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.
In this excerpt from his Dead Men’s Steam School seminar, Dan Holohan talks about working on steam heating systems that involve high pressure, such as district heating sy...
Dan Holohan talks about the differences between thin-tube radiators and column radiators for heating systems. He also shares some troubleshooting tips and advice on air-v...
E.D.R. (Equivalent Direct Radiation) is the term that we use to measure modern radiators and older steam radiators. In this video, Dan Holohan tells us about E.D.R.
In this video excerpt from the Dead Men’s Steam School seminar, Dan Holohan shares his knowledge about radiator controls. He talks about thermostatic radiator valves, pne...
In this excerpt from his Dead Men’s Steam School seminar, Dan Holohan talks about water quality in steam heating systems. He gives tips on skimming and cleaning boilers, ...
In this excerpt from his Dead Men’s Steam School seminar, Dan Holohan shares his knowledge about near-boiler piping in steam heating systems. Proper piping around the boi...
A few years ago, an engineer who works with older New York City buildings started to email me with good questions, mostly about steam heating. I’ve enjoyed hearing from h...
Many old steam-heating systems are oversized as a result of the Spanish Influenza pandemic of 1918-19. The flu killed 50 million people worldwide. People became deathly a...
Circular radiators date back to the early 1900s. They were assembled as one whole radiator or as halves for the purpose of encircling columns. When they were in halves, e...
In this video, Dan Holohan tells us about indirect heating. It is a method of heating that the old-timers used to warm fresh air before it entered a building. They placed...