May WCF ASPE Technical Meeting

 

May 12, 2026
4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Sheraton Tampa Brandon Hotel
10221 Princess Palm Avenue
Tampa, FL 33610
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TOPIC

LARGE-SCALE COMMERCIAL HEAT PUMP WATER HEATERS

Description:

This presentation provides an overview of large-scale commercial heat pump water heaters, beginning with an explanation of how heat pump systems operate and how they compare to traditional water heating technologies. It then explores their application in large-scale settings, along with key considerations for system design, sizing, and equipment selection. Additional topics include plumbing requirements, control strategies, and tank system configurations, concluding with a discussion on global warming potential (GWP) and environmental impacts.

SPEAKER
Bart Ransom

Sales Manager and Sr. Application Engineer Colmac Waterheat. Bart has been with Colmac since 1995 and has been in application engineering for Colmac Waterheat since 2011. Bart has spent countless hours training and working with engineering groups and consulting companies pioneering heat pump water heating applications across the U.S and world. Prior to tackling the Waterheat application position, Bart work as a engineering designer in the laundry division and was responsible for many Machine and controls design for that division, transitioning into sales.
Bart Studied Mechanical Engineering at Seattle University, and worked prior to Colmac as an Manufacturing engineer at Boeing.

SCHEDULE:

Happy Hour/Tabletop: 4:30-5:30
Members Meeting/Dinner: 5:30-6:30
Technical Meeting: 6:30-7:30

Tickets

$35.00 WCF Member Dinner
$40.00 after 11:59 pm May 8

$35.00 WCF Non-Member Dinner
$40.00 after 11:59 pm May 8