Heat Controller Comfort-Aire Manual page 3

A Brief History
Heat Controller, Inc., was founded in 1933, but can trace its roots to the formation of the
Wingert Furnace Company in Montpelier, Ohio, in 1907. The first products were coal-, oil-
and gas-fired furnaces. In 1949 the company moved to Manitou Beach, Michigan, and in
1955 Heat Controller was sold to its current owners and moved to a new plant in Jackson,
Michigan, that remains the company's headquarters today.
About this time Heat Controller shifted its production emphasis from furnaces to include
room air conditioners, central air conditioning, and dehumidifiers under the Comfort-Aire
brand name.
In the late 1960s, Heat Controller restructured its furnace line, focusing on residential
gas-fired and oil-fired furnaces, while still maintaining an emphasis on the air condition-
ing portion of the business. In 1975, Heat Controller acquired the Century® brand name
and assets, and incorporated those product offerings and market distribution into the Heat
Controller family. Century's history dates back to 1917 and continues today to offer a
complete line of residential and light commercial heating and air conditioning products.
In 2000, the company acquired Aiton's Equipment of Canada, providing increased market
penetration in North America.
Today Heat Controller is in its eighth decade of providing quality residential furnaces,
room air conditioners, heat pumps and central air conditioning, as well as commercial
heating and air conditioning products ranging from 1/2 to 25 tons.
Heat Controller is known throughout the industrty for efficient, reliable products and in-
season availability. Whether for heating or cooling, these products meet or exceed in-
dustry standards for energy efficiency. The line is constantly being updated to include the
features and new technology customers demand.
The company motto remains as true today as it was when it was adopted in 1955:
"The Quality Leader in Conditioning Air."