The Redflash Reckoning
In this episode, Dan Holohan tells a story about a mansion with two Ideal Redflash boilers, each with a rating of 500,000 Btuh. Episode Transcript Back when our business ...
Dead Men Tales Podcast
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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All That History Nonsense
In this episode, Dan Holohan explains why this “history nonsense” gives us the insight we need to keep things in perspective and solve the toughest heating problems. Epis...
Modern Times, Old Buildings
In this episode, Dan Holohan shares some entertaining tales about troubled heating systems and human nature. Episode Transcript We once had our office in a storefront in ...
A Song For Christmas
In this episode, Dan Holohan shares a personal story of family and hope. Episode Transcript Missy’s song My father-in-law, Missy’s father, slipped into death at the Veter...
The Teachings of Fremont
Some people just stay with you long after they are gone. In this episode, Dan Holohan remembers his friend Fremont Lobbestael and his lessons on steam heating and life. E...
The Radiator
Take the time to consider the beauty of simple things like the radiator. Everything ever made began with someone’s dream, and with their passion to create. Episode Transc...
Saving Coal At Home
In this episode, Dan Holohan reviews a circa-1920s short film that the US Bureau of Mines made about energy conservation. Episode Transcript I know, I know. You’re not bu...
Generations
In this episode, Dan Holohan reflects on how his dad grew up, seeing his breath indoors on winter mornings. It’s only within a couple of generations that we’ve come to ex...
The Mills System Surprise
In this episode, Dan Holohan faces a startling surprise when troubleshooting a problem involving a Mills steam-heating system and a football-sized air vent. Episode Trans...
Does It Pay To Fix Steam Traps?
It pays to fix old steam traps, but probably not in the way you think. In this episode, Dan Holohan shares how experts in the 1970s speculated on how quickly steam-trap r...