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.
This document from the Bishop & Babcock Manufacturing Company showcases their vacuum vapor system of steam circulation. Thanks to Patrick Linhardt for scanning and sharin...
This document from October 6, 1924, outlines specifications for the Broomell System of heating. Thanks to Brian Reynolds who bought this rare document on eBay from the gr...
Thanks to Robert O'Connor of New Jersey for sharing these photos of a Broomell heating system.
Here are some notes about the Broomell System of Vapor Heating. Thanks to Patrick Linhardt for scanning and sharing this.
Here are patents from the early 1900s for the Broomell heating system. Thanks to Gerry Gill for finding and sharing these patents. It's a wonderful walk through heating h...
Here is a patent for a trap bushing for radiators from F.J. Vaux in January 3, 1922. This one could easily stump you if you didn't know it was in there.
William J. Baldwin answers the question about steam pipes and fire once and for all in his classic 1897 text, Baldwin on Heating.
Frank D. Graham wrote books called Audel's Plumbers and Steam Fitters Guide that were so easy to understand. This chapter is about steam heating.
This article will help you understand why adjustable air vents on one-pipe steam systems often don't get the job done. It is required reading for any steam troubleshooter...
Thanks to Gerry Gill for finding and sharing this patent for the Danfoss 1-PS valve. Note that the vacuum breaker is not yet a part of the valve.