Heating Museum → Homeowners Help Topics

Take a stroll through HVAC history in our Heating Museum. This section of our website preserves history and answers that so-important question: What the heck is that thing? Whenever you run across anything unusual, chances are you’ll find the old literature about it right here.

Recent Articles in Heating Museum → Homeowners

Consumers Research (1931)

This is a very early copy of what became Consumer Reports. It covers Heating and Ventilating, Lighting, Fire Extinguishers, and Building Materials. Great, unbiased insigh...

Published on 06/10/2014 1:56 PM
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Choosing a Heating Plant Wisely

The Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau published this booklet in 1944, in anticipation of the end of World War II. The advice they gave then still applies today.

Published on 06/10/2014 1:50 PM
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Building With Assurance

In 1923, the Morgan Woodwork Organization had Crane prepare the Development of Home Heating portion of their Building with Assurance book. A bit of history, and some easy...

Published on 06/10/2014 1:20 PM
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Homart Gas-Fired Boilers

Thanks to Bob Kramer for scanning this hard-to-find installation/operating booklet from Sears about the Homart Gas-Fired Boiler.

Published on 06/10/2013 2:39 PM
Posted in Heating Museum