Dead Men Tales Podcast
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During HeatingHelp.com’s Dead Men Tales podcast, industry expert and master storyteller Dan Holohan shares the stories behind the work and fun facts you may not know about heating history.
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The World's Fair of Hydronic Heating
Heating took center stage at the 1904 World’s Fair with the American Radiator Company’s modern home exhibit.
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Heating's Explosive History
In the early days of hydronic heating, boilers were exploding left and right. In this episode, Dan Holohan tells how seemingly insignificant mistakes often led to disaster. Episode TranscriptI was walking...
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Old Buildings, New Steam
In the 1980s, New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development renovated hundreds of old buildings and installed brand new one-pipe steam systems. In this episode, Dan Holohan shares...
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Remembering Mel Dubin
Mel Dubin dreamed, invented, and built something that helped raise thousands of American families. In this episode, Dan Holohan remembers his friend Mel, the founder of Slant/Fin. Episode TranscriptMel left us...
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Heating The Breakers
John D. Clarke knew how to heat a 70-room cottage in 1893. And he got it right the very first time.
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The Paul System and Other Delightful Discoveries
You never know what you’ll come across when you’re the heating person. It’s a wonderful life.
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The Surprising Stories Behind Heating Inventions
Did you know that the first pressure relief valve was invented in 1681 because the King of England really liked jelly? And that the first gravity heating system was used...
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Building a House Every Two Hours
In the 1940s, William Levitt built a community of 17,447 homes, completing one house every two hours.
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What the 1918 Flu Taught Us About Heating During a Pandemic
In this episode, Dan Holohan shares how the 1918-19 pandemic changed the way we pipe heating systems and the type of windows we use, why radiators are painted silver, and...
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Thankful
Some stories are as worn as old work boots because we just can’t resist hearing them again and again.
