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Archive for March, 2020

Steven Gold's Mattress Radiator

Dan Holohan shares his knowledge about the first safe and successful steam radiator for house heating. Steven Gold patented his "mattress" radiator on October 3, 1854. It...

Published on 03/06/2020 3:06 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Steam Heating
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Technology

Our daughter, Erin, bought our business in 2016 when Marianne and I retired. Erin is of an age where she is more comfortable with technology than I am, and she was the br...

Published on 03/06/2020 10:22 AM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
GE Atomizing Boiler

Here is some information about the GE Atomizing Boiler. The first part of this document comes from the 1960 Audel Oil Burner Guide, written by Frank Graham. The second pa...

Published on 03/02/2020 11:23 AM
Posted in Heating Museum