This section is your comprehensive guide on steam heating systems with articles about proper steam piping, boilers, pressure, venting, radiators, water quality, and more. We'll also walk you through troubleshooting steam system problems like noisy pipes.
Vacuum Gauges Paint a Picture for You By painting a picture I simply mean that when you use this instrument it will reveal some much needed information when diagnosing a ...
When you look in a boiler manufacturer's catalog you'll see that there are several types of ratings for each boiler. There's the Input rating, the Gross Output rating (wh...
I am often asked about troubleshooting a thermocouple on gas systems. This will be a permanent reference that will give a step-by-step procedure: A thermocouple is a devi...
"We haven't had decent heat since that heating contractor left our basement." She was about as angry as any homeowner who had ever called me. "We paid good money for that...
Some useful numbers to help get you from here to there: Multiply By To Obtain Atmosphere 29.92 Inches of mercury Atmosphere 33.92 Feet of water Atmosphere 14.7 Pounds per...
I once visited an engineer who worked for the City of New York. He worked at a pitted drafting table in a green room that occupied about an acre of New York City real est...
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...
I was chatting with an engineer the other day. She called to ask me some questions about old steam-heating systems, particularly those of the New York City variety. She w...
So my buddy gets this large, prestigious job in Manhattan, which is going to make him even more money in the years to come because billionaires who build such city houses...
The guy was wearing clean Docker slacks, a wrinkle-free, red golf shirt and boat shoes. He didn’t fit in with the plumbers and heating contractors who were waiting their ...