<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100697998460192176</id><updated>2010-04-23T10:58:57.984-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Controlco</title><subtitle type='html'>The blog for California's premiere distributor of commercial and industrial automation solutions.</subtitle><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.controlco.com/blog.html'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.controlco.com/atom.xml'/><author><name>Controlco</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09700706902814093580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100697998460192176.post-8111660001684271127</id><published>2010-03-19T09:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-19T09:54:38.093-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Using Testing Tools to Troubleshoot Tenant Temperature Torture</title><summary type='text'>While one of our contractor customers was at the counter in our Sacramento branch picking up an order, he brought up another issue he was trying to solve. This specific issue had to deal with comfort and the questionable functionality of a Honeywell zone valve.  The tenant was uncomfortable and complained to the property manager that the zone they were occupying never seemed to heat up (reach set</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/8111660001684271127/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.controlco.com/2010/03/using-testing-tools-to-troubleshoot.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/posts/default/8111660001684271127'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/posts/default/8111660001684271127'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.controlco.com/2010/03/using-testing-tools-to-troubleshoot.html' title='Using Testing Tools to Troubleshoot Tenant Temperature Torture'/><author><name>Controlco</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09700706902814093580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08129454398320946910'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100697998460192176.post-5680576993125308182</id><published>2010-03-13T08:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-13T08:27:34.143-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Cows to Controls: How Custom Controlco Panels save Money and Milk</title><summary type='text'>“A while back a local dairyman came to the Bakersfield branch with a problem.  It seems the controls on the fans that move air through his cooling condenser were causing problems and jeopardizing large batches of milk.  This condenser is the heart of a system that cools milk from cow temperature to a safe storage temperature.  The system works by blowing air over a heat exchanger that is part of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/5680576993125308182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.controlco.com/2010/03/cows-to-controls-how-custom-controlco.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/posts/default/5680576993125308182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/posts/default/5680576993125308182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.controlco.com/2010/03/cows-to-controls-how-custom-controlco.html' title='Cows to Controls: How Custom Controlco Panels save Money and Milk'/><author><name>Controlco</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09700706902814093580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08129454398320946910'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100697998460192176.post-6908251921858709484</id><published>2010-03-05T07:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-05T10:30:50.068-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Inventive Transducer Solution Solves Aging Equipment/DDC Front End Equation</title><summary type='text'>The challenge: increase the operational efficiency of a 3-story medical office building in Oakland.The approach: apply outdoor air reset to the constant supply air temperature setpoint.The problem: the 25-year-old staged-cooling rooftop unit is controlled by a simple Honeywell W7100 discharge air controller. A retrofitted DDC controller on the unit monitors and modulates a VFD added to the fan, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/6908251921858709484/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.controlco.com/2010/03/inventive-transducer-solution-solves.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/posts/default/6908251921858709484'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/posts/default/6908251921858709484'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.controlco.com/2010/03/inventive-transducer-solution-solves.html' title='Inventive Transducer Solution Solves Aging Equipment/DDC Front End Equation'/><author><name>Controlco</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09700706902814093580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08129454398320946910'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100697998460192176.post-3838742895678083756</id><published>2010-02-25T08:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-25T08:34:14.231-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Great Customer Support = Satisfied Customers</title><summary type='text'>“A few months back, HFS Enterprises came to the Bakersfield branch and asked us to quote price and availability for a Dynalco digital temperature gauge.  HFS installs and maintains stationary, natural gas powered engines, primarily for irrigation pumping.  This gauge was used in conjunction with a type J thermocouple to display the temperature of the catalytic converter on these engines.  I soon </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/3838742895678083756/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.controlco.com/2010/02/great-customer-support-satisfied.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/posts/default/3838742895678083756'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/posts/default/3838742895678083756'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.controlco.com/2010/02/great-customer-support-satisfied.html' title='Great Customer Support = Satisfied Customers'/><author><name>Controlco</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09700706902814093580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08129454398320946910'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100697998460192176.post-5790236913649497545</id><published>2010-02-04T08:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-04T09:02:59.370-08:00</updated><title type='text'>New Website</title><summary type='text'>We are excited to see the new site! Continue to watch for updated postings from the Tech Support department.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/5790236913649497545/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.controlco.com/2010/02/new-website.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/posts/default/5790236913649497545'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/posts/default/5790236913649497545'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.controlco.com/2010/02/new-website.html' title='New Website'/><author><name>Controlco</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09700706902814093580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08129454398320946910'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100697998460192176.post-8717909474140616680</id><published>2010-02-04T08:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-04T08:43:36.845-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Our new site is launched!</title><summary type='text'>Welcome to our new website. There is a lot of work left to do. Please feel free to comment here and let us know what you think we can do to improve the overall experience!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/8717909474140616680/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.controlco.com/2010/02/our-new-site-is-launched.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/posts/default/8717909474140616680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1100697998460192176/posts/default/8717909474140616680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.controlco.com/2010/02/our-new-site-is-launched.html' title='Our new site is launched!'/><author><name>Controlco</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09700706902814093580</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08129454398320946910'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>