PTCS Newsletter
April 2019
Edition (find this newsletter
here)
Read all about program updates, balance point updates,
updated marketing and Spanish materials, tips for using the registry, useful
heat pump and duct sealing tips, and upcoming training with NEEA.
January 2019
Edition (find this newsletter
here)
Read all about program updates, tips for using the
registry, cold weather and duct sealing tips, and useful information about
commercial HVAC.
October 2018
Edition (find this newsletter
here)
Read all about program updates, tips for using the
registry, and air source heat pumps tips and clarifications.
April 2018
Edition (find this newsletter
here)
The PTCS Registry can be used
on your mobile device with internet access! No need to download an app or new software. Simply log
in as normal with your same log in credentials. The program has also relieved
some BPA documentation requirements and added new features. Look and feel
and built-in verifications will remain the same. The
webinar slides about this topic can be found here.
Trainings
Don’t
see a training listed below that will work for you? Please contact a PTCS trainer in your area.
PTCS Air Source Heat Pump
No
trainings scheduled at this time
PTCS Duct
Sealing No trainings scheduled at this time
Registry Updates
Save entry progress function available! Enter as
much information as possible and click “Save Progress”. To
complete, sign in as installing tech and search for the job and click “Complete Job”. Contact
the PTCS team at ResHVAC@bpa.gov with questions!
Marketing Materials
PTCS
offers free marketing materials for
contractors and utilities, available in English and Spanish without a username
and password. Print and web ready. Check them out here!
Utility customers, please visit the Energy
Efficiency Marketing portal for
customizable marketing materials. For more information or help with these
materials, please contact ResHVAC@bpa.gov.
Reference Materials
Not sure if your ducted heat pump is a variable speed
unit? Reference the "Ducted Variable
Speed Heat Pump Reference List" by clicking here and on the "Technical Support Materials" button above. A Reference Guide for Identifying VSHPs is also
available by clicking
here.
Need
help setting thermostat controls? Reference the Thermostat Support
Sheets here and by clicking the
“Need Technical Support Materials?” button above.