John D. Clarke knew how to heat a 70-room cottage in 1893. And he got it right the very first time.
Archive for December, 2020
Heating The Breakers
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. In this episode, Dan Holohan tells about the time he was making recommendati...
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 ...
Building a House Every Two Hours
In the 1940s, William Levitt built a community of 17,447 homes, completing one house every two hours. Levitt chose radiant heating for these houses because it was the che...
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...