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Most of the service managers I asked laughed and asked why I would want to do that.
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Should I hire a plumber or a hydronics specialist?
A visitor to The Wall asked this question:
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Solving a problem with indirect heating
Not long after The Lovely Marianne and I started this little business of ours in 1989, a caretaker called and asked if I would be willing to consult on a...
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Hydronicheating
On July 20, 1998, Modern Library put out a call to readers, asking them to vote on what they thought were the 100 best novels written in the English language...
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Toward more-efficient pumps
Driven by an energy conservation-minded administration, the Department of Energy has been working since 2011 to enact new pump efficiency standards targeted at improving energy-efficiency in the commercial buildings industry.
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Daniel Chapman
It’s an old house, built in 1900 and not very elegant. It’s a place you’d want to own if you had a big family, or if you wanted to rent...
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A Song for Christmas
He was alone when he died. The family had stepped out for a much-needed break and he chose that exact moment to pass on, as so many veterans do.
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Get Real — Get Hydronic Heat
This house is located in a hilly, wooded neighborhood near Silver Spring, Maryland. The house was a foreclosure and was even featured on one of those reality TV shows where...
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How A.S.H.R.A.E began
You may never have heard of Hugh J. Barron. He was an Irishman by birth and a steamfitter by trade. He served with the Fighting Sixty-ninth.
