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Designing a Steam System for Brewing

Craft breweries are opening at a rate of one per day, and many require a steam boiler in their brewing process. Brewery steam systems are different than space heating app...

Published on 02/21/2019 1:55 PM by Ray Wohlfarth
Posted in Steam Heating
Sizing a Boiler for a Brewery

The most important part of the brewery steam system design is to size the boiler properly. An oversized boiler can result in frequent cycling while an undersized boiler m...

Published on 02/21/2019 1:49 PM by Ray Wohlfarth
Posted in Steam Heating
Buying a Used Boiler for a Brewery

Should you buy a used boiler for your brewery?Nope, Never Ever, No way, Jose, Negative. I believe I made my point. I get it; you can save lots of money by purchasing a us...

Published on 02/21/2019 1:45 PM by Ray Wohlfarth
Posted in Steam Heating
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Pricing Is Perception

We live on The Isle of Long, which means that if you throw a rock you’ll hit a large, chrome-plated diner. These palaces of gastronomy have just about anything you could ...

Published on 02/20/2019 2:06 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
Wet Steam

In this video, Paul Bruneau installed a sight glass on his steam boiler's riser to see the quality of steam it produces. Dry steam is the good stuff. “Wet” steam is steam...

Published on 02/11/2019 11:44 AM
Posted in Steam Heating
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Bailey’s Great Experiment

It was the spike in the cost of paper that eventually led to Bailey’s Great Experiment. The printer blamed the 50 percent increase on El Niño and lousy weather in the Pac...

Published on 01/29/2019 9:51 AM
Posted in The HVAC Business
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A New-Parent Question

I spotted this question on The Wall at HeatingHelp.com. It was from a brand-new parent and it made me smile because brand-new parents think they can control everything th...

Published on 01/21/2019 11:13 AM
Posted in Steam Heating
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What's In It For Me?

In 2016, when I retired from speaking and traveling just about everywhere, I got involved with the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York. The...

Published on 01/09/2019 8:37 AM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Selling to Selfish People

HeatingHelp.com presents an audio recording of Dan Holohan's Selling to Selfish People (And We're All Selfish People!) seminar. Listen, laugh, and learn as Dan gives you ...

Published on 01/02/2019 5:43 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business