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Dear Reader

Hello, old friend. I’m writing today to say thanks, and to say farewell. This will be my last column.

Published on 12/06/2023 12:34 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Do You Miss the T87?

In 1885, when you could still buy a milk cow for $29.70, Albert Butz, a Swiss immigrant living in St. Paul, Minnesota, invented what he called the damper-flapper. He pate...

Published on 04/27/2023 2:09 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Service Is Never Easy

We live in Bethpage, NY, a suburban Long Island town, known for the now-gone Grumman (maker of fine canoes and lunar landing modules) and a golf course that breaks hearts...

Published on 05/13/2022 10:26 AM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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So Easy To Blame The Boiler

A homeowner posted a question on The Wall at HeatingHelp.com about a drumroll sound that was coming from his brand-new steam boiler. What could it be? He included a video...

Published on 02/22/2022 1:14 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Noise or Music?

In 1992, I self-published a thick book I called, "The Lost Art of Steam Heating." I did this because I could not get a publisher interested in something that few, if any,...

Published on 01/10/2022 2:39 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Oh, The Places You Will Go

Dr. Seuss wrote a beautiful book by that title. It’s probably been the main focus of most high-school valedictorian addresses ever since. But I don’t think Dr. Seuss ever...

Published on 12/01/2021 9:38 AM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Creepy Crawl Spaces

October, being the month for ghosts and goblins, seems like the perfect time to reminisce about those tight spots few want to visit, but many must. It’s just the nature o...

Published on 10/06/2021 10:28 AM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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My Favorite Radiator Stories

So I’m visiting a wholesaler in an old town on Long Island where my Uncle Tony worked when he was still on this side of the lawn. You would have liked him. A homeowner wa...

Published on 08/03/2021 3:32 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Teddy's Lucky Day

Jane had given Teddy the coupon on his way out the door that morning. He was looking at it as he waited his turn on the Burger King drive-through. “This is a good deal,” ...

Published on 07/30/2020 2:03 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business