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A False Water Line for Steam Heating Systems

Gordon Schweizer of All Steamed Up, Inc. says, "When 'modern' steam boilers replace their coal-fired antecedents, water levels in the system drop, often exposing purposel...

Published on 09/17/2019 4:04 PM by Gordon Schweizer
Posted in Steam Heating
Why Steam Vents Die

Every steam system is an open system. Water expands 1,700 times when it changes to steam, and that shoves the air out. Steam condenses inside the pipes and radiators and ...

Published on 09/09/2019 3:56 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Steam Heating
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To Teach Is To Sell

A contractor friend decided to take on a part-time job teaching at a local technical school. He had never done this before. “Teaching is hard,” I said.

Published on 08/29/2019 4:14 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Windows

No more double windows! That was the title of an article I read in the Chicago Evening Post. The year was 1911 and the page was yellowed with age.

Published on 08/12/2019 1:40 PM
Posted in Heating Museum
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Dopey Decisions

Here on the Isle of Long, if you throw a stick you’ll probably hit a Target store. I don’t have a problem with that because I really like Target stores. They usually have...

Published on 07/30/2019 6:49 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
A Circulator Is Not A Pump

A bicycle pump is a pump. So is an oil pump on an oil burner. When those machines start, you expect to get a pressure on the outlet side of the pump that’s greater than t...

Published on 07/29/2019 11:44 AM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Hot-Water Heating