A living weekly list for California HVAC shop owners and office/ops staff
California shop owners & ops · this week only
Where to be at the counter, which seats to put on the schedule, and what changed — for LA/SoCal, Bay Area, and Sacramento.
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Verified counter days, vendor days, and branch open houses for Sep 29–Oct 5, 2026 across the three California metros. Thin week — calendars checked are listed under each metro.
Seats worth putting on the shop schedule this week only. Past weeks live in the Archive.
Los Angeles, Orange County, Inland Empire, and nearby SoCal branches
No LA/SoCal counter / vendor / open-house listings dated this week on the calendars checked:
| Date | City | Host | What (ops note) | Time | Brands / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue–Wed, Sep 29–30 | Anaheim map: NCI Training Center |
National Comfort Institute (SCE-supported) | Commercial System Performance Training — 2-day seat; SCE-territory pricing may apply (confirm eligibility before booking) | 8:00 am–4:30 pm PT both days | SCE / NCI | NCI event · utility schedule |
East Bay, North Bay, Peninsula, and South Bay distributor seats
No Bay Area counter / vendor / open-house listings dated this week on the calendars checked:
| Date | City | Host | What (ops note) | Time | Brands / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | Santa Rosa map: RSD Santa Rosa |
RSD (Refrigeration Supplies Distributor) | Ruud Commercial & Economizer — half-day seat for schedulers assigning commercial techs | 8:00 am–12:00 pm PT | Ruud, Siemens economizer / VFD | RSD events |
| Fri, Oct 2 | Concord map: RSD Concord |
RSD | Ruud Commercial & Economizer — same half-day seat, East Bay branch | 8:00 am–12:00 pm PT | Ruud, Siemens economizer / VFD | RSD events |
Sacramento metro — Rancho Cordova, Roseville, and nearby
No Sacramento-metro counter / vendor / open-house listings dated this week on the calendars checked:
| Date | City | Host | What (ops note) | Time | Brands / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue–Thu, Sep 29–Oct 1 | Roseville map: RSD Total Control Roseville |
RSD Total Control | 301 Johnson Controls BACnet — Field Controller Configuration & Commissioning (3-day; class size limited to 8) | 7:30 am–4:00 pm PT daily | Johnson Controls Metasys / Facility Explorer | RSD events |
| Tue–Thu, Sep 29–Oct 1 | Rancho Cordova map: city area |
RSD | 301 Johnson Controls BACnet Configuration & Commissioning (3-day parallel seat; class size limited to 8) | 8:00 am–5:00 pm PT daily | Johnson Controls Facility Explorer BACnet | RSD events |
| Mon–Wed, Oct 5–7 (starts Mon) | Roseville map: RSD Total Control Roseville |
RSD Total Control | 302 Johnson Controls BACnet — Optimizing Strategies for CCT Programming (3-day advanced; starts this week) | 7:30 am–4:00 pm PT daily | Johnson Controls BACnet / CCT | RSD events |
| Mon–Wed, Oct 5–7 (starts Mon) | Rancho Cordova map: city area |
RSD | 302 Optimizing Strategies for CCT Programming (3-day parallel seat; starts this week) | 8:00 am–5:00 pm PT daily | Johnson Controls BACnet / CCT | RSD events |
What shop owners and ops can verify: EPA’s May 2026 final reconsideration removes the Jan 1, 2026 installation deadline for residential and light-commercial HVAC that uses R-410A, for equipment manufactured or imported before Jan 1, 2025, until existing supply is depleted. NAHB reports the rule effective July 27, 2026.
Still argued / contested (stated neutrally): Industry groups (including HARDI, PHCC, and ACCA) support the residential/light-commercial install-deadline relief but have challenged other portions of the same rule (especially extended timelines for certain commercial refrigeration applications). Separate suits also target parts of the reconsideration. Courts — not this list — will decide those pieces.
California angle: No California-specific override of the residential install relief was verified on the pages below. Confirm CSLB / local AHJ practice before quoting a hard install cutoff to customers. Keep A2L / R-454B / R-32 seat dates on the ops calendar when distributors publish them.
Issue note: Compiled Tue Sep 29, 2026 ET. Homepage is this week only. Counter week is thin across all three metros; Sacramento BACnet seats and Bay Area Ruud half-days are the main scheduling items. Next natural refresh after Oct 5.