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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.
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Who Gets To Work on Steam?
How’s that for a title? I’ll give you the answer right up front: Everyone!
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Marbles and Ghosts
I worked for a manufacturers’ rep when I was first learning about hydronics. A guy I worked with was 15 years older than me.
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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.
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What's Inside?
This one goes back a bunch of years. The contractor was a good steam man but he had run out of ideas with this job.
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Troubleshooting the Cuckoo’s Nest
The steam seminar was to be in North Carolina, which was strange enough, that being the state where most folks only know how to say, “Heat pump, please.” It was...
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The Two Sides of Hydronics
Steam-and hot-water heating joined hands a long time ago to make up what we today call “hydronics.” Both systems run on water, and they’ve been around for hundreds of years.
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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.
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When Luck Fails You
Have you ever had one of those times when you’re trying to figure out some problem and then suddenly the solution comes to you as if by magic? Or is...
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Baseboard Adventures
So this fella comes up to me after a hot-water seminar and tells me about a problem he's having with this copper-fintube baseboard loop he installed in this big hall...
