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Circulators or Zone Valves
Back in my rep days, half a lifetime ago, I sold Bell & Gossett circulators. We didn’t have a viable zone valve available at the time, and when the factory...
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That Seventies Show
I began my career in the HVAC business in 1970 as a truck driver for an AC/refrigeration wholesaler.
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A Homeowner's Challenge
I wrote a book for homeowners in 2003 and called it We Got Steam Heat (with apologies to The Pajama Game).
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Dr. Lisa's Dilemma
My iPhone pinged a text:
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Teaching Kids About Energy Conservation
The title of the article that appeared in UKToday news some months back was, 5 Easy Ways to Teach Kids about Energy Conservation.
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What makes for a good counter person?
I asked the many contractors who post regularly on The Wall at HeatingHelp.com to tell me what they like (and don’t like) about the counter people at their suppliers.
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It's Just What I Do
Some years ago, a wholesaler hired me to do a seminar in a New England hotel for about 100 of his contractor customers.
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Why It's So Hard to Find Workers
I went to high school in the mid-1960s. All of the students had to take a “shop” class during the course of our time there.
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What's In The Way?
In the city of Worcester, Massachusetts, which snuggles into the center of the state, you will find Mount Saint James, and upon that steep hill you will find The College...
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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...
