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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
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Podcast: Pumping Away and More

Dan Holohan talks with Bryan Orr of HVAC School about how he got his start in the industry, pumping away, classic hydronics, and more in this entertaining podcast. 

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Published on 03/14/2017 5:06 PM by Dan Holohan talks with Bryan Orr
Posted in Hot-Water Heating
Pumping Away Piping

This is an excerpt from Dan Holohan’s book Pumping Away and other really cool piping options for hydronic systems. Since you've read this far, I figure you must be pretty...

Published on 08/08/2016 12:35 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Hot-Water Heating
The Point of No Pressure Change

In 1994, I wrote a book called, Pumping Away, which I began by remembering the late, great Gil Carlson. Here's what I wrote: When I knew Gil Carlson, he was never far fro...

Published on 06/18/2014 11:31 AM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Hot-Water Heating
Gilbert Carlson
Net Positive Suction Head

I was lucky to have had as one of my teachers the late, great Gil Carlson. Gil was Bell & Gossett’s Director of Technical Services and when he would come to New York City...

Published on 06/18/2014 11:13 AM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Hot-Water Heating