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Measure Twice, Cut Once with VMS
VMS (Virtual Measurement Service) Explained Mistakes eat profits for lunch, and RTU replacements can become costly fast if the correct measurements and observations aren’t made at the start of the process. A New Way to Get Expert Help Curbco has always offered...
Total Time to Fulfillment: Complete Your RTU Replacement Fast
Understanding Total Time to Fulfillment When it comes to RTU replacements, mistakes eat profits for lunch. Every minute without a functioning air conditioner negatively affects the employees and customers inside the building. Speed is the name of the game...
How Submittal Drawings Simplify RTU Replacements
Purpose of Curb Adapter Submittal DrawingsThe submittal drawings are a necessary part of ordering a curb adapter. We are not asking the contractor to check “our work” – we are asking them to verify the “unknowns”. The installing contractor is...
Get Your RTU Replacement Right the First Time
When your rooftop HVAC unit (RTU) gives out, it’s immediately noticeable—employees notice how hot it’s becoming inside the building, and customers won’t stick around in a hot environment. As a building owner, you need to address the problem quickly so your...
Complete Guide to Curb Adapters
Complete resource on RTU curbs and curb adapters Curbco strives to provide useful information about installing HVAC RTUs (roof-top units). Whether you're an experienced contractor or distributor, just starting your career, or just an inquiring member of...
What’s in a Name…Plate?
In the late 80's early 90's Curbco began to focus more and more on RTU curb adapters, we knew we needed to label our adapters, not only so we would be able to internally identify which adapter was going with which work order/job but also so that once the adapter...
Get Those Submittal Drawings Checked!
If you've ordered a curb adapter design from Curbco (or anybody else, for the most part), then you're already familiar with the submittal drawing, the drawing we create that shows precisely how the new curb adapter will fit in relation to the old or existing curb...
Roof Pitch Calculation Dos and Don’ts
Here at Curbco we're happy to create curb for sloped roofs as long as we have the data we need. (See two downloadable forms on our website, "Welded RTU Curbs" and "Calculating the Pitch of a Roof," for a visual representation of this data.) In principle it's...
Field Survey Forms: Every Measurement Counts
When does a contractor need to fill out a field survey form? In a best-case scenario, we we can simply generate a submittal drawing that the contractor can then verify as good so we can move forward. But that's only possible if we actually have the model numbers for...
Energy Efficiency Can Help “Green” Businesses Get Greener
"Going green" is all the rage these days, and some businesses make it a priority not only to be environmentally responsible but to do business with others who feel the same way. But it's not easy being green, especially for large commercial facilities that rely on...
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