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I began my career in the HVAC business in 1970 as a truck driver for an AC/refrigeration wholesaler. I stayed there just six weeks because my father — who worked for a ma...
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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). I wrote that book because I had written another book 11 years e...
Dr. Lisa's Dilemma
My iPhone pinged a text: “Hi, Dan. How are you and Marianne, and the family? I’m sorry to bother you.
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. There was no author listed but I’m wonde...
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. Her...
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. After the seminar, the owner of the company invite...
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. The Lovely Marianne, being female, was guided ...
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 ...
Air Vents and Steam System Corrosion
I hope we’re at the point where we can agree that proper venting is going to save fuel and balance systems. Not only does air slow the steam down, it also acts as a great...
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...