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Archive for 2016

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Original Glory: Restoring an Old Firehouse

Christian Garibaldi lives in a firehouse, but the only fire he’s ever encountered was during a test drive in a Ferrari F430. He’d spent over a decade as an automotive tec...

Published on 12/18/2016 3:25 PM by Erin Holohan Haskell
Posted in Steam Heating
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Seven Years, Tops

So the washing machine, which had sat like a sorry old man and served our family for at least 25 years, decided to spring more leaks that a litter of puppies last Christm...

Published on 11/18/2016 2:17 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Threaded Copper Tubing

A discussion on The Wall: Paul S. asked, "Has ever heard of screwed copper pipe? I have it on a job and sizes are way off.

Published on 10/11/2016 10:38 AM by Compiled from The Wall
Posted in Hot-Water Heating
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Foaming and Priming in Steam Boilers

Dry steam is steam with very little liquid water in it. For heating systems, the goal has always been to have 98%-quality steam leaving the boiler. This means that there'...

Published on 09/29/2016 11:44 AM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Steam Heating
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The Lure of Online Suppliers

The question came up on The Wall at HeatingHelp.com about why some contractors buy some or most of their stuff from online suppliers these days. This led to a conversatio...

Published on 09/13/2016 1:53 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business