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GEC Staff Announcements

Gas Equipment Company Organizational Changes &

Employment Opportunities

Kevin Pfalser
Southwest Regional Manager
1)  Kevin Pfalser, previously, Sales
 Representative for Arkansas has accepted the position of Southwest Regional Manager
  
Kevin will be responsible for the Little Rock, AR and Dallas, TX customer service locations along with the sales teams traveling the territories serviced by these locations.
Tim Kirchner
Sales Reprsentative

2)  Tim Kirchner has been hired as the new Sales Representative for Arkansas.  Tim has worked in the propane industry 30 years; with 22 of those with Gas Equipment Company, most recently as a customer service representative.  He began his LPG industry career in a warehouse where he rebuilt pumps, meters, compressors, and carburetion systems.  In 1993 he joined Gas Equipment Company.

Tiara James
Atlanta Customer Service Representative
3)  Tiara James has joined the Atlanta, GA team as a Customer Service Representative filling the vacancy left by retired Raymond Swain.  Tiara's background includes working as a customer service representative for a retail LPG marketer in Alabama.

Chris Burchfield 
Dallas Customer Service Manager
4)  Chris Burchfield started working for GEC in the St. Louis branch as a Customer Service Representative during October, 2000 on his birthday.  In July, 2014 he transferred to the Dallas, TX customer service center as a CSR.  In November, 2014 Chris accepted the position of Customer Service Manager. Chris is excited to be back in Texas after being raised in Arkansas and moving to Texas in the 1980's prior to working in St. Louis, MO.

Mike Pribble 
St. Louis Customer Service Representative
5)  Michael Pribble joined the St. Louis Customer Service team as a Customer Service Representative filling the vacancy left by Chris Burchfield.  Michael had worked for a propane Marketer for 11 years as a Propane service technician in Missouri.

Robert "Bob" Marlow Richmond Customer Service Manager
6)  Robert "Bob" Marlow joined GEC in December-2014 filling the position of Richmond Customer Service Manager that was vacated when Gary Dyson accepted the Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager position for GEC.  Bob brought fifteen years experience in the LPG industry performing roles of retail/wholesale district/branch management for multiple retail propane marketer companies.



GEC advertises current open positions of employment on our website www.gasequipment.com under the EMPLOYMENT tab.  

NEW RegO Regulator
RegO Logo
Second-Stage, Back-Mount Regulators
LV3403B44 - 1/2"In x 1/2"Out
LV3403B46 - 1/2"In x 3/4"Out
NEW!  From RegO
Compact "Back-Mount" Regulator

LV3403BR Series
 
Application
The LV3403BR Back Mount is designed to reduce first stage pressure of 5-10 PSIG down to burner pressure normally 11" w.c.  Designed as a second stage regulator for smaller applications with flow requirements up to 450,000 BTU/hr. and are ideal for homes, mobile homes, and cottages.


Features
  • Built in ⅛" F.NPT pressure taps on both regulator inlet and outlet side of the regulator.  Plugs can be removed with a 3/16" hex Allen wrench
  • Large vent helps prevent vent blockage, it is tapped for ⅜" F.NPT for vent pipe away applications.
  • With 15 PSIG inlet pressure, the regulator is designed to not pass more than 2 PSIG downstream with the seat disc removed per UL 144 specifications.
  • Incorporates an integral relief valve per UL 144 specifications.
  • Unique bonnet vent profile minimizes vent freeze over.
  • Compact design saves space.
Smart-Hose Technologies FALL Promotion
Buy 
a LPG Facility or Transport Smart-Hose & Get a FREE Break-Away Fitting on that Smart-Hose
EXPIRES September 30, 2015

 

August 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015

Purchase any Smart-hose LPG facility or transport hose assembly and it will be manufactured with a Smart-Hose Break-Away (LL3-B) fitting at no additional cost. 

(Represents a savings of $200 per Smart-Hose assembly.)

 

2" x 15' LPG Facility Smart-Hose Assembly

PURCHASE  L3-32LP3x15FT-FBA        $921.88
FOR PRICE OF L3-32LP3x15FT-F       $721.88

 

2" x 18.5' LPG Transport Smart-Hose Assembly

PURCHASE  L3-32LP3x19FT-BA        $1,221.99
FOR PRICE OF L3-32LP3x19FT        $1,021.99

 

CLICK HERE for a Copy of the Promotional Flyer 

 

The Smart-Hose™ Break-Away (LL3-B) fitting has been designed and engineered to protect your plant's piping, tank car piping, bulkheads and loading arms from the potential devastating consequences associated with pull-away accidents. Manufactured with an engineered break-point the Smart-Hose Break-Away works in conjunction with the Smart-Hose Safety System.

SH 2

 

Smart-Hose Keeping your LPG Operation Compliant

 

DOT HM225: A passive safety device must be utilized during the loading and/or off-loading of LPG MC 330 / 331 cargo tanks. 

 

NFPA 58, 2014: LP Gas facility hose used to off-load cargo tank vehicles must be equipped with a passive safety device (6.19.2.6 paragraph 3).

 

Smart-Hose assemblies meet both HM225 & NFPA 58, 2014 requirements.

 

 

EMPIRE COMFORT SYSTEMS
HEATER Pre-Season Pricing Program
EXPIRES September 30, 2015
 
GEC is offering the Pre-Season EMPIRE Heater Program and White Mountain Hearth Products from Empire Comfort Systems!

 

For your Winter HEATER needs, choose from Empire's Premium American-made SR-Radiant & BF-Blue Flame heaters or if Budget is a primary concern, select the Economical Empire HearthRite Radiant & Blue Flame heaters.

 

The Pre-Season Pricing Program for HEATERS runs July-September, 2015 and Pre-Season Pricing can be Locked-In through January 1, 2016 with a purchase of as few as 10 heaters. And, Empire White Mountain Hearth Vent Free Gas Log sets may be included to meet your 10 unit quantity to qualify for the preseason pricing.

  • Pricing Program qualification runs July-September 2015
  • Minimum order 10 units
  • Pre-Season order will lock in Pre-Season Heater Pricing to January 1, 2016
  • White Mountain Hearth Products can be included to qualify for 10 unit order
  • Terms: Net 30 Days

CLICK HERE for a copy of the GEC Pre-Season Empire Heater Program Flyer

   

Empire's AMERICAN-MADE zone heaters will suit your needs perfectly. Empire Vent-Free Heaters are 99.9% fuel efficient. Because they don't require outside venting, no heat is lost. And best

of all, Empire Vent-Free units do not require electricity to operate.

  

Empire Radiant models produce an infrared "radiant" heat that instantly adds warmth to you and objects in the room just like the sun.

  

Empire Blue-Flame models work by heating the air, which then surrounds people and objects with "atmospheric" warmth.

 

Thermostats offer Balanced Temperature Control SR-10T, SR-18T, SR-30T, and the Blue-Flame BF-10 are thermostatically controlled from full input down to pilot. Turn the unit on and let the thermostat cycle the heat. BF-20 and BF-30 Blue-Flame models contain modulating hydraulic thermostats which, upon reaching your preset comfort level, cycle the main burner flame from HI to LO and, when the thermostat is satisfied, to OFF while leaving the pilot on; this reduces the large flame to a smaller flame while still emitting heat.

 

Automatic Blowers & Floor Stands increase the effectiveness of your Empire Heater - SR-18, SR-30, BF-10, BF-20 and BF-30 models with a blower. Empire's state-of-the-art centralized blower design quietly circulates the warm air. In addition, optional floor stands allow the heaters to rest safely on the floor.

 

Empire Vent-Free Heaters offer convenient, easy to operate controls on the top of the unit. The push-button igniter lights the pilot, eliminating the need for matches. Each unit is test-fired in the factory and contains an oxygen-depletion sensor that shuts off the unit if not enough fresh air is available. Empire Vent-Free heaters are whisper quiet and use a state-of-the art powder coat process that produces a durable, scratch resistant finish. And, in the event of a power outage, gas space heaters keep your house warm and cozy. The American-made SR & BF heaters carry a 5-year limited all parts warranty with a 5-year limited labor warranty.

 

CLICK HERE for a copy of the Empire Zone Heat Brochure on the SR & BF American-made Heaters

 

Empire's HearthRite Radiant and Blue Flame  Vent-Free Gas Heaters offer intelligent design and exceptional value.

 

Radiant Heating: Think cat on a windowsill! Radiant heaters project warmth into the room like sunlight through a window. They are ideal for any supplemental heat application.

 

Blue Flame Heating: Think warm tropical breeze! Blue flame heaters warm the air, which rises to create natural circulation in the room.

   

HearthRite Heater features:

  • 99.9% Efficiency - Turns more gas into heat
  • Available in LP or Natural gas
  • Pushbutton piezo ignition and standing pilot
  • Heats even when electric power fails
  • Oxygen Depletion Sensor shuts off heater before oxygen drops to unsafe levels
  • Every heater is test-fired at the factory to check Oxygen Depletion Sensor
  • Wall-mount or floor stand
  • Three-year limited warranty on parts and labor
  • Imported for Empire from China

 

CLICK HERE for a copy of the Empire Zone Heat Brochure on the HearthRite Imported Heaters

 

You can download Vented &Vent-Free  Product Guides as well as view all fireplaces, fireboxes, gas log sets, mantels, inserts, b-vent products, multi-sided units, cast iron stoves, and many other hearth products by visiting the link below.

 

NEW to Centeron Tank Monitoring Product Line
ENCOMPASS Tank Monitors
NOW You Can POLL Your Tank Levels!

 

Centeron Encompass 

Meeting demand in today's volatile marketplace is one of your biggest challenges. You need to ensure that your customers can get the product they need when they need it, while keeping your own costs in check. To protect your bottom line in this time of ultra-tight margins, you must make the most of your fleet, drivers, and fuel. To do that, you need the right tools and information.

 

With Centeron Encompass you can: CellularMonitor

  • Maximize your resources
  • Reduce your delivery costs
  • Improve your efficiencies
  • Better recognize production changes
  • Boost billing and accounting functions
  • Eliminate stock outs and emergency deliveries
  • Ensure your customers' needs are met
  • Become more proactive; be less reactive

How it works 

Centeron Encompass tank monitoring devices use a variety of sensing technologies to track your tank levels at bulk facilities or multi-tank sites and let you know exactly when and where to make deliveries. This helps eliminate inefficient partial fills, costly emergency deliveries, and much-dreaded run outs. Your managers can also use solution tools to track and evaluate your team's delivery performance over time, comparing and analyzing various measurements to increase efficiencies and savings. And by increasing your operational efficiencies, you can expand your customer base using just your current resources. Centeron Encompass is able to deliver these benefits through its two main components: RF tank monitors and gateways.

 

Tank monitors

Centeron Encompass RF tank monitors provide up-to-date inventory statuses via a Web-based application, allowing your distribution operation to make more efficient business decisions.

 

Our wireless tank monitoring equipment offers unmatched breadth of product and reliability. Tanks from eight to more than 50 feet tall can be monitored, and we offer four types of standard tank-level monitors to choose from, depending on your product and specific needs. In addition, our intrinsically safe radar, float, gauge (for propane), and pressure monitors are designed for use in Class I, Division 1, and Group D hazardous locations.

 

Centeron Encompass RF monitors can detect set-point crossings more quickly, and support a new "poll now" feature that checks your tank levels when you need a current reading. In addition, our monitors can be upgraded "over the air" - seamlessly delivering new capabilities. Centeron Encompass monitors are easy to install and offer a rugged enclosure and long battery life for maximum performance. For greater ease of use, you can set up your level set-points, alarms, and schedules in our Centeron WebView solution, which instantly passes them down to your monitors.

 

Gateways

Centeron Encompass gateways allow you to connect your Centeron Encompass RF tank monitors to our Web-based software, delivering up-to-date inventory status information that supports your scheduling and supply decisions. The Web-based application is secure and easy to use, and includes delivery planning and performance tools.

 

We offer two types of gateway technology. Tank-level information can be received and transmitted either by 3G CDMA cellular or Ethernet communications. Both options support our new "poll now" tool.

 

Centeron WebView

Centeron Encompass RF tank monitors are used with our Centeron WebView™ solution through our gateway offerings, ensuring that your fleet will travel fewer miles, in less time, for less cost than ever before. Through these higher levels of efficiency, you can service more customers and generate greater profits - all without additional trucks or drivers.

 

Delivery and supply planning, as well as performance assessments are supported through its user-friendly interface and built-in tools.

 

Mobile App


 

New to the Centeron suite of products is our new mobile app for AppleŽ and Android™ devices. The app taps into detailed data for each of your sites through Centeron WebView in a summary form.

 

You can select a site and drill down through its hierarchy, similar to how you would in Centeron WebView. Each tank has its own summary data, including tank name, current fill level for a product, average daily usage, and days remaining. There is also a useful real-time mode for more frequent reporting, allowing you to get an updated reading while you are on site. This is particularly useful for before and after delivery for a specific tank.

 

A Complete Solution

When paired with our Centeron WebView solution, Centeron Encompass provides a total system for monitoring your tanks, analyzing current and historical tank-level data, and tracking your progress towards your efficiency goals. In addition, you can utilize various reports and alerts to manage changing tank levels and mitigate the risk of delivery problems and costly stock outs.


Jokes for the Month
Business Sense!? 

Do not believe it is very much of an advance to do the unnecessary three times as fast.  Peter Drucker

Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.  Niels Bohr

If I'd asked my customers what they wanted, they'd have said a faster horse.  Henry Ford 

Everyday I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America, if I'm not there, I get up and go to work.  Robert Orben
 

 

 

Visit www.gasequipment.com and shop online at the "GEC Virtual Warehouse".

 

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS REGISTER FOR A WEB ORDER ENTRY (WOE) ACCOUNT WITH GEC*.  You'll be issued a confidential user I.D. and password that will allow you to order on your schedule.


 

Click "Register for Online Ordering" to get started.

 

*All registrants must have a current account with GEC in good standing before the WOE account can be activated.

 

For a copy of the GEC Solutions introducing our CLICK, SEARCH, BUY, MANAGE edition of our Virtual Warehouse email your request to

e-newsletter@gasequipment.com or CLICK HERE

Online Specials are changed regularly, check back periodically for new offerings!

For Specific Product or Service Questions please contact one or our Customer Service Warehouses below:

Atlanta, GA

(800) 241-4155         

Dallas, TX

(800) 821-1829

Fayetteville, NC

(800) 447-1625

Houston, TX

(800) 334-7816

Indianapolis, IN

(800) 241-1971

Kansas City, MO

(800) 821-5062

Little Rock, AR

(800) 643-8222

Orlando,  FL

(800) 821-0631

Richmond, VA

(800) 368-4013

St. Louis, MO

(800) 423-4685


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In This Issue
GEC Staff Updates
NEW RegO LV3403BR Series 'Back-Mount' Regulator
Smart-Hose Free Break-Away Promotion
Empire Heater PRE-SEASON Pricing Program
Centeron ENCOMPASS Tank Monitors - NOW YOU CAN POLL
Monthly Jokes
GEC Training Curricula
GEC YouTube Channel
Dispensing Solutions: Dispensers & HDP Autogas Pumps
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GEC YouTube Channel

The GEC YouTube channel will be used to post useful how-to, introductory, product, and training videos.

 

The GEC YouTube channel can be accessed by clicking on the link below:

  
Cylinder & Autogas Dispensing Solutions
with
High Differential Pressure Pumps
Autogas Dispensers

Gas Equipment Company offers Mechanical Cylinder & Autogas dispensers along with Electronic Autogas Dispensers from Parafour Innovations & Clean Fuel USA. 

 

GEC also provides standard dispensing pumps and HDP (high differential pressure) Autogas pumps from both Blackmer & Corken.

 

And we can provide Up-Fitted Trinity Autogas Package Tanks for Customer's custom applications.

 

Contact GEC to discuss your Dispensing needs or CLICK HERE for our Dispenser Catalogs

 

 

 

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