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How Employees Can Cost You Business

All the marketing in the world can’t get you around one properly placed, dopey employee. That person can take all your hopes and dreams for your business and flush them d...

Published on 08/13/2009 12:31 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
How That Steam Boiler Got To Be So Big

There was a time in America when people were afraid of the air that they found inside their homes, and with good reason. Many of these people lived in tenements, and they...

Published on 07/16/2009 9:51 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Steam Heating
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Boiler Sizing

When steam heating was new, back at the turn of the 19th century, coal was the fuel of choice. It burned hot, and it burned long. A good coal-fired boiler would stay lit ...

Published on 07/16/2009 12:00 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Steam Heating
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A Customer's Bill of Rights

There's a restaurant chain here in the east called Legal Seafood. They've been in business for years, and for good reasons. Their places are clean and attractive.

Published on 07/15/2009 1:14 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business
Near-Boiler Piping Tips

All of these pipes around the steam boiler are important. Don't settle for less than what I'm showing you in this video. - Dan Holohan

Published on 07/14/2009 12:00 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in Steam Heating
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The Dreaded Bear Report

I tried to explain to her what life had taught me about the Algebra Regents. It really hadn’t mattered one bit in the long run. She looked at me, rolled her eyes and stam...

Published on 06/29/2009 12:54 PM by Dan Holohan
Posted in The HVAC Business