Many utility companies are offering
rebates to customers who install dual
fuel systems because such units help
reduce demand during peak usage
periods. Carrier Corporation goes one
better with its 48HX Dual Fuel Heat
Pump — an auto-switching system. In
the summer, it operates as an efficient
electric air conditioner (SEER = 12).
When an outdoor thermostat senses a
temperature drop to below what the
company calls the "economic thermal
balance point" of the region, the unit
switches to gas for heating. The fuelswitch
point is adjustable for different
price conditions.
Contact: ACLS, Dept. 848-101, 108
Metropolitan Dr., Liverpool, NY
13088; 800/422-7743.
New Air Nailers
Senco's newest tool release in this
country is a pair of coil nailers — the
SCN60 and