Oct 18, 2026 · 33 min · 9 segments
In this episode, Andy and Eric discuss the current state of the boiler industry, competition, market trends, and the impact of technology and pricing strategies on contractors and manufacturers…
Eric AuneHost
Andy MickelsonHost
Uh, speaking of, you know, zone valves and fittings and restocking and with fall here and everything, you and I have been talking a lot lately about boilers.
Um, this is the time of year where, you know, this is the time of year where all the, the salespeople and the reps and our suppliers and the marketing, everybody's reaching out, you know, Hey, look at this, look at that.
And that got you and I talking about a specific model coming by one of our, you know, let's just put it out there.
Our favorite boiler manufacturer has got one coming that is going to be coming to the U.S. It's been a model they have, I think, had different iterations of all over the world, right? I think so.
Like most things, if you talk to most manufacturers, UL and CSA listing is not a quick thing.
Well, and I'm sure once a change is discovered, a need for a change is discovered, that just sets it back even further and costs probably more money and things like that.
Well, I remember chatting with Josh Garrett about it back when he was with TriangleTube about the challenges of taking a European boiler, bringing it to North America and saying, here, go put this in, or can we even put this in, right? You remember we had a conversation and he's like, what do you mean they put a cord on them? Oh
Why the heck are they allowed to put a cord on their boiler? What are they doing
But anyway, so it's, it's, it's interesting to see, to hear that, that side of it, that as installers, we don't, we don't get.
Uh, speaking of, you know, zone valves and fittings and restocking and with fall here and everything, you and I have been talking a lot lately about boilers.
Um, this is the time of year where, you know, this is the time of year where all the, the salespeople and the reps and our suppliers and the marketing, everybody's reaching out, you know, Hey, look at this, look at that.
And that got you and I talking about a specific model coming by one of our, you know, let's just put it out there.
Our favorite boiler manufacturer has got one coming that is going to be coming to the U.S. It's been a model they have, I think, had different iterations of all over the world, right? I think so.
Like most things, if you talk to most manufacturers, UL and CSA listing is not a quick thing.
Well, and I'm sure once a change is discovered, a need for a change is discovered, that just sets it back even further and costs probably more money and things like that.
Well, I remember chatting with Josh Garrett about it back when he was with TriangleTube about the challenges of taking a European boiler, bringing it to North America and saying, here, go put this in, or can we even put this in, right? You remember we had a conversation and he's like, what do you mean they put a cord on them? Oh
Why the heck are they allowed to put a cord on their boiler? What are they doing
But anyway, so it's, it's, it's interesting to see, to hear that, that side of it, that as installers, we don't, we don't get.
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