America home owners.” RESNET will invest all net proceeds from these equipment package sales into needed standards development for the betterment of the industry. Bergmann Sr. adds, “We are pleased to team up with RESNET to offer these state-of-the-art equipment packages for the home energy rating industry. Our contribution to standards development will help enhance the impact of home energy raters nationwide.”

 

TruTech Tools, serves the HVAC, Building Science and Home Inspection markets in the US and Canada from www.trutechtools.com with a broad array of test and measurement products from the finest vendors: testo, Retrotec, TSI/Alnor and more. Contact them with any questions at 888-224-3437, or by email at info@trutechtools.com .

 

RESNET’s mission is to improve the energy efficiency of the nation’s housing stock and qualify more families for home ownership by expanding the national availability of mortgage finance options and home energy ratings by Maintain National Home Energy Rating Standards, Accredit Rating Providers, Rating Software Programs, & Rater Training Providers, Work with the Mortgage Industry in Developing and Promoting New Energy Mortgage Products. For more info contact RESNET at www.resnet.us or (760) 806-3448 or info@natresnet.org