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Boiler Failure After Two Years

The boilers (and there were 20 of them) were laying out there in the parking lot, not far from the boiler room door. I could see them as Joe and I drove up. “Nobody knows...

Published on 06/18/2014 9:25 AM
Posted in Hot-Water Heating
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A Different Way to Pipe

I was raised by Bell & Gossett and gobbled up the writings of the late, great Gil Carlson for a lot of years. I learned about Monoflo systems and primary-secondary pumpin...

Published on 06/17/2014 3:22 PM
Posted in Hot-Water Heating
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Gravity Hot Water Heating Q&A

Q: How long has gravity hot water heating been around? A: Gravity hot-water heating began quietly in the United States between 1875 and 1885. It was a Canadian import, a ...

Published on 06/17/2014 5:06 AM
Posted in Hot-Water Heating
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Hot Tips For Water Heater Installations

You could install a water heater in your sleep, right? Well, you've probably had to deal with installations that look like that's what someone did, and they're not a pret...

Published on 06/11/2014 5:12 PM by Larry and Suzanne Weingarten
Posted in Hot-Water Heating
Tankless Water Heaters

Paloma, Bosch, Rinnai, Takagi...there are lots of tankless, or instantaneous, water heaters out there these days. They do a great job and lots of homes in Europe use them...

Published on 06/11/2014 5:08 PM by John Cataneo
Posted in Hot-Water Heating
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Troubleshooter Rules

RULE #1: Step Back, Take It All In And Think In Basic Terms. Too many people look at components instead of systems. Manufacturers are often guilty of this. Many of them c...

Published on 05/27/2014 1:58 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Steam Heating and Hot-Water Heating