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Circulators or Zone Valves

Back in my rep days, half a lifetime ago, I sold Bell & Gossett circulators. We didn’t have a viable zone valve available at the time, and when the factory finally showed...

Published on 01/25/2023 1:02 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Hot-Water Heating
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Adventures in Pumping

I read somewhere that the most prevalent machine in the world is the electric motor. I thought about that for a while and it made sense. Just look around.

Published on 12/07/2021 11:47 AM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Hot-Water Heating
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Marbles and Ghosts

I worked for a manufacturers’ rep when I was first learning about hydronics. A guy I worked with was 15 years older than me. He knew that I had absolutely no training as ...

Published on 10/12/2021 3:48 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Hot-Water Heating
Pumping Away Piping Webinar

You may think you know what pumping away is all about, but Dan Holohan will tell you how it came to be and all of the fun and interesting things that happened along the w...

Published on 05/20/2020 1:49 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Hot-Water Heating
Two-Pipe Hot Water Heating Systems

 

In this excerpt from his Classic Hydronics seminar, Dan Holohan shares his knowledge on two-pipe hot water heating systems. He talks about the advantages of two-pipe s...

Published on 04/13/2020 2:06 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Hot-Water Heating
Loop Hot Water Heating Systems

In this excerpt from his Classic Hydronics seminar, Dan Holohan shares his knowledge about loop systems in hot water heating. A loop system is the simplest method of heat...

Published on 04/13/2020 2:03 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Hot-Water Heating