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Archive for March, 2018

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Saving History

Step off of West 44th Street and into the lobby and look to your left. The artists (and we must call them that) who crafted that magnificent marble staircase were masters...

Published on 03/30/2018 6:35 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Steam Heating
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Ernie's Estimates

Ernie had been building his business like a man laying bricks. He believed in being methodical, and he believed in doing things right. You advertise.

Published on 03/30/2018 6:22 PM
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Too Many Choices?

It was time to redo the kitchen. When we did the dormer 25 years ago, the plumber ran the copper tubing across the kitchen ceiling and over to new upstairs bathroom. I tr...

Published on 03/22/2018 12:38 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
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Different Trade, Same Story

Carl’s nephew, Mark, had just graduated from high school and was working as Carl’s helper for the summer. He was 10 minutes late to our house and when he walked in Carl l...

Published on 03/22/2018 9:00 AM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
Monitor Bi-Loop Hot Water Radiators

Monitor Bi-Loop Hot Water Radiators are partly filled with water which is heated by steam within the radiator, thereby eliminating the large volume of water to be circula...

Published on 03/20/2018 10:35 AM
Posted in Heating Museum
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The Right Tool for the Job

You know the feeling. You are in a tight crawlspace with a 20-foot crawl to the hatch. Or, you are on a rooftop, and have to climb down the extension ladder for a 3-block...

Published on 03/15/2018 1:08 PM by Dan Foley
Posted in The HVAC Business